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- Post Game Notes: Patriots-Dolphins notes and stats. Pats end five-game losing streak in games played in Miami; Drake Maye has career-long 55-yard pass and completes 80 percent; Milton Williams seals game with his second sack; Mike Vrabel earns first win with the Patriots; More.
- Evan Lazar‘s Game Observations: Takeaways form the Pats huge 33-27 road victory in Miami. Drake Maye was magnificent, accumulating nearly as many touchdowns (3) as incompletions (4) against the Dolphins defense. He has a signature moment, a 55-yard completion to RB Rhamondre Stevenson followed by a six-yard touchdown scamper, and a complete game without any turnover-worthy plays to speak of . More!
- Gamebook: Full Patriots at Dolphins stats.
- Post Game Quotes: Patriots.
- Post Game Pressers: Mike Vrabel – Drake Maye – Antonio Gibson, Rhamondre Stevenson, Kayshon Boutte, Marte Mapu, Milton Williams, Stefon Diggs, Morgan Moses, Hunter Henry, Garrett Bradbury, Andy Borregales.
- Locker Room: Celebration and postgame speech following win over the Dolphins. (3 min. video)
- Highlights: Patriots at Dolphins. (1.32 min. video)
- Patriots Postgame Show: Full analysis of the Patriots Week 2 win over the Dolphins. (2 hour video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Steve Balestrieri recaps yesterday’s hugely satisfying win. Drake Maye dazzles, gets his signature win; Team sloppy at times; More!
- Mike D’Abate gives us five instant reactions from Sunday’s win. 1. Drake Maye takes notable step forward.
- Alex Barth‘s 8 takeaways from the wild win over the Dolphins. 1. Maye leads the way. 2. The Patriots were constantly ahead of the sticks, averaging 5.6 yards per play on first down. More.
- Mark Daniels shares 10 takeaways as Patriots win thriller in Miami. Kayshon Boutte rises; Defense was inconsistent in first half; Kicking woes; Maye goes big; More!
- Andrew Callahan talks about Mike Vrabel and the Pats planted seeds of hope in thrilling win at Miami.
- Bob George writes how the Patriots finally turned a corner In steamy Miami.
- Karen Guregian says the Pats took important step in beating Miami, but points out that issues remain.
- Mark Daniels talks up how after bleeding for players in training camp, the Pats fought for Mike Vrabel.
- Andrew Callahan details how DL Milton Williams dropped QB Tua Tagovailoa on fourth-and-12 to end Miami’s hopes of a game-winning drive in the final minute of the Pats’ thrilling 33-27 win.
- Doug Kyed spotlights Rhamondre Stevenson showing why he’s still the top running back in New England.
- Matt Vautour notes Rhamondre Stevenson’s bounce-back effort lifts the Pats over the Fins.
- Mark Morse identifies the good, bad and ugly of the Patriots big win over Miami 33-27.
- Doug Kyed picks out the best and worst from the win, from QB Drake Maye to CB Alex Austin; More.
- Ty Anderson reports the Patriots traded WR Ja’Lynn Polk and a 2028 7th-round pick to the Saints on Sunday for a 2027 6th-rounder.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Drake Maye has big day as Patriots beat Dolphins.
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) Week 2: What we learned from Sunday’s games. New England ends on high note after topsy-turvy day. /Click for commentary.
- NFL Nation (ESPN) Week 2: Biggest questions, takeaways for every game. Patriots: How secure is rookie Andy Borregales’ job? Turning point: RB Antonio Gibson’s 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. More!
- Albert Breer (SI) Week 2 Takeaways: Quick hitter: You don’t often see the circumstance you did in Patriots-Dolphins, where a Miami punt return TD was answered by a New England kickoff return tTD (that TD from Antonio Gibson wound up being the game-winner). So, yeah, it was a weird one. However, the Patriots deserve credit for the resolve they showed in Mike Vrabel’s first win, getting big plays from Drake Maye, Rhamondre Stevenson, Marte Mapu, Milton Williams and Gibson when it mattered most.
- Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) NFL Week 2 grades. Patriots: B+, Dolphins: C-. /Click for commentary.
- Jared Dubin & Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) Week 2 winners and losers: Loser: Justin Fields.
- Jeffri Chadiha (NFL.com) NFL Week 3 panic meter: Bears, Bengals raising alarms; Chiefs, Giants merit patience. Jets: Panic.
- Matt Verderame (SI) The good, bad and ugly of Week 2: Super Bowl champs take down broken Chiefs.
- Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) Week 2 overreactions: Mac Jones will be the next Kyle Shanahan QB to earn a big contract? Overreaction. Colts are the best team in the AFC South? Reality.
- Andy Nexbitt (SI) Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel ripped for his postgame comment after loss to Patriots
VIEW FROM MIAMI
- Noah Gulley (MiamiDolphins) Game Recap: Dolphins fall to Patriots, 33-27, during home opener.
- Hal Habib (Palm Beach Post) 5 instant takeaways: Dolphins fall to 0-2 after loss to Patriots: Tale of two penalties that can be killers … /Too true.
- Joe Schad (Palm Beach Post) Dolphins’ embarrassing offensive operation poor reflection on Mike McDaniel
- Marek Brave (ThePhinsider) The good, bad & ugly from the Dolphins Week 2 loss to the Patriots.
- Chris Perkins and Steve Svekis (South Florida Sun-Sentinel) Things we learned in Miami’s 33-27 loss to New England. 1. Dolphins should brace for all-time high in ugliness. 2. Defense gives up points on 13 consecutive possessions; More! /More! More! More!
- Jay Busbee (Yahoo! Sports) Miami’s defense is historically awful as Dolphins fall in divisional clash.
- Kyle Crabbs (A to Z Sports) Dolphins teeter on brink of chaos after 33-27 loss as Tua Tagovailoa vents about a flaw that has haunted Miami for years.
