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TEAM
TALK
- Game Preview: Patriots vs. Steelers. Series history, Scouting the matchups, Tale of the tape.
- Evan Lazar’s Patriots Gameplan: On both sides of the ball, the Patriots need to build on their 33-27 victory over the Dolphins by establishing an identity: how do they want to play to get consistent performance out of the offense and the defense?
- Patriots-Steelers Week 3 Injury Report.
- Broadcast Info: How to watch/listen to Patriots vs. Steelers.
- Patriots Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony for Julian Edelman and Bill Parcells: Saturday, September 20 at 4 PM; Free and open to the public.
- Transcript: Mike Vrabel (Plus, 10 min. video)
- Press Conferences: Drake Maye – Christian Gonzalez, Stefon Diggs and Antonio Gibson.
- Patriots Unfiltered: Steelers preview, Locker room/injury updates, Hall of Fame weekend. (2 hours)
- Patriots Catch-22: Evan Lazar and Alex Barth break down the Week 2 win, analyze Drake Maye’s performance, 3 up and down observations, and preview the Steelers matchup, including what needs to be fixed before Sunday. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Alex Barth reports the Patriots landed their first ‘Player of the Week’ honor of 2025, the team’s first since 2022: Antonio Gibson was announced as the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.
- Andrew Callahan looks at if the Patriots can take the next step against the Steelers.
- Jerry Thornton writes how Mike Vrabel’s plan to build his team from the trenches-out is coming together.
- Jeremy Brener relays Mike Vrabel previewing the Steelers offense with Aaron Rodgers.
- Jennifer Streeter reports the Patriots are set to wear their throwback uniforms vs. Steelers.
- Mark Daniels talks about the difference in Drake Maye between Week 1 and Week 2; Maye credits ‘fire’ for his success in Miami.
- Karen Guregian says the Patriots need consistency as a team, but more importantly, from their quarterback, and wonders which Drake Maye will show up in Week 3.
- Meghan Ottolini suggests the Patriots ‘pissed off’ attitude may be working.
- Sean T. McGuire highlights Jason McCourty explaining what the Pats need to do to improve the defense. ‘The big thing that Vrabel continues to talk about is the ‘X-plays, they gave those up.’ More.
- Mike Reiss reports CB Christian Gonzalez (hamstring) returned to practice Wednesday for the first time since July 28.
- Mike Reiss fleshes out the injury report as the Patriots start Steelers week with double-digit injuries.
- Doug Kyed highlights Drake Maye on how he emulated Aaron Rodgers early in his football career.
- Phil Perry notes Pop Douglas plans to ‘trust the process’ after his diminished role in Miami, “That would be very selfish of me to come in here angry after a win.”
- Mark Daniels finds Stefon Diggs is embracing his leadership role in New England, “I want to be part of it.”
- Phil Perry‘s Patriots Mailbag: Do defensive issues stem from scheme or personnel?
- Khari Thompson tells us the Patriots will ‘stick to the same plan’ this week with Zak Kuhr calling plays as Terrell Williams recovers.
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Nation (ESPN) Evaluating surprise trends for all 32 teams: Real or not? Patriots: The early surprise: The Patriots are averaging 10.5 accepted penalties per game. The verdict: Mirage. /Click for commentary.
- Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano (ESPN) NFL Week 3 latest buzz, questions, news and more.
- Eric Edholm (NFL.com) Dolphins vs. Bills: Three must-know storylines for Thursday’s prime-time game.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) Thursday night preview: Winless Dolphins face a tough task against Bills.
- Andrew Brandt (SI) Business of Football: Eagles taking advantages other teams choose not to; Plus, the Packers have that special look this season.
- Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) Ranking NFL’s 2-0 teams: Bills, Eagles true contenders while Joe Burrow-less Bengals an imposter.
- Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) Ranking NFL’s 0-2 teams: Should Dolphins, Bears, Chiefs and Giants push the panic button after rough starts? 1. Dolphins, 6. Jets.
- Garrett Podell (CBS Sports) NFL Week 3 injury report. Steelers at Patriots included.
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