TEAM
TALK
- Post Game Notes, Patriots vs. Browns: Pats win 5th-straight, remain undefeated at Gillette against Cleveland; Pats rush for season-high 179 yards; Drake Maye ties career-high with 3 TD passes; More!
- Evan Lazar’s Game Observations: 8 takeaways from Sunday’s home win over the Browns. ‘After another slower start on the opponent’s opening drive,… the Patriots defense held the Browns offense to three first downs on their next seven possessions.‘
- Mike Dussault’s Game Recap: Maye, Patriots blast Browns 32-13 in Week 8 win.
- Post Game Quotes: Patriots and Browns.
- Post Game Pressers: Mike Vrabel – Drake Maye – Kayshon Boutte, Hunter Henry, TreVeyon Henderson, DeMario Douglas, Anfernee Jennings, Will Campbell, Milton Williams.
- Highlights: Browns at Patriots. (1.35 min. video)
- Patriots Postgame Show: Full analysis of the Patriots 32-13 win over the Browns. (1 hour 47 min.)
LOCAL LINKS
- Alex Barth shares 7 takeaways from the Patriots’ second-half-surge win over the Browns. 1. Tale of two halves; More!
- Mark Daniels gives us 11 takeaways from the blowout win over Cleveland: TreVeyon Henderson involved early; Defense starts slow, again; Pats catch a break after Maye’s pick; More.
- Mike D’Abate details how the Pats kept it close in the two quarters and made second-half adjustments to earn a Week 8 win over the Browns.
- Karen Guregian is confident these Patriots aren’t going to turn into a pumpkin. Why? 1. The quarterback, 2. The coach, 3. The defense. …
- Andrew Callahan explains how the Patriots defense is driving them closer to contender status.
- Doug Kyed looks at what we learned: Best and worst from Patriots’ 32-13 win over Browns.
- Karen Guregian notes Drake Maye had a few hiccups, but was still spectacular in beating the Browns
- Andrew Callahan writes Drake Maye didn’t hear the MVP chants, but everyone could see he played like one Sunday.
- Mark Daniels feels rookie RB TreVeyon Henderson shows promise despite his late fumble vs. the Browns.
- Doug Kyed relays Myles Garrett with a positive evaluation of rookie Will Campbell after a five-sack game.
- Mike Reiss explains why Mike Vrabel brought back player introductions, breaking a 20-plus year tradition.
- Doug Kyed reports Mike Vrabel sidelined Christian Barmore in the first quarter ‘to protect the team’. The 26-year-old defensive tackle declined to speak to reporters after the game.
- Pats Chat podcast: Doug Kyed and Michael Hurley recap Sunday’s win, Drake Maye’s performance. (1 hr)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Myles Simmons (ProFootballTalk) Patriots use dominant third quarter to defeat Browns, 32-13.
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) Week 8 takeaways: What we learned from Sunday’s games. Patriots’ creativity powers runaway win; Welcome back, TreVeyon Henderson; More.
- NFL Nation (ESPN) Week 8: Biggest questions, takeaways for every game. Patriots: Drake Maye continues to build his MVP candidacy; Turning point: The entire 3rd quarter; Best quote from the locker room.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) Week 8 grades. Patriots: A, Browns: D. “This was the type of game that should make the Patriots feel even better about Drake Maye. He got sacked six times and was under constant pressure, but he still managed to carve up the top defense in the NFL for 282 yards and three TDs. …”
- Dante Koplowitz-Fleming (NFL.com) NFL stats and records, Week 8: Myles Garrett delivers five-sack performance in Browns’ loss.
- Dan Graziano (ESPN) Judging biggest overreactions for NFL Week 8 games. Myles Garrett will be Defensive Player of the Year … again. Verdict: Not an overreaction.
- Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) Overreactions for NFL Week 8. Bengals playoff hopes are dead and buried: Reality; Ravens are alive and well in AFC North race: Overreaction.
- Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) Drake Maye for MVP? Patriots QB adds to résumé with three-touchdown showing vs. vaunted Browns defense.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) The Patriots introduced individual players at home for the first time since the 2001 season.
- Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) 2025 NFL playoff picture, standings, predictions: Patriots winning AFC East?
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) “Very bad optics” could put Ravens in line for significant punishment.
VIEW FROM CLEVELAND
- Mary Kay Cabot (Cleveland.com) Myles Garrett’s 5 sacks not enough to overcome bad offense and Dillon Gabriel’s 2 picks in Browns’ 32-13 loss to Patriots.
- Ashley Bastock (Cleveland.com) Drake Maye rises from Myles Garrett’s sack graveyard as Patriots bury Browns with unconventional strategy.
- Ashley Bastock (Cleveland.com) The stat that shows the dire state of the Browns’ passing game in loss to Patriots.
- Cory Kinnan (BrownsWire) Cleveland drops to 2-6 on the season after horrid second half.
- Barry Schuck (DawgsByNature) Browns winners, losers in Week 8’s pathetic showing vs Patriots: This season is slowly slipping away for the Browns with a few winners and lots of us being losers.
