TEAM
TALK
- Post Game Notes: Patriots at Giants. Dugger gets a pick in the end zone for the second-straight week.
- Evan Lazar‘s Game Observations: 8 Takeaways From the preseason finale loss to the Giants. 1. S Kyle Dugger plays 32 snaps as safety rotation continues. 2. EDGE Keion White plays 29 snaps; More.
- Post Game Quotes: Patriots.
- Press Conferences: Mike Vrabel – Ben Wooldridge – Jabrill Peppers, Kyle Dugger and Jeremiah Webb .
- Patriots Postgame Show: Immediate reaction and analysis of the Patriots 42-10 preseason loss vs. the Giants; Plus, they consider this Tuesday’s cutdown day and who made the best cases to make the 53-man roster and who may have fallen short. (90 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Andrew Callahan offers 5 thoughts at the end of the preseason. 1. All hands on deck to protect Drake Maye; 2. Pass rush will surprise: ‘..count me excited, for the first time in years, at how the Patriots should rush the passer in 2025.’ More!
- Mike Reiss posts his final projected 53-man roster for the Patriots. Kendrick Bourne out, Kyle Dugger in.
- Karen Guregian takes a last stab at figuring out the Patriots 53-man roster before Cutdown day Tuesday.
- Mike D’Abate puts out his own 53-man roster projection ahead of cutdown day. WRs Baker, Webb out.
- Jennifer Streeter explains why Patriots 3rd-year DE Keion White will likely be getting demoted.
- Michael Hurley considers the chances Kyle Dugger makes the roster after playing in the preseason finale
- Doug Kyed talks about where and how the Patriots could ‘strengthen their roster’ before next week’s cuts, beginning with Interior offensive line.
- Mike D’Abate gives us five key takeaways after the Pats got thumped at MetLife Stadium. Several battles still appear to be unsettled: O-line still under review, Dobbs still QB2; More.
- Alex Barth shares 6 takeaways from the preseason finale: Roster still not settled, notable names on defense, interior offensive line outlook, interior defensive line struggles; More!
- Mark Daniels shares 7 takeaways from the preseason loss. Offensive line battle, Javon Baker’s night; More.
- Doug Kyed picks the best and worst from the 42-10 loss. Best: Kyle Dugger, Marte Mapu, Jeremiah Webb, Craig Woodson. Worst: Javon Baker, Jordan Polk, Miles Battle, Kobee Minor; Plus more notes.
- Mark Daniels looks at the winners and losers from the preseason finale. Kyle Dugger trending up.
- Andrew Callahan highlights Kyle Dugger insisting his lackluster performance is not a symptom of lingering physical problems, but mental mistakes; diagnosing plays a half-second too late, poor awareness or simply missing assignments.
- Karen Guregian explains why Jabrill Peppers and Keion White played last night.
- Nick O’Malley details how underdog and ‘the best person ever,’ WR Jeremiah Webb got to live out his NFL dream by doing a ‘Lambeau leap’ TD celebration in the end zone.
- Nick O’Malley finds Mike Vrabel still preaching a famous 3-word Belichick mantra, but it’s not ‘Do your job’. “No days off” has made a comeback in Foxborough.
- Mike D’Abate notes WR Ja’Lynn Polk aims for a fully healthy return next season.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) Preseason, Week 3: What we learned from Steelers-Panthers, Patriots-Giants.
- NFL Nation (ESPN) How every 2025 NFL draft pick has looked in the preseason. /Click for commentary and evaluation on all 11 draft picks.
- NFL Nation (ESPN) 2025 NFL preseason Week 3 analysis: The Patriots played only a handful of offensive and defensive players who would be considered potential starting-caliber candidates, so perhaps the most compelling storyline was with kickers. /Click for commentary.
- Mike Kadlick (SI) Mike Vrabel was so pumped after UDFA Jeremiah Webb scored in preseason finale.
- Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Report: WR Ja’Lynn Polk out for the season with a shoulder injury.
- Sheil Kapadia (The Ringer) Ranking every NFL offense for 2025. Patriots 21st. /Click for commentary.
- Sheil Kapadia (The Ringer) Where does every NFL defense rank? Patriots 12th. /Click for commentary.
- Daniel Chavkin (Sporting News) NFL practice squad salaries, eligibility rules & more to know for 2025.
