TEAM TALK
Patriots-Raiders Week 5 Injury Report.
Game Preview, Patriots vs. Raiders: Pats in throwbacks at home, Adam Vinatieri to be honored, series history, tale of the tape, what to watch for, and more.
Broadcast Info: How to watch and stream Sunday’s Patriots game against the Raiders.
Mike Dussault and Evan Lazar preview Patriots-Raiders: Breaking down the matchup. (10 min. video)
Patriots announce Drake Maye has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week.
Transcripts: Mike Vrabel (Plus 12 min. video) – Drake
Maye (Plus 11 min. video).
Press Conferences: Craig Woodson, Efton Chism III, Kevin Byard III, Dre’Mont Jones, Gabe Jacas, Elijah Ponder, Morgan Moses.
Patriots Unfiltered: Raiders preview, maintaining momentum, team/league updates. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
Thomas Murphy gives us the Monster Keys to victory over the Raiders. 1. Bring me the head of Kirk Cousins: The front seven are going to have to do the heavy lifting here…
Andrew Callahan explains why he believes the Patriots can and will build on their big win at Buffalo.
Hector Longo explains now the hard part begins for Drake Maye and the Patriots offense.
Kevin Stephan says New England’s secondary is bracing for TEs Brock Bowers and Michael Mayer.
Michael Hurley points out how offensive depth is a budding problem after injuries to Stevenson and Hollins.
Kevin Stephan looks at why second-year speedster Kyle Williams is stuck on the depth chart
Meghan Ottolini takes us inside the 2,400-mile journey of Efton Chism III’s parents to catch his breakout moment, ‘My heart was going to explode.’ /Good read.
Mark Daniels tells us how Milton Williams is driven by his father’s sacrifice and sleepless nights. /Good read.
Doug Kyed highlights Drake Maye, who believes the offense is just starting to reach full potential.
Jerry Thornton notes Josh McDaniels’ game plan Sunday proves once again why he’s the perfect man for the Patriots OC job.
Alex Barth notes the Pats have 15 players on their first injury report of Week 5, including five CBs. /…’Eesh.
Doug Kyed reports Mack Hollins remains optimistic for Week 5 despite calf injury
Karen Guregian takes the history-colliding Vrabel vs. Brady angle on this week’s matchup.
Mark Daniels’ Patriots Takeaways: Drake Maye honored, A.J. Brown appears, injury woes and more.
Doug Kyed’s Patriots mailbag: Did Mike Vrabel hint at upcoming wide receiver addition?
Alex Barth runs through the best 5 games of the NFL Week 5 slate. No. 3 Raiders at Patriots.
A Clare Perspective podcast: Andy Hart joins Clare to talk all things Patriots. (42 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
Jeremy Fowler, Dan Graziano (ESPN) Week 5 latest intel, buzz, questions, news, more: What we’re hearing.
Bill Barnwell (ESPN) 2026 NFL quarter-season awards: MVP picks, top rookies, OPOY, DPOY, best coaches. Gabe Jacas gets a mention
John Breech (CBS Sports) Predicting the full 14-team playoff bracket heading into Week 5: Jaguars, Vikings both make surprise runs.
Carter Bahns (CBS Sports) Overreactions or reality? Sorting fact from fiction after the first quarter of the 2026 season. 2. Drake Maye was a one-hit wonder. Verdict: Overreaction. /Click for commentary.
Garrett Podell (CBS Sports) QB Power Rankings. Drake Maye 20th. /Click for ‘returned from the dead’ commentary.
Bryan DeArdo (CBS Sports) NFL head coach hot seat rankings. No Pats.
Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) Week 5 NFL picks. Pats win 28-24. ‘This is a long trip for the Raiders, coming off a tough division loss. The Patriots seemed to right things against the Bills, which meant Drake Maye came alive. Look for that to continue here’.
