TEAM
TALK
- Evan Lazar ranks Drake Maye’s best throws from the first 13 games of the season.
- Mike Dussault writes how Drake Maye earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career while leading the league in Pro Bowl voting.
- Mike Dussault reports TreVeyon Henderson won NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for November, but adds how he’s only one part of an impactful rookie class that has helped the Patriots turn things around.
- NFL announces TreVeyon Henderson was voted NFL Rookie of the Week for Week 13.
- Patriots announce Hunter Henry was named as the team’s selection for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.
- Patriots All Access interviews: Mike Vrabel (4 min. video) – LB Christian Elliss (4 min. video)
- Patriots Unfiltered interview: OT Verderian Lowe (3 min. video)
- Patriots This Week: Bob Socci, Scott Zolak, and Brian Hoyer break down the Giants game and preview the remaining four games of the season. (20 min. video)
- Patriots Unfiltered: AFC standings, playoff picture/possibilities, NFL Week 14 picks. (2 hours)
- Pats from the Past podcast with Irving Fryar. (43 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Matt Vautour‘s Friday Outtakes: The Patriots have raised expectations through the roof, now they have to meet them.
- Alex Barth‘s Patriots Mailbag: A little bit of everything for the bye week.
- Frances Klemm reports how Drake Maye got into the holiday spirit at Bean Family Farm in Westwood, picking out a 10-foot Christmas tree fit for No. 10.
- Ryan O’Leary explains Stefon Diggs is thriving in New England, and Mike Vrabel’s latest comments reveal why the NFL may have completely misjudged the veteran star.
- Sara Marshall points out the Patriots uncovered hidden roster gem DE Cory Durden, who suddenly looks too good to bench.
- Jordy McElroy relays Albert Breer’s updated report on Will Campbell’s MCL sprain: “This is a very significant injury. He has a Grade 3 MCL sprain. That essentially means his MCL is torn. It’s a four-to-six-week injury.”
- Hayden Bird highlights Devin McCourty on Patriots fans’ support for the 2025 team. “Being in that atmosphere after two bad seasons, you could see the fans were like, ‘Man we thought we were going to have to wait maybe 15 years to be good again.'”
- Meghan Ottolini goes inside the locker room to uncover the ritual behind the NFL’s top receiving corps.
- Mike D’Abate relays rookie kicker Andy Borregales on his pre-game superstitions. “For me, I listen to the same four songs before the game. … if you hear, ‘In the Air Tonight,’ just know, that’s probably me.”
- Aidan Buchanan notes Tom Brady moved the Patriots into the top spot of his NFL power rankings. “This team passes the eye test, and Vrabel had them flying around on all three phases on Monday night.”
- Quick Slants: Dan Orlovsky says the Patriots are going to be very difficult to beat in wide open AFC. (1.30 min. video)
- Jordy McElroy suggests 3 realistic trade packages the Pats could offer for Justin Jefferson.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) Key matchups, predictions for Bengals-Bills and More NFL Week 14 Games.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) Week 14 games that will have the biggest impact on the playoff picture: Ravens-Steelers, Colts-Jaguars, Bears-Packers, Texans-Chiefs.
- Doug Clawson (CBS Sports) Inside the tightest division races in NFL history: Bengals surging, Colts crashing out and Rams on the rise.
- Jordan Dajani & Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) NFL Week 14 picks: Our experts face off on Joe Burrow vs. Josh Allen, other crucial matchups.
- Bryan DeArdo (CBS Sports) Darius Slay will not report to Bills after being claimed off waivers.
- Andrew Buller-Russ (SportsNaut) Grading all 32 NFL teams before Week 14. Patriots: A+. A 10-game win streak and the best record in the AFC? It’s safe to say the Patriots have aced the season so far, and there’s really nothing they can do to ruin their grade before the playoffs begin. … But the fact that they could claim the No. 1 seed? No one saw that coming.
- Andrew Buller-Russ (SportsNaut) 2025 NFL QB rankings. No. 2 Drake Maye.
- Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) Ranking potential AFC wild card teams: Where do the Chiefs, Bills and others stack up? Eight teams are fighting for spots in the postseason.
- Dan Graziano (ESPN) 2026 NFL offseason: Possible surprise cuts, trade candidates. No Pats.
- Report (AP) NFL mandates new playing surfaces for all stadiums by 2028 to enhance player safety.
