Daily news and links for Wednesday
TEAM TALK
- Game Preview:Patriots at Bills. Series history, Scouting the matchups, Tale of the tape; More.
- Broadcast Info: How to watch/listen to Patriots at Bills. Sunday, October 5, 8:20 pm.
- Roster Moves: Signed T Sebastian Gutierrez and G Andrew Rupcich to the practice squad Released G Jack Conley and DL Fabien Lovett.
- New England Patriots Foundation to host dog adoption event.
- Vrabel’s X’s and O’s:Top plays from Week 4. (4 min. video)
- Sights and Sounds:Week 4 vs. Panthers. (4 min. video) /Extra good one this week. : )
- Mic’d Up:Drake Maye and Hunter Henry vs. Panthers. (12 min. video)
- Patriots Unfiltered:Analysis and observations from Week 4 Win against the Panthers. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Karen Guregian explains how the Patriots are in an intriguing spot with the Bills on deck in Week 5.
- Tom Carroll highlights Ty Law who believes the Patriots finally have their true Brady successor, with Drake Maye playing like top 10 quarterback
- Michael Hurley relays Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry discussing how while Drake Maye is off to a statistically great second season in the NFL, there’s still more to the job than stats.
- Scott McLaughlin highlights Mike Vrabel ahead of Bills showdown: Patriots believe they ‘can play with anybody’.
- Lauren Campbell notes Drake Maye believes his best football with Stefon Diggs is still ahead of them.
- Tyler Geis points out Drake Maye is included on a list of elite passers that proves just how good he’s gotten.
- Mike Reiss explains how Stefon Diggs’ comeback is underway and he is emerging as an ideal fit.
- Tyler Geis says Stefon Diggs will be making a much-anticipated return this week against his former team.
- Chris Mason mentions the rise in trust and snap counts for veteran LB Jack Gibbons and why Mike Vrabel calls him “Dr. Gibby”.
- Jake Seymour lists the Patriots Week 4 snap counts: Stefon Diggs on the rise.
- Mike D’Abate reports the injury timeline of star safety Jaylinn Hawkins is unclear. Hawkins left the game vs. the Panthers with a hamstring injury just before halftime and did not return.
- Michael DeVito spotlights how Christian Barmore’s return is making headlines for all the right reasons.
- Doug Kyed‘s Patriots mailbag: Could Pats add superstar or role player via trade?
- Sara Marshall notes the Titans head coach crisis could hand Mike Vrabel sweet revenge.
- Jake Seymour takes a look at how some ex-Patriots performed in Week 4.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano (ESPN) NFL Week 5 latest buzz, questions, news and more.
- Andrew Brandt (SI) Business of Football: Giants are latest team to quickly play rookie Quarterback; Plus, owners keep getting richer, the new kickoff is a positive and more.
- Brent Sobleski (Bleacher Report) QB report cards for NFL Week 4. Drake Maye: A – Bryce Young: D.
- Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) Week 5 NFL QB power rankings. Drake Maye 13th (+4). /Click for more.
- Gilberto Manzano (SI) Grading the NFL’s seven new head coaches through Week 4. Mike Vrabel C+. /Click for the commentary.
- Matt Verderame (SI) One trade every team should make before the 2025 deadline. Patriots proposed trade: Seventh-round pick to Commanders for G Nick Allegretti.
- Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) NFL tier rankings for all 32 teams: From ‘see you at the draft’ to ‘inner circle’. Patriots in Tier 3: Possibly frisky. /Click for commentary.
- Alex Kay (Bleacher Report) 1 Trade that would put NFL fringe contenders over the top. Patriots: Bring in WR A.J. Brown.
- Garrett Podell (CBS Sports) Predicting when each 4-0 NFL team will suffer first loss: Bills predicted first loss: at Pittsburgh Steelers, Week 13; Next chance at loss: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, Week 17.
- Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz (USA Today) Tyreek Hill injury leaves Dolphins with no easy outs to repair mess of their own making.
Category: General Sports
