Daily news and links for Monday.
TEAM TALK
- Post Game Notes: Patriots vs. Jets. Jacoby Brissett leads Patriots on two fourth quarter scoring drives for the win; Drake Maye has first career rushing TD; Rhamondre Stevenson had his fourth two-touchdown game; More.
- Gamebook: Full Jets at Patriots stats.
- Evan Lazar’s Game Observations: Eight takeaways from the Patriots comeback victory over the Jets in Week 8. 1. Spotlight: Marcus Jones sparks Patriots with 62-yard punt return in third quarter; More.
- Post Game Quotes: Patriots and Jets.
- Press Conferences: Jerod Mayo – Jacoby Brissett – Kayshon Boutte, Jonathan Jones, Austin Hooper, Kendrick Bourne, Keion White, Davon Godchaux – Rhamondre Stevenson, Hunter Henry, Christian Gonzalez, Marcus Jones, Christian Elliss.
- Highlights: Week 8, Jets vs. Patriots. (5.13 min. video)
- Inside the Locker Room: HC Jerod Mayo’s postgame speech to the players. (38 sec. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Alex Barth gives us nine takeaways as New England snaps a six-game losing streak by beating the New York Jets. 1. Quarterbacks stood out. 2. Drops remain a problem.
- Doug Kyed shares his takeaways from Sunday’s 25-22 win over Jets. 1. Patriots accept Mayo’s challenge.
- Chris Mason offers seven takeaways from a wild upset of Jets. 1. Big drive from Brissett. Trailing 22-17, the Patriots got the football back with 2:57 remaining in the fourth quarter. Brissett engineered a brisk 12-play, 70-yard touchdown drive and added a two-point conversion for good measure, too.
- Conor Ryan gives us three takeaways from Patriots’ upset win. 1. Drake Maye’s concussion.
- Chris Mason reports there was nothing soft about yesterday’s gutsy upset of Jets.
- Khari Thompson writes how Jerod Mayo challenged his team by calling them “soft” and they responded with a hard-nosed win against the Jets.
- Doug Kyed details how the depleted Patriots defense eliminated ‘cute (expletive)’ to bounce back in win.
- Chris Mason notes the Patriots knew they could take advantage of ‘struggling’ Aaron Rodgers.
- Matt Vautour explains why as tough as it’s been for Patriots, it’s still worse for the Jets.
- Conor Ryan reports Aaron Rodgers and the spiraling Jets left in ‘darkness’ after the Pats hand them a crushing loss. “This is a moment of darkness, and we understand that the outside world is going to get really loud right now.”
- Matt Vautour gives props to Jacoby Brissett for giving a memorable effort in a forgettable Patriots season.
- Zack Cox notes Kayshon Boutte’s clutch catch salvages nightmare game for Patriots wideouts.
- Matt Dolloff picks his Patriots ups & downs to see who stood out in a thrilling win over the Jets. Up: Jacoby Brissett. Down: Kendrick Bourne; More.
- Tom Carroll picks his ups & downs as the Pats get their first win at home since last October. WR Kayshon Boutte makes both lists.
- Andrew Callahan writes how the Patriots killed the ‘soft’ label with a throwback win over Jets.
- Nick O’Malley relays Jerod Mayo’s reaction to the no-call on the Drake Maye hit and his ‘conversations’ with the refs
- Alex Barth thumbnails 5 players the Patriots could look to move before the trade deadline.
- Doug Kyed reports Davon Godchaux was shocked at his name being mentioned in trade rumors.
- Pats Procrastination podcast: Clare and Chudders break down the Patriots Week 8 win at Gillette. (35 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) Week 8: What we learned from Sunday’s games. 1. Brissett leads game-winning drive to end Pats’ losing streak.
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Sorting the Sunday Pile, Week 8: Jameis Winston’s win should end Deshaun Watson experiment forever; What to do about the Jets; More.
- Matt Verderame (SI) NFL Week 8 Recap: Who’s up, who’s down, what’s next for every team. ‘My take: It’s all over for New York (2–6). … As for the Patriots, it’s a day for elation with the only drawback being Drake Maye being forced to leave early with a head injury.’
- NFL Nation (ESPN) Week 8: Biggest questions, takeaways for every game. Patriots: Did coach Jerod Mayo’s criticism of the team last week work? The Patriots answered the call. Eye-popping stat: Before his injury, Maye reached a top speed of 20.33 miles per hour on a 17-yard TD run; More.
- Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) Week 8 overreactions: Commanders best NFC East team? Saints to fire head coach? More.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Week 8 grades. Patriots: B, Jets: D. ‘The Patriots offense hasn’t provided very much excitement for fans in New England this year, but the unit definitely provided some in the fourth quarter of this game. Jacoby Brissett, who came in for an injured Drake Maye, totaled 104 yards during a fourth quarter where New England scored 11 of its 25 points. That included Brissett driving New England 70 yards for a game-winning TD by Rhamondre Stevenson. The Patriots might not win many games in this season, but they’ll be more than happy to take a win over the Jets, and that’s exactly what they got Sunday’.
- Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) Week 8 winners and losers: Lions, Eagles hitting their stride as NFC contenders; Jets are a disaster.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL winners and losers. Loser: New York Jets.
- Michael Baca (NFL.com) Patriots QB Drake Maye suffers concussion in win over Jets.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Davon Godchaux on Aaron Rodgers: He doesn’t look the same.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Jacoby Brissett: It’s not redemption, but I am proud of myself.
- Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) NFL Week 8 injury tracker: Latest updates on Jordan Love, Drake Maye, Stefon Diggs and other players banged up.
VIEW FROM NEW YORK
- John B (GangGreenNation) Patriots 25 Jets 22: One thing is clear…The 2024 New York Jets are a terrible football team. This team stinks. There’s no debate.
- Brian Costello (NY Post) Jets’ season on life support with loss to lowly Patriots on last-minute touchdown.
- Rich Cimini (ESPN) ‘Pretty damn dark’: Jets lose 5th straight to lowly Patriots.
- Steve Serby (NY Post) Cruel Jets joke is on fans again after revolting loss that shattered season.
- Nick Wojton (JetsWire) Instant analysis: The Jets are cooked after loss to the Patriots.
- Nick Wojton (JetsWire) 5 takeaways from the Jets’ 25-22 loss to the Patriots. 1. No show for Davante.
- Brian Costello (NY Post) Jets’ Greg Zuerlein on thin ice after latest kicking calamity.
- Nick Wojton (JetsWire) National reactions: Jets being buried after loss to the Patriots. /Brutal, lolz.
- Steve Serby (NY Post) Aaron Rodgers isn’t hiding his Jets frustration — including mind-boggling admission.
- Brian Costello (NY Post) Haason Reddick balks at having any holdout remorse after rough Jets debut.