Daily news and links for Tuesday
TEAM TALK
- Evan Lazar’s After Further Review: Breaking down Drake Maye, the defense vs. Rodgers and more.
- Transaction: Patriots trade LB Joshua Uche to the Kansas City Chiefs.
- Mike Dussault talks about the report that the Pats traded Joshua Uche to the Chiefs for a 2026 6th-round pick.
- Mike Dussault’s One Big Thing: Anatomy of a Patriots fourth-quarter comeback. The Patriots offense delivered a victory over the Jets with two fourth-quarter scoring drives sparked by a second-half turnaround.
- Press Conference: Jerod Mayo.
- WEEI Patriots Monday: Jerod Mayo.
- Inside the Locker Room: Patriots celebrate divisional win over the Jets. (1 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Matt Dolloff reports the Patriots traded Josh Uche to the Chiefs for a future draft pick. ‘Since recording a career-high 11.5 sacks and 14 QB hits in 2022, Uche has regressed, despite primarily being known as a pass-rushing specialist. Uche has amassed only five sacks and nine QB hits over his past 22 games since 2023.’
- Evan Winter isn’t happy the Patriots traded Josh Uche for peanuts even after he turned down more money to stay in New England.
- Bernd Buchmasser tells us who’s up next after the Pats trade Josh Uche to the Chiefs. ‘Anfernee Jennings is now the top pure edge left on the team.’
- Jerry Thornton shares his knee-jerk reactions to Patriots-Jets. I suppose the big moral lesson we can all take away from this one is that, no matter how bleak things may be for us, we can never underestimate the New York Jets ability to out-New York Jets us.
- Mark Morse shares fifteen observations from the Patriots comeback win over the Jets: Fun, Fun, Fun. It’s fun to watch the home team comeback with under three minutes left in the game and snatch victory out of the jaws of defeat. It’s fun to be able to write positives things about the old town team and it’s always fun to beat the Jets.
- Steve Balestrieri details how the Patriots rallied and stunned the Jets with a last minute TD: Marcus Jones turned in the Play of the Day with a scintillating 62-yard punt return – just what the Patriots needed in the second half.
- Dan Kelley’s Patriots Daily: Was New England soft again? Last week, Jerod Mayo “used three criteria to clarify what made for a soft football team: running the ball, stopping the run, and covering kicks. Based on Mayo’s definition, New England played soft again in Week 8 despite emerging with a win.”
- Cam Garrity’s The Morning After: Jerod Mayo’s message heard loud and clear by the Patriots.
- Tom E. Curran finds the Patriots showed ‘good resilience’ in a big win over the Jets.
- Tom E. Curran writes this team still has a long way to go, but at least they’re not the Jets
- Justin Leger explains when Drake Maye can return and how the NFL’s concussion protocol works.
- Matt Geagan posts a clip of Jerod Mayo and Alex Van Pelt dancing on the sideline after Drake Maye’s touchdown.
- Matt Geagan thumbnails several Patriots players mentioned as trade targets ahead of the Nov. 5th deadline.
- Wendell Ferreira says the Patriots have tons of cap space, and suggests there’s a better way to spend it than on free agency.
- Phil Perry details issues in the Patriots’ wide receiver room, including rookie Javon Baker missing curfew before last week’s London game vs. the Jaguars.
- Kaley Brown notes Jerod Mayo dismisses the claim that his players stayed out too late before the London game.
- Taylor Kyles and Mike Kadlick break down the Pats-Jets film: How the Patriots embraced toughness and executed a team-first approach to secure the victory. (46 min. video)
- Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate and Thomas Murphy break down Pats-Jets on a victory Monday. (37 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) Week 8 NFL Takeaways: Inside the Jayden Daniels Hail Mary; Plus, teammates have Jameis Winston’s back, the Cardinals deserve your attention, the Patriots weren’t soft and more.
- Gary Davenport (Bleacher Report) NFL Week 8 Takeaways: Jayden Daniels Hail Mary, upsets headline chaotic day. Patriots-Jets included.
- Shanna McCarriston (CBS Sports) NFL Week 8, five things you may have missed: Trick plays, Halloween costumes, National Tight End day and more.
- Jeffri Chadiha (NFL.com) The First Read: Seven season-shaping outcomes from NFL’s Week 8; Who’s up/down entering Week 9?
- Steven Ruiz (The Ringer) The winners and losers of NFL Week 8. Winner: Robert Salah.
- Garrett Podell (CBS Sports) Josh Uche trade grades: Chiefs add needed pass-rush depth; Patriots cut losses with former second-round pick. Patriots: C+, Chiefs: B.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) Josh Uche trade grades: Chiefs land needed pass-rush help, Patriots begin defensive rebuild. Patriots: B-, Chiefs: B+.
- Logan Ulrich (NFL TR) Patriots expected to be open to other trades before deadline.
- Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) 2024 NFL trade deadline tracker: Deals made, latest updates, players who could be dealt ahead of Nov. 5.
- Scouting Dept. (Bleacher Report) NFL team needs: Prioritizing every roster’s biggest weaknesses before Week 9. Patriots: OT, IOL, Edge, WR, IDL; More.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) NFL standings: Updated AFC, NFC playoff pictures through Week 8.
- Off The Pike podcast (The Ringer) Brian Barrett and James White discuss the Patriots’ upset win over the Jets in Foxborough. (48 min.)