Daily news and links for Wednesday.
TEAM TALK
- Transactions: Patriots sign LB Ochaun Mathis to the 53-man roster from the practice squad; WR Braylon Sanders signed to the practice squad.
- Game Preview: Patriots at Titans. Series history, Scouting the matchups, Tale of the tape.
- Broadcast Info: Patriots at Titans, how to watch/listen.
- Mike Dussault tackles this week’s Patriots Mailbag: Boutte breakout, trade deadline targets and more…
- Paul Perillo’s NFL Notes: Mayo, Pats pass first big test.
- Film Breakdown: Jerod Mayo breaks down the film of the top Week 8 plays with Scott Zolak. (2 min. video)
- Sights and Sounds: Patriots win over the Jets. (6.26 min. video)
- Patriots Unfiltered: Recapping Jets win, Brissett’s rally, Receiver room. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Matt Geagan previews Patriots-Titans: Week 9 news, notes, and fun facts.
- Andrew Callahan’s Xs/Os: How the Patriots toughed out a Jets upset after losing Drake Maye.
- Mike Reiss cleans out his Pats-Jets notebook and shares some big-picture thoughts on the team.
- Sara Marshall explains how the Patriots handed Aaron Rodgers and Jets a statistically impossible loss in Week 8.
- Steve Balestrieri issues his Week 8 Report Card after 25-22 win over the Jets. WRs earn a D; Have to write “I will hold on to the football” 1,000 times and miss recess.
- Nick O’Malley hears Jerod Mayo say the O-line is a ‘strength’ thanks to guys like… Lecitus Smith?
- Lauren Campbell highlights David Andrews and Brian Hoyer who liked what they saw from the Patriots in Week 8.
- Mark Daniels reports Jerod Mayo criticized the Pats’ WRs after too many drops. /The fans did too.
- WEEI guest Boomer Esiason says the Patriots’ secondary was ‘tremendous’ against the Jets’ star receivers.
- Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry explain why Josh Uche was traded and analyze the deal.
- Jerry Thornton notes the Patriots kinda conceded they made a mistake in free agency as they dump Josh Uche for a 6th round pick.
- Eric Wilbur says Sunday’s win against the Jets knocked New England out of the No. 1 slot down to No. 3 in the potential draft order. But the Pats don’t need the No. 1 pick.
- Conor Ryan relays NFL insider Josina Anderson: “I’m told the Patriots are monitoring the trade market to potentially add talent at WR, DT or T positions.”
- Alex Barth’s Patriots Mailbag: One week until the trade deadline.
- Doug Kyed’s Patriots mailbag: Making sense of Joshua Uche deal, other trade candidates.
- Alex Barth reports the Patriots added one player to active roster and one to practice squad.
- Lauren Campbell relays NFL draft guru who sees the Patriots as a good fit for college football star, Colorado WR Travis Hunter.
- Next Pats podcast: Phil Perry catches up with Hall of Famer Kurt Warner to discuss the trade deadline, Drake Maye’s first few games in the NFL, and what the Patriots need to do to get the most out of their rookie QB. (31 min. video)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Jimmy Golen (AP) Drake Maye in concussion protocol, must be cleared by an independent neurological consultant before he can return to play.
- Sheil Kapadia (The Ringer) Week 8 Under Review: It’s too soon to give up on Anthony Richardson; Woody Johnson has egg on his face (again); More.
- Kyle Soppe (Pro Football Network) NFL Week 9 Stats and Insights: Fantasy, betting, & other notes for every game.
- Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) Trade deadline primer: Date, time, notable candidates, potential buyers and sellers.
- NFL Nation (ESPN) What we learned in the first half of the NFL season, what’s next. Patriots What we know: What was projected to be a season of growing pains under first-year coach Jerod Mayo will be just that. More.
- Gilberto Manzano (SI) NFL Fact or Fiction: Colts should trade QB Anthony Richardson after benching; More.
- Jeff Diamond (the33rdteam) AFC teams with the most pressure to complete a 2024 trade deadline deal.
- Chad Reuter (NFL.com) 2025 NFL Draft order: Jets hold top-five pick after Week 8 upsets spur major shake-up. /Is it really a major shake-up when a 1-6 team beats a 2-5 team?
- Gilberto Manzano, Matt Verderame (SI) One trade every team should make before the deadline. Patriots: Trade WR Kendrick Bourne to Pittsburgh for seventh-round pick.
- NFL Nation (ESPN) 10 NFL QB questions: Aaron Rodgers’ future, Joe Flacco’s impact.
- Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) Week 9 QB Power Rankings: Chargers’ Justin Herbert leaps into top 10; Lions’ Jared Goff still rolling. Jacoby Brissett 26th.
- Dan Pizzuta (the33rdteam) Week 9 QB power rankings: Multiple star passers drop. Drake Maye 26th.
- NFL Nation (ESPN) Patriots’ Mayo among 4 rookie head coaches learning on the fly.
- Tyler Brooke (the33rdteam) Grading every new head coaching hire through NFL Week 8. Jerod Mayo: D+. /Oof…
- Kyle Soppe (Pro Football Network) Hot seat coaches: Questionable MNF calls could turn up heat on Brian Daboll.
- Jeremy Fowler (ESPN) Why the Chiefs are the new Patriots, and how they could dominate the next decade.