Daily news and links for Thursday
TEAM TALK
- Patriots-Titans initial Injury Report.
- Evan Lazar’s Patriots Gameplan: How the Patriots can get their second-straight win vs. Titans.
- Mike Dussault’s 10 to Watch: Can Pats keep rolling vs. Titans?
- Mike Dussault’s Patriots Notebook: New England hopes to carry over winning momentum.
- Press Conferences: Jacoby Brissett – Jerod Mayo – Hunter Henry and Deatrich Wise, Jr.
- Game Preview: Key matchups and players to watch against the Titans. (6 min. video)
- Player Spotlight: Jacoby Brissett film breakdown with Patriots QB coach T.C. McCartney. (3.49 min. video)
- Mic’d Up: Christian Gonzalez’s lock down game vs. Jets. (7 min. video)
- Community – Children’s Halloween party: Patriots players celebrate Halloween with pediatric cancer patients from Boston Children’s Hospital. (35 sec. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Alex Barth points out the Patriots and Titans are both dealing with QB uncertainty ahead of Week 9 matchup.
- Andrew Callahan reports the Patriots returned 3 players to start Wednesday’s practice without Drake Maye.
- Chris Mason reports the Patriots get young CB Alex Austin back after 5-week absence.
- Chris Mason gives us a Drake Maye injury update: Patriots QB limited along with 12 teammates.
- Mark Daniels details what Drake Maye must do to return to the Patriots.
- Tom Carroll finds Jerod Mayo confident Drake Maye will be ready to ‘operate’ if the league clears him for Sunday.
- Karen Guregian reports rookie QB Joe Milton is the next-man up behind Jacoby Brissett if Maye doesn’t clear concussion protocol for Sunday.
- Meghan Ottolini writes how the Patriots receivers must rise above growing pains.
- Karen Guregian says the Patriots might be in asset-acquisition mode, but they can’t afford to trade away team leaders for little return.
- Andrew Callahan suggests 4 Patriots fake trades and 1 dilemma before NFL deadline.
- Mark Daniels thumbnails 5 players New England should trade for.
- Marc Bertrand explains why it could make sense for the Patriots to be buyers at the trade deadline.
- Mark Daniels tells us everything Jerod Mayo said about the Patriots and the trade deadline.
- Albert Breer shares a rumor behind the Josh Uche trade, and why they only received a 2026 sixth-round pick in return. The Pats felt Josh Uche ‘wasn’t on board’ before the trade.
- Chris Mason’s Patriots Mailbag: How should the Pats approach trade deadline?
- Phil Perry’s Patriots Mailbag: Finding a No. 1 wide receiver for Drake Maye.
- Doug Kyed’s Patriots extra points: Robert Kraft among nine contributor semifinalists for Hall of Fame.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Myles Simmons (ProFootballTalk) Brian Callahan: QB Will Levis feels good after the rest, some time off of throwing.
- Kevin Patra (NFL.com) Player-team fits ahead of NFL trade deadline. Jonathan Jones to the Commanders included.
- Charles Robinson (Yahoo! Sports) QB Room, Week 8: NFL trade deadline’s top names to watch as contenders try to help their star passers.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Bills could clinch AFC East as soon as Week 11.
- Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Aaron Rodgers hopes to be “back to my faster-than-Godchaux speed.” /Lolz.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Tua Tagovailoa: Catching snaps isn’t as easy at it looks.
- Steven Ruiz (The Ringer) The art of the NFL checkdown.
- Maurice Jones-Drew (NFL.com) RB Index, Week 9: Three running backs with season-saving potential. No Pats.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) Week 9 NFL picks. Patriots at Titans: “These two both have quarterback injuries to watch. New England rookie Drake Maye suffered a concussion last week, while Will Levis is still bothered by a shoulder issue. The Titans have lost three straight, while the Patriots beat the Jets last week. But look for the Titans to rebound in this one — no matter if it’s Levis or Mason Rudolph.” Titans win 21-16.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Week 9 picks: Jets stun Texans on Thursday. Titans win 19-16.
- Jordan Dajani (CBS Sports) NFL Week 9 picks, odds, best bets: Jets get much-needed win; Jameis Winston-led Browns pull off another upset. /Why is everyone picking the Jets to beat the Texans?
- Diante Lee (The Ringer) 2024 NFL Midseason All-Rookie Team.
- Chris Trapasso (CBS Sports) 2024 NFL Midseason All-Rookie Team.
- Staff (NFL.com) Nine contributor semifinalists revealed for Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Robert Kraft included.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Amazon Prime will pair NBA game with NFL game on Black Friday in 2025. The NFL game would start at 3:00pm ET.