Daily news and links for Thursday.
TEAM TALK
- Patriots-Bears initial Injury Report.
- Evan Lazar’s Patriots Gameplan: Previewing a rookie QB showdown between Drake Maye and Caleb Williams.
- Mike Dussault highlights 10 to Watch: Rookie QBs face off as Patriots prep for the Bears.
- Transaction: Patriots sign G Tyrese Robinson to the 53-man roster.
- Mike Dussault’s Patriots Notebook: Mayo highlights urgency for Bears week.
- Alexandra Francisco’s Salute to Service report: Patriots players enjoy pickleball tournament with members of Mass. National Guard.
- Press Conferences: Jerod Mayo and Drake Maye – Hunter Henry and Deatrich Wise Jr.
- Mic’d Up: Anfernee Jennings leads the defense vs. the Titans. (4.41 min. video)
- Week 10 Preview: Key matchups and players to watch against the Bears. (6 min. video)
- Highlights: Top plays from the Patriots season through Week 9. (1.44 min. video)
- Patriots Unfiltered: Bears preview, Wednesday media access, practice report. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Chad Finn explains how Drake Maye provides hope, much like Drew Bledsoe did years ago.
- Karen Guregian points out the Pats still have 7 receivers on the roster who all want to play: Who plays? Who sits?
- Andrew Callahan suggests if the Patriots want to support Drake Maye, run the damn ball.
- Doug Kyed looks at how Drake Maye has compared to Caleb Williams ahead of Sunday’s matchup.
- Tom Carroll notes Jerod Mayo told the media his message to the team was to have a “sense of urgency”.
- Matt Dolloff tells us Drake Maye is officially off the latest Patriots injury report.
- Andrew Callahan and Doug Kyed report the Patriots were only missing Kyle Dugger and JaMycal Hasty at Wednesday’s practice.
- Doug Kyed explains why the Patriots might need to make a post-trade deadline move at wide receiver.
- Alex Barth’s Patriots Mailbag: Where are the next additions coming from?
- Chris Mason’s Patriots Mailbag: How should Patriots attack second half of season?
- Zolak & Bertrand discuss Andrew Callahan giving Eliot Wolf a “B” grade for his work so far.
- Sara Marshall notes rookie WR Ja’Lynn Polk is already being labeled a bust halfway through 2024 season
- Conor Ryan relays former Patriots CB Jason McCourty stressing why the 2024 roster needs to ‘shut the hell up’ amid a trying season.
- Hayden Bird highlights Michael Bennett on the “Games With Names” podcast recalling how Bill Belichick treated Tom Brady as harshly as other Patriots. “They never really called out Russell on certain things, but Bill would call Tom out on everything.”
- Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate and Steve Balestrieri grade the Pats Week 9 loss to the Titans and discuss the trade deadline. (39 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Grant Gordon (NFL.com) Patriots’ Drake Maye: Playing vs. fellow first-rounder Caleb Williams brings ‘a little extra’ to matchup with Bears.
- Kevin Patra (NFL.com) Grading the teams involved in all 18 trades made this season.
- Staff (CBS Sports) Playoff predictions: Picking 8 division winners, 6 wild-card teams at midpoint of 2024 season.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL midseason grades: AFC East is all Ds except for Bills.
- MMQB Staff (SI) 2024 NFL Midseason: First-half surprises, second-half story lines, Super Bowl predictions.
- Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) NFL Week 10 odds, picks, best bets: Steelers upset Commanders; Saints cover after coaching change. Bears win 27-20.
- Marcus Mosher (the33rdteam) 2024 NFL Week 10: Expert picks, predictions for every game. Bears win 21-16.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) Week 10 NFL picks: Most of the favorites take care of business. Bears win 27-16.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Week 10 picks. Bears win 20-17.
- MMQB Staff (SI) NFL Week 10 picks. Two of six pick Pats to win.