Daily news and links for Wednesday
TEAM TALK
- Paul Perillo tackles this week’s Patriots Mailbag: Finding help for Maye, is Travis Hunter an option and more.
- Paul Perillo’s NFL Notes: Maye emerging as Patriots leader.
- Sights and Sounds: Week 10 vs. Chicago Bears. (4 min. video)
- Mic’d Up: Week 10. Drake Maye leads Patriots to victory vs. Bears. (7 min. video)
- Film Breakdown: Scott Zolak is joined by Jerod Mayo to break down the top plays from the win. (4 min. video)
- Patriots Unfiltered: Bears recap, Team trajectory, Draft strategy. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Matt Dolloff says the Patriots coaching staff has a significant test ahead against Sean McVay’s Rams.
- Matt Geagan looks ahead to Sunday’s Patriots-Rams showdown, while also looking back at the two Super Bowls that New England won over the Rams franchise.
- 98.5 The Sports Hub guest Andrew Callahan explains the Patriots’ decision to not play Kendrick Bourne vs. the Chicago Bears Sunday, in favor of the team’s younger receivers.
- Mark Morse calls Sunday’s win a total team effort, starting with the coaches and ending with excellent execution of all three units on the field.
- Steve Balestrieri finally gets to break out his package of gold stars in this week’s Patriots Report Card.
- Dan Kelley relays PFF’s best and worst Patriots grades of Week 10 (at Chicago).
- Emma Healy compares the Patriots’ Week 11 win vs. the Bears and the Week 1 win over the Bengals.
- Sophie Weller details how Sunday was a big day for the Patriots defense.
- Karen Guregian talks with injured captain David Andrews about his uncertain future and more.
- Doug Kyed’s Patriots mailbag: Learning from past mistakes in 2025 NFL Draft.
- Danny Jaillet notes DE Keion White was fined a hefty $22,511 for a horse-collar tackle vs. the Titans — his third fine for this play this season.
- Sara Marshall says the Patriots decision to trade Mac Jones is looking better and better by the week.
- Nick Wright examines Bill Belichik’s coaching philosophy and influence on the NFL. Belichick’s legacy will be measured not just by his impressive collection of Super Bowl rings, but by how he fundamentally changed the way football is coached.
- Khari Thompson highlights Brian Hoyer on “The Quick Snap” podcast explaining how Josh McDaniels’ quick thinking and halftime adjustments won Super Bowl LIII for the Patriots.
- Andrew Mahoney reports Gillette Stadium will host Navy-Notre Dame football game in 2026, marking the first time in the 99-game series history that it will be played in New England.
- Lauren Campell notes ex-Patriots assistant Brian Flores ‘would love’ to be an NFL head coach again.
NATIONAL NEWS
- James Foster (the33rdteam) How Drake Maye is leading New England Patriots toward a promising future.
- Contributors (ESPN) Best 2024 NFL rookies: Jayden Daniels, top 10 rankings. Drake Maye 9th.
- Charles McDonald (Yahoo! Sports) NFL’s interesting (and not interesting) storylines: A guide to some facets of the league that are worth following until the playoffs, and other things you can ignore.
- Gilberto Manzano (SI) NFL Fact or Fiction: Dolphins are headed in the right direction; Plus, it might be time to start taking the Eagles more seriously; More.
- Nate Davis (USA Today) 32 things we learned in NFL Week 10.
- Bryan DeArdo (CBS Sports) Ranking NFL’s last-place divisional teams by who’s best set up for future success. Patriots 5th.
- Ben Rolfe (Pro Football Network) Week 10 QB Rankings: Grading the performances of Tua Tagovailoa, Jayden Daniels, Patrick Mahomes, and More. Drake Maye 14th.
- Dallas Robinson (Pro Football Network) Offensive Line Rankings: Stacking all 32 OLs entering Week 11. Patriots 32nd.
- Kyle Stackpole (CBS Sports) 2025 NFL Draft order after Week 10: Jaguars take over top spot, Giants climb to No. 2 after loss to Panthers. Patriots 6th. Team needs: OT, IOL, WR, EDGE, CB.
- Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) NFL teams with the most deceiving records: Which clubs are better or worse than their record says?
- Jonathan Jones (CBS Sports) NFL prioritizing expanding international series to Australia, pondering holding Pro Bowl Games there in future.