Daily news and links for Thursday
TEAM TALK
- Patriots-Rams initial Injury Report.
- Game Preview: Rams at Patriots. Series history, Scouting the matchups, Tale of the tape.
- Evan Lazar’s Patriots Gameplan: Breaking down the matchup as the Pats welcome the Rams to Gillette Stadium.
- Mike Dussault’s 10 to Watch: Pats return home to Gillette Stadium to face Rams, looking for a 3rd win in 4 games.
- Mike Dussault’s Patriots Notebook: Ngakoue arrives as Pats look to stack wins.
- Press Conferences: Jerod Mayo – Drake Maye – Hunter Henry.
- Game Preview: Key matchups and players to watch against the Rams. (4.31 min. video)
- Patriots Unfiltered: Rams preview, practice report, building around Maye. (2 hours)
- Patriots Playbook with John Rooke: Bears recap, Rams preview. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Doug Kyed reports DT Christian Barmore could return to practice this week.
- Dan Kelley’s practice participation report: 5 DNPs, Austin a full participant.
- Andrew Callahan reports the defense takes a hit at yesterday’s practice.
- Sara Marshall says it sure seems like the Patriots made the right decision in claiming Yannick Ngakoue.
- Andrew Callahan hears from new pass rusher Yannick Ngakoue who says he’s excited to help the ongoing rebuild.
- Jerry Thornton shares his observations heading into Week 11: Drake Maye is better than Caleb Williams; More.
- Nick O’Malley notes Drake Maye had 3 messages for Caleb Williams during postgame hug. It turns out that Drake Maye is a bit of a chatterbox on the field — both to his teammates and his opponents.
- Khari Thompson tells us how Patriots long snapper Joe Cardona went from almost-pilot to Patriots long-snapper.
- Andrew Callahan explains what he got wrong about the 2024 Patriots.
- Mark Daniels writes, Alex Van Pelt wasn’t Jerod Mayo’s first choice but the veteran coach looks like the right one. The reason is Drake Maye.
- Dan Kelley identifies the core Patriots players moving forward.
- Doug Kyed finds WR Kendrick Bourne is handling his surprise benching with self-awareness.
- Chris Mason’s Patriots mailbag: What’s up with Kendrick Bourne?
- Karen Guregian dismisses the Patriots current playoff standing as nothing but sheer folly at this point.
- Darren Hartwell relays Ted Johnson weighing in on whether the Krafts are overstepping by seeking outside help on Drake Maye, “… I don’t like that it’s getting out because I think it makes the head coach look bad and it puts a lot more pressure on Alex Van Pelt.”
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) NFL Notes: Matt Eberflus’s future in Chicago rides largely on his new OC; Plus, why Brett Veach should be the Executive of the Year and more.
- Jordan Dajani (CBS Sports) Answering the NFL’s biggest questions entering Week 11: Steelers as Super Bowl contenders? Who is sitting pretty for the top QB in the draft?
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Jerod Mayo: Drake Maye is really taking control of offense and team.
- Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Patriots S Kyle Dugger limited in his return to practice.
- Cynthia Frelund (NFL.com) NFL win-total projections, AFC. Patriots: 4.6.
- Steven Ruiz (The Ringer) Updated QB rankings. Drake Maye 25th.
- Tim Keown (ESPN) Inside Aaron Rodgers’ complicated relationship with the Jets.
- Garrett Podell (CBS Sports) Aaron Rodgers expects to return in 2025 despite disappointing 3-7 start to season.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Tua Tagovailoa on his post-interception tackle: “I wouldn’t do anything differently.”
- Joel Corry (CBS Sports) Agent’s Take: Have Giants finally reached the end of an error with QB Daniel Jones?
- Kevin Patra (NFL.com) Pro Bowl sleepers: 10 under-the-radar players worthy of honor.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) How many coaching vacancies will emerge after 2024?
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Will special-teams coordinators ever get serious head-coaching consideration?
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) Week 11 NFL picks: Steelers upset Ravens, Bills knock off Chiefs and Eagles take control of NFC East. Rams win 24-23.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Week 11 picks: Bills shock undefeated Chiefs, Ravens edge Steelers, Eagles top Commanders. Rams win 24-16.