Daily news and links for Tuesday.
TEAM TALK
- Transactions: Patriots activate CB Alex Austin and release CB Marco Wilson.
- Evan Lazar’s After Further Review: Breaking down QB Drake Maye’s performance and the Patriots defense in Sunday’s loss. ‘Eventually, the hope is that the Patriots will acquire receivers and upgrade the offensive line to improve their deep passing game. Maye has always had a great deep ball, there’s no question about that. Right now, it’s just not being showcased because of the personnel around him, which might end up being a good thing for him in the long run; More.’
- Mike Dussault tackles this week’s Patriots Mailbag: Evaluating offense’s development, rookie report and a glance at ‘25 free agency.
- Press Conferences: Jerod Mayo – Jonathan Jones and Rhamondre Stevenson.
- WEEI Patriots Monday: Jerod Mayo and Drake Maye.
LOCAL LINKS
- Andrew Callahan’s Patriots film review: Why Drake Maye’s best game wasn’t enough to beat the Rams.
- Tom E. Curran sees the Patriots headed in the right direction, but says with better play comes less tolerance for some of the mistakes that cost them against the Rams.
- Jerry Thornton shares his knee-jerk reactions to Week 11: This game is probably the first example we’ve had so far of the coaching straight up costing them a game… Just one horrific decision after another.
- Mark Morse shares 15 observations from the frustrating Patriots loss. The Defense lost this game not Drake Maye and the Offense. Defensive Coordinator DeMarcus Covington never made the adjustments and remained in Zone way too long; More.
- Phil Perry tells us what we learned in Pats-Rams: Maye’s poise, Mayo’s decision-making in focus.
- Steve Balestrieri writes how Jerod Mayo laid another egg, leaving Drake Maye to shoulder the blame.
- Mike Reiss writes how through six starts, QB Drake Maye continues to impress.
- Ian Logue talks about the Patriots continuing a significant scoring jump under Drake Maye.
- Karen Guregian wonders if Drake Maye warmed up to the idea of designed runs.
- Doug Kyed reports the Patriots activated CB Alex Austin off injured reserve to the 53-man roster.
- Doug Kyed points out the tough decision ahead for the Pats to make on their rookie wide receivers.
- Chris Mason highlights Jerod Mayo explaining why Javon Baker’s adventurous afternoon returning kickoffs ultimately led to a benching Sunday.
- Justin Leger passes along a report that former Pats WR Tyquan Thornton joined the Chiefs practice squad.
- Nick O’Malley mentions that two years after he was cut by New England, WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey has put together the best season of his NFL career — in just 11 games with the Broncos.
- Sara Marshall notes CB Jonathan Jones owns up to his poor performance in Week 11 loss.
- Matt Dolloff reports the Patriots brought in 2 free-agent tackles for visits: former Steelers lineman Tyler Beach and ex-Raven Darrell Simpson.
- Jerry Thornton explains how Aaron Rodgers and the Jets have entered the doom loop phase.
- Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike & Murph discuss the Pats loss to the Rams, the undisciplined play, the inability for the defense to adjust their game-plan, the performance of Drake Maye, and more. (33 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) Week 11 Takeaways: Steelers winning on the razor-thin margins every week; Plus, how coaching impacted the Packers-Bears game, Geno Smith discusses a big win, a quick look at the 2025 draft and more.
- Jeffri Chadiha (NFL.com) The First Read: Do NOT overreact to these five NFL developments from Week 11; Saquon Barkley enters MVP race.
- Sheil Kapadia (The Ringer) Week 11 Under Review: Could Jerry Jones decide to keep Mike McCarthy after this disaster in Dallas?
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Sorting the Sunday Pile, Week 11: Chiefs-Bills delivers (but can Buffalo in playoffs?); More.
- Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) Week 11 overreactions: Bills to beat Chiefs in playoffs this time? Steelers true Super Bowl contender?
- Keith Jenkins (ESPN) What is the longest NFL winning streak?
- Ryan Young (Yahoo! Sports) NFL playoff picture Week 11: Lions hold strong in NFC as Bills upset Chiefs in AFC race.
- Diante Lee (The Ringer) Who are the best up-and-coming NFL head coaching candidates?
- Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) Can Jets get out of Aaron Rodgers’ contract in 2025? Here are New York’s options if QB returns for 21st season.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Amid concerns over its NFL capabilities, Netflix announces Beyoncé will perform at Christmas game in Houston.