Daily news and links for Tuesday.
TEAM TALK
- Evan Lazar’s After Further Review: Two burning Patriots questions loom from Sunday’s loss to the Cardinals. Breaking down QB Drake Maye and the Patriots defense.
- Evan Lazar tackles this week’s Patriots Mailbag: What is the biggest roster need for the Patriots this offseason?
- Paul Perillo’s NFL Notes: Will Josh Allen be a modern-day Dan Marino?
- Press Conference: Jerod Mayo.
- WEEI Patriots Monday: Jerod Mayo and Drake Maye.
- From the NFL – Week 16 Schedule Update: Patriots-Bills to 4:25 p.m. ET on CBS.
LOCAL LINKS
- Andrew Callahan’s Film review: Why the Patriots offense and defense looked broken at Arizona.
- Matt Dolloff explains how the Patriots fell victim to the NFL’s ‘roughing the passer’ problem on Sunday.
- Chris Mason reports that a month after returning from life-threatening blood clots, Christian Barmore is beginning to feel more like himself again in the trenches.
- Lauren Campbell hears from Drake Maye on how he’s able to learn from this tough season and not let the frustration get the best of him.
- Lauren Campbell highlights Drake Maye shedding light on his relationship with ‘great voice’ Ben McAdoo.
- Tom E. Curran points out how the conservative approach in key moments is holding them back. /Who else was was calling out the play before the snap?
- Nick Goss spotlights how Jerod Mayo seemed to call out the goal-line play-calling after Sunday’s loss. Mayo was asked about the turnover on downs near the goal line, and then whether he considered running the ball with Drake Maye in those key short-yardage situations. Mayo’s answer was, “You said it, I didn’t.”
- Matt Dolloff sees a tradition forming: Jerod Mayo walking back his latest foot-in-mouth comment.
- Tom E. Curran assesses the fallout of Jerod Mayo’s postgame comments. For Mayo to infer that Alex Van Pelt’s resistance to using Drake Maye’s dual-threat ability in short yardage is driving Mayo as crazy as everyone else — and that he can’t control Van Pelt’s decision-making — was a wild moment.
- Mark Daniels re-tells the cautionary tale of Joe Judge and the Giants, suggesting that if Jerod Mayo doesn’t clean it up, he’ll lose his job.
- Doug Kyed notes Jerod Mayo says he is unsure if Brian Belichick will follow Bill Belichick to UNC.
- Nick O’Malley reports Patriots are NFL’s biggest underdogs in Week 16.
- Zolak & Bertrand discuss whether Colorado’s Travis Hunter is a fit for the Patriots after winning the Heisman.
- Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate breaks down the game, spotlighting standout performances from Drake Maye and Christian Gonzalez; Plus the controversy surrounding a crucial QB sneak decision; More. (34 min.)
- Pats Procrastination podcast: Clare & Chudders debate the fallout from Sunday’s loss. (40 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Conor Orr (SI) The 2024 NFL product seems sloppier than ever. From poor clock management to bad officiating to multiple players giving the ball away before they reach the goal line, it just seems like things are getting worse.
- Albert Breer (SI) Week 15 NFL Takeaways: How Nick Sirianni guided Eagles through a bumpy week; Plus, what the Bills learned from their loss to the Rams, the impact of the Christmas schedule, Travis Hunter’s draft stock; More.
- Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) Week 15 NFL overreactions: Josh Allen lock up MVP? Lions blow No. 1 seed? Packers prove they beat good teams?
- Albert Breer (SI) Patrick Mahomes’s Injury and nine other pivot points facing NFL teams; Will there be a one-and-done coach? Jerod Mayo included.
- Gilberto Manzano (SI) What we learned in NFL Week 15: Josh Allen, Bills expose Lions’ defensive issues.
- Gilberto Manzano (SI) Week 15 winners and losers: Eagles silence locker room questions, 49ers face crossroads.
- Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) 2024 NFL playoff picture, standings after Week 15.
- Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) 2025 NFL free agency: Ranking top 25 potential free agents.