Daily news and links for Monday.
TEAM TALK
- Post Game Notes: Records, stats, trends. Joey Slye sets team record with 63-yard field goal; Deatrich Wise Jr. has first back-to-back sack game since 2017; Bryce Baringer extends streak with at least one 50-yard punt; More.
- Gamebook: Full Patriots at 49ers stats.
- Evan Lazar’s Game Observations: Eight takeaways from the loss to the 49ers. Spotlight: K Joey Slye sets franchise record with 63-yard field goal; Calls for a QB change likely to continue; Pressure and sack numbers continue to be shaky for the O-Line; More.
- Post Game Quotes: Patriots and 49ers.
- Post Game Pressers: Jerod Mayo – Jacoby Brissett – Christian Gonzalez, Hunter Henry, Deatrich Wise, Joey Slye – Jabrill Peppers, Davon Godchaux, Jahlani Tavai.
LOCAL LINKS
- Alex Barth gives us 8 takeaways from Sunday’s loss. 1. Tough day for Jacoby Brissett. 2. More issues for the Offensive line. 3. Rhamondre Stevenson fumbles again; More.
- Khari Thompson has 5 quick takeaways from the blowout loss to San Francisco. 1. The Patriots have a real issue keeping quarterbacks in the pocket.
- Sean T. McGuire offers five takeaways from yesterday: 1. Troubling response from Jerod Mayo and company, who had 10 days to prepare and bounce back after they were pantsed in primetime.
- Doug Kyed calls out how turnovers plagued the Pats in their 30-13 Week 4 blowout loss.
- Mark Daniels comes up with 3 reasons why the Patriots lost. 1. It didn’t start that bad for the Patriots, but the first half quickly turned into a dumpster fire for the offense.
- Doug Kyed suggests the defense deserves some responsibility for the loss too; Godchaux: ‘We’re just on the field too much.’
- Chris Mason points out a particularly concerning issue on defense: After emphasizing the importance of setting a strong edge all week, the defense failed that test, repeatedly letting Brock Purdy escape the pocket.
- Andrew Callahan gets the temptation but lays out why starting Drake Maye won’t fix the Patriots problems. Starting Maye would only scratch an itch symptomatic of much deeper problems; a sugar high to remedy the weeks-long crash that followed the Pats’ sweet, sweet season opener at Cincinnati.
- Tom E. Curran explains why starting Drake Maye would be a panic move for the Patriots.
- Andrew Callahan passes along a report saying Drake Maye is ‘weeks away’ from starting.
- Andrew Callahan relays Jerod Mayo saying Jacoby Brissett remains the starting QB ‘at this point’.
- Matt Dolloff gives us the Patriots ups & downs to see who stood out in the loss to the 49ers.
- Mark Daniels notes rookie WR Ja’Lynn Polk says incomplete deep ball ‘was a catch’.
- Doug Kyed notes the Patriots lost captains David Andrews and Kyle Dugger to injuries the first half.
- Doug Kyed passes along a report that says the Pats’ plan is for Kendrick Bourne to begin practicing in Week 5.
- Nick Goss tells us what message Jacoby Brissett shared with his teammates after their loss to the 49ers.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Sorting the Sunday Pile, Week 4.
- Albert Breer (SI) Week 4 takeaways: Joe Flacco still a great story; Plus, Tom Brady’s impact on the Buccaneers, Kirk Cousins discusses another close finish, Fred Warner on ‘49er football,’ Zac Taylor on the Bengals’ first win; More.
- Gilberto Manzano (SI) What we learned in Week 4: Commanders stay hot, Vikings play spoiler; Plus, Minnesota ruined Jordan Love’s return to the field.
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) Week 4: What we learned from Sunday’s games. 1. Jacoby Brissett lacks pop; More.
- NFL Nation (ESPN) NFL Week 4: Biggest questions, takeaways for every game. Patriots: Will the Patriots’ sputtering offense lead to a change at QB with Drake Maye? Troubling trend: RB Rhamondre Stevenson’s ball security; Biggest hole in the game plan: The inability to set the edge on defense.
- Tyler Sullivan & Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) Everything to know about Week 4. Patriots: Jerod Mayo’s defense made things chippy down the stretch, but this one was never really close, with Jordan Mason clearing 120 yards on the ground and Brock Purdy airing it out to Deebo Samuel, George Kittle and Jauan Jennings for the 49ers. San Francisco gets a much-needed “W” to improve to 2-2 on the year.
- Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) Overreactions after Week 4: Commanders best in NFC East? Deshaun Watson benched?
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Week 4 grades: 49ers A, Patriots D-. This one felt like it was over less than a minute into the second quarter after Jacoby Brissett threw a pick-six. The offense couldn’t move the ball, the defense couldn’t slow down the 49ers, and the only bright spot in the game came from Joey Slye, who hit the fourth-longest field goal in NFL history with a 63-yarder just before halftime.
- Steven Ruiz (The Ringer) The winners and losers of Week 4. Losers: Aaron Rodgers and the Jets. /Works for me, lol.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL winners and losers. Losers: Jerod Mayo and the Patriots. The Patriots have looked like the worst team in the football the past two weeks; More.
- Cody Benjamin (CBS sports) Week 4 winners and losers. Winner: The 49ers’ status as contenders.
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) Week 4: Notable injuries, news from Sunday’s games. Patriots: C David Andrews (shoulder), OT Caedan Wallace (ankle) and S Kyle Dugger (ankle) did not return against the 49ers.
- Alex Kennedy (ESPN) Who are the winningest NFL coaches of all time?
- Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) Tom Brady reveals Bears made a strong push to sign him during free agency before he chose the Bucs.