TEAM TALK
- Game Preview: Patriots vs. Saints. Broadcast info, series history, team connections and what to look for.
- Conference Call Transcripts: Bill Belichick - Josh McDaniels - Matt Patricia.
- Patriots Today - Matt Light Celebrity Shootout. (3.54 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Wrapping up week 5. (3.47 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss analyzes what to expect with the return of Rob Gronkowski: He'll help, but he isn't a one-man cure-all.
- Karen Guregian warns there's only so much Rob Gronkowski can fix; he can't do anything about all the dropped passes plaguing the Pats this season.
- Tom E. Curran says the Gronkowski convalescence has been a clusterfudge to end all clusterfudges.
- Luke Hughes thinks Rob Gronkowski isn't a fix all for Patriots' red zone issues, and ten more thoughts from around the NFL.
- Field Yates helps us get to know the Saints and which players to watch for on Sunday.
- Erik Frenz scouts the New Orleans Saints with a look at the best the Saints have to offer and a quick recap of their season so far.
- Tom E. Curran notes covering Jimmy Graham and Darren Sproles will be a tough assignment for the defense Sunday.
- Mike Whitmer writes the Patriots' coaches are bracing for the 5-0 Saints.
- Kevin McNamara finds that five games into the season the Patriots are a team still in search of themselves.
- Mike Petraglia looks at when the Patriots ran the ball Sunday and whether there has been a fundamental change in the team's approach.
- Tom E. Curran says the Patriots defense will have to be ready for the Saints' quick-snapping the ball.
- Mike Reiss answers his weekly reader mailbag: Does Tom Brady deserve more of the blame than he's getting?
- Field Yates reports Kanorris Davis and Ja'Gared Davis clear waivers.
- Mike Reiss looks at the Patriots in his weekly stat check, while comparing them with the New Orleans Saints.
- Christopher Price updates the 'Tom Brady Confidence Index' after Week 5.
- Mike Reiss presents his weekly analysis of Tom Brady's play.
- Christopher Price charts the offensive opportunities for skill-position players through week 5.
- Christopher Price tells us which defenders have done the best job of getting after the QB so far this season.
- Karen Guregian Patriots Notebook: Rob Gronkowski's return not a done deal; Dr. James Andrews will be consulted in the decision; Pats defense has risen to nearly every challenge this season, but Drew Brees and the Saints will be the toughest test yet; Saints defense has improved with Rob Ryan as defensive coordinator; Belichick acknowledges the Pats went away from the running game late in the game.
- Mike Reiss checks up on some notable former Patriots players and how they're doing with their new teams.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Gronkowski expects to be cleared to play Sunday.
- Report (ESPN Stats & Information) Explaining the Patriots' red zone woes.
- Justin Henry (Cold Hard Football Facts) Week 6 NFL snapshots: 15 images, 30 facts, infinite wisdom. Saints at Patriots.
- Bill Barnwell (Grantland) Thank you for not coaching! Week 5. Pats decision to kick a FG on 4th-and-1 in the 4th too conservative.
- John Clayton (ESPN) Last Call Week 5: Unbeatens grab spotlight.
- Dave Dameshek (NFL.com) The Shame Report: Week 5. (3.20 min. video)
- Doug Farrar (SI) Break it down: Rob Ryan's big blitzes key Saints' defensive revival.
- Peter King (MMQB.SI) The Tuesday mailbag.
- Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) NFL adds third London game in 2014 regular season.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Goodell doesn't close the door on a London-based franchise.
- Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Roger Goodell: Playoff expansion a possibility for 2015.
- Terez A. Payor (Kansas City Star) With Falcons floundering, could Chiefs swing a deal for Tony Gonzalez?