TEAM TALK
- Post Game Notes: Patriots vs. Buccaneers. Records set, milestones reached, trends continued.
- Erik Scalavino analyzes the Pats' Week 3 win.
- Post Game Press Conferences: Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.
- Post Game Quotes: Patriots and Buccaneers.
LOCAL LINKS
- Jackie MacMullan says Tom Brady has something to shout about - improved connections with his rookie receivers.
- Shalise Manza Young points to two Tom Brady-to-Kenbrell Thompkins TD passes, that helped the Patriots win
- Mike Reiss gives us his rapid reaction on Pats 23, Bucs 3.
- Jeff Howe recaps Sunday's win, noting the stifling play of the defense as the offense gradually improved.
- David Lefort talks about how the Pats outclassed the Bucs in situational football.
- Ron Borges sees patience, practice paying off for the offense.
- Christopher Price tells us what we learned from the Pats win: Defense is still outplaying the offense.
- Field Yates notes Brandon Bolden and LeGarrette Blount make the RB rotation work.
- Karen Guregian lauds the defense for making the stops when needed.
- CSNNE reports Logan Mankins credits the defense for 'kicking butt out there'.
- Mike Petraglia says it's time to start believing in the Patriots defense.
- Dan Ventura looks at the rookies' performance Sunday and says the kids are alright.
- Ryan Hannable reports Darrelle Revis believes the Patriots rookie wide receivers 'are improving.'
- Christopher Price tells us what went right and what went wrong in Sunday's win over the Bucs.
- Zuri Berry gives us 5 takeaways from Pats-Bucs: Efficiency is creeping back up.
- Mike Reiss gives us his first-glance Ups and Downs for the Patriots.
- Mark Farinella posts his Hots & Nots from yesterday's win.
- Mark Daniels picks the Best & Worst of Pats-Bucs Sunday.
- Tom E. Curran revisits his Pats-Bucs preview to see how the results matched his predictions.
- Tom E. Curran and Mike Giardi break down Pats-Bucs. 'Big strides' made on offense.
- Mike Reiss breaks down the Patriots' 23-3 win over the Bucs. (1.22 min. video)
- Mike Petraglia and Chris Price break down Pats' runaway win over Bucs. (6.27 min. video)
- Mike Reiss posts the offensive snaps from Sunday's win, and finds an even split at RB.
- Field Yates analyzes the Rob Ninkovich deal.
- Nick Underhill notes NFLN reported Rob Gronkowski is being held off the field due to the health of his forearm, not his back.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Ninkovich earns 3-year, $15M deal and getting what he wanted most - to remain with the Pats; Vollmer left the stadium in a walking boot; Cannon replaced Vollmer; Tom Brady shot down the report that he had been reaching out to Deion Branch and Brandon Lloyd for a possible return.
- ESPN Boston posts the video of Eduardo Martinez get the Make-A-Wish opportunity to spend the day with the Patriots and Tom Brady. (5.46 min. video)
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Game Center - Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New England Patriots. Recap, stats, analysis and highlight videos.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Patriots beat Bucs easily.
- Howard Ulman, AP (Yahoo! Sports) 5 things to know from Patriots' 23-3 win over Bucs.
- Chris Burke (SI) Backup RBs in the spotlight. Brandon Bolden gets a mention here.
- Peter King (MMQB.SI) MMQB: Strange days ruling season's start.
- NFL Sunday Blitz (ESPN) Bucs-Patriots recap. (3.34 min. video)
- Ross Jones (Fox Sports) Tom Brady has a new best friend in Kenbrell Thompkins.
- Video (NFL.com) Week 3: Ultimate Monday morning recap. (2.50 min. video)
VIEW FROM TAMPA BAY
- Rick Stroud (Tampa Bay Times) Bucs lose to Patriots, fall to 0-3.
- Scott Smith (Buccaneers.com) Bucs fall to Pats, 23-3.
- Roy Cummings (Tampa Tribune) Brady, Patriots dominate punchless Bucs.
- Ira Kaufman (Tampa Tribune) Brady finds familiar form vs. Bucs.
- Ira Kaufman (Tampa Tribune) Talib answers the call against Bucs.
- Scott Smith (Buccaneers.com) Missed chances derail Bucs offense.
- Tom Jones (Tampa Bay Times) Numbers say it's already a lost season for Bucs.
- Greg Auman (Tampa Bay TImes) Bucs defense strong in Red Zone.
- Gary Shelton (Tampa Bay Times) Might be time for Bucs to pull plug on Freeman.