TEAM TALK
- Patriots Roster Tracker 2013.
- Patriots Thursday Injury Report.
- Andy Hart reports Tom Brady is set to open a new business at Patriot Place, TB12 Sports Therapy Center.
- Patriots release OL Braxston Cave and TE Matthew Mulligan.
- Patriots Today - Week 1 matchup: Johnson vs. Talib. (2.27 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Opponent preview: Pats at Bills. (3.27 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Brady and his boys. (2.59 min. video)
- Locker Room Uncut - What lies ahead in Buffalo. (2.27 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Jeff Howe says it's time for the Patriots to take the cover off their defense, and show their versatility.
- Tedy Bruschi & Mike Reiss break down Pats-Bills: The new QB and coach make Bills a mystery, but one the Pats should solve.
- Mike Petraglia & Chris Price preview Patriots-Bills. (7.51 min. video)
- Christopher Price gives us one NFL scout's breakdown of Patriots-Bills: New England faces the challenge of the unknown.
- Matt Chatham gives us three areas of focus for the opener. 1. Bills' kickoff returner Marquise Goodwin is a former Olympic track guy.
- Ron Borges explains why EJ Manuel faces a tough first test against Bill Belichick.
- Christopher Price says that if EJ Manuel wants to beat the Patriots, he has to take a page from rookie QBs who have done it before.
- Tom E. Curran says Steve Gregory's reliability is the key to improving the secondary.
- Mike Reiss and Field Yates forecast the AFC East.
- Rich Levine posts his NFL Preview: Part 1 and Part 2.
- Mike Reiss notes Danny Amendola is sick of talking about football and just wants to go play.
- Shalise Manza Young reports Tom Brady brought all of his receivers out to California for two weeks to start working with them this offseason.
- Nick Underhill reports Aqib Talib avoids a war of words with Stevie Johnson.
- Field Yates notes Will Svitek is the only absence at Thursday's helmet-and-shells practice.
- Field Yates & Mike Reiss share some picked-up pieces from the Patriots on Thursday. Jamie Collins is anxious but ready for his first NFL regular-season action.
- CSNNE dumps on Jerod Mayo's peculiar pre-game ritual.
- Field Yates reports the hearing for Alfonzo Dennard was delayed until September 16th.
- Callum Borchers discovers the Patriots popularity has been unharmed by its rocky offseason. Includes graphic.
- The Boston Globe charts the Pats receivers in the Bill Belichick era.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Aaron Dobson has all the tools to be a high-flying threat as an outside receiver, and welcomes personal instructive film sessions with Tom Brady; Alfonzo Dennard's hearing was pushed back to Sept.16; Patriots re-signed James Develin after releasing TE Matthew Mulligan and OL Braxton Cave.
- Ben Volin and Shalise Manza Young examine whether the Patriots are realistic Super Bowl contenders. (3.21 min. video)
- Jim Lazar makes his Week 1 picks. Pats, 30-13.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Mike Rodak & Mike Reiss (ESPN) Double coverage: Patriots at Bills.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) Week 1 by the numbers: Patriots have won nine straight openers.
- Russell S. Baxter (Cold Hard Football Facts) Opening numbers: Pro football guru tackles Week 1.
- Numbers Never Lie (ESPN) New-Look Patriots. (1.10 min. video)
- Andy Nesbitt (Fox Sports) Tom Brady's advice to Johnny Manziel: Don't be a 'turd'.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL warns teams not to fake injuries. /Well, that settles that.
- Rich Eisen (MMQB.SI) Ten things I think: Manzeil Mania, the QB whisperer and why he'd never cut it in Santa's workshop.
- Chris Wesseling & Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Broncos chasing 2007 Pats.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Deer antler spray sellers' offices raided.
- Andrew Brandt (MMQB.SI) Getting down to actual business.
- Andy Nesbitt (Fox Sports) One 'bold-ish' prediction for all 32 NFL teams.
- James Walker (ESPN) Ron Jaworski: Dolphins will win AFC East.
- Bill Simmons (Grantland) AFC Power Poll. Pats No. 2.
- Chris Burke (SI) NFL season preview Power Rankings. Pats 5th.
- Alan Zlotorynski (Fanspeak) 2013 New England Patriots Season Preview.
- Elliot Harrison (NFL.com) Week 1 predictions. Pats 34, Bills 27.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) NFL Week 1 picks. Patriots 30, Bills 20.
VIEW FROM BUFFALO
- Kevin Oklobzjia (Democrat & Chronicle) Patriots coach Bill Belichick facing some guesswork against Buffalo Bills.
- Staff Report (BuffaloBills.com) What to watch for: Patriots at Bills.
- Anna Stolzenburg (BuffaloBills.com) Bills kick off season in front of sold-out crowd.
- Chris Brown (BuffaloBills.com) Mario is all systems go.