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TEAM TALK
- Game Preview: Patriots vs. Raiders. Broadcast info, series history, team connections and who to watch for on both sides of the ball.
- Paul Perillo details the Devin McCourty interception and return to the Minnesota 1 that changed the momentum of the game.
- Erik Scalavino tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: Does Brady not trust his receivers?
- Conference Call Transcripts: Bill Belichick - Josh McDaniels - Matt Patricia.
- Patriots Today - Targeting Oakland. (2.18 min. video)
- Totally Patriots - Jamie Collins outside the helmet. (1.34 min. video)
- Totally Patriots - Get "Totally Fit" with Harold Nash. (1.38 min. video)
- Why we play: Rob Gronkowski. (1.31 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss helps us get to know the Oakland Raiders and three players to know on each side of the ball.
- Mike Petraglia tells us why Bill Belichick is not taking the 0-2 Raiders lightly.
- Mike Reiss warns us the broadcasting crew for Sundays game will be Greg Gumbel and Trent Green.
- Karen Guregian points out five concerns she has about the Patriots offense: 1. Third-down woes.
- Lee Schechter highlights the coaches discussing how they want more balance on offense.
- Lee Schechter serves up some leftovers from Tuesday's conference calls with the coaches.
- Christopher Price tells us which Patriots defenders have done the best job getting after the quarterback.
- Mike Reiss looks at which players factored in most on special teams units Sunday: Maybe former Dolphin Don Jones wasn't signed just for intel purposes after all.
- Mike Reiss posts his weekly stat check to see where the Patriots fit in with the rest of the league.
- Mike Reiss answers his Patriots Mailbag: Anyone out there besides Edelman?
- Tom E. Curran reminds the Brady-haters that free speech is also about the right to stay silent.
- Rich Levine gives us a reasonable, rational and totally plausible explanation on why Tom Brady doesn't speak out.
- Lee Schechter reports the Patriots have signed three players to the practice squad.
- Karen Guregian Patriots Notebook: Patriots defense will face rookie QB Derek Carr Sunday, whose play has impressed Matt Patricia; BIll Belichick has high praise for Nate Ebner; Belichick notes Dominique Easley still has a lot of work ahead of him, and still getting a grasp of what they're doing defensively; Josh McDaniels admits they have to do a better job coaching crossing patterns and pick plays, and avoiding penalties.
- Gayle Fee writes 'you couldn’t swing a dead cat in this town this week without hitting a pro athlete, as the Patriots, Bruins, Celtics and Revolution were busy meeting fans, doing good deeds, hitting the links and handing out free coffee.'
NATIONAL NEWS
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Week 2 winners and losers. Pats defense in the winners column.
- Chris Burke (SI) NFL Week 2 winners, losers.
- Lorenzo Reyes (USA Today) The biggest surprises in the NFL season so far.
- Dave Dameshek (NFL.com) The Shame Report, Week 2. (1.07 min. video)
- Bill Barnwell (Grantland) NFL Week 2 Wrap: A Tale of Two Cities.
- Staff Report (Cold Hard Football Facts) NFL Week 2 statistical tailgate.
- Staff Report (Cold Hard Football Facts) NFL Week 3 Preview.
- Greg A. Bedard (The MMQB) Was it just a bad day, or is the NFL looking at an injury epidemic?
- Staff Report (SI) NFL reinstates players suspended for drug offenses. /Peyton gets Welker back for the Seahawks. How convenient.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL hires new D.C.-based lobbyist.