TEAM TALK
- Post Game Notes: Patriots vs. Raiders - Records set, milestones reached, trends continued. Brady becomes 3rd NFL QB with 150 wins.
- Erik Scalavino shares his observations about the Week 3 win from the press box at Gillette: Just good enough.
- Paul Perillo posts some random thoughts from the 16-9 victory over Oakland: Pass protection a concern. /Ya think?.
- Andy Hart issues his post-game stock watch: Penalties were much lower than last week.
- Post Game Pressers: Bill Belichick - Tom Brady - Vince Wilfork.
- Post Game Quotes: Patriots and Raiders.
- Post Game Locker Room - Revis, Gronk speak following the win. (3.33 min. video)
- Press pass: Rob Gronkowski (2.36 min. video) - Darrelle Revis (2.11 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Patriots squeeze out home-opening win. (2.15 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss gives us his initial reaction to Pats' 16-9 home-opening win: Pats don't get many style points for this one.
- Karen Guregian calls Sunday's dismal effort by the Patriots a game that left you with an uneasy feeling, and more doubts about the team.
- Zuri Berry recaps Sunday's squeaker, ending with a Vince Wilfork interception with 51 seconds left.
- Ron Borges calls out the receiving corps for letting Brady down. To those who 'argue Brady has too quickly abandoned open receivers, go study some tape and find them.'
- Eric Wilbur blames Tom Brady for the team's offensive woes.
- Jeff Howe notes the defense wasn't proud of its performance, despite holding back-to-back opponents to fewer than 10 points.
- Jimmy Toscano recaps how the Patriots escape with a win, with some help from the defense.
- Mark Farinella says what should have been used to blow off the cobwebs and work out the kinks, turned into an unintentional nailbiter.
- Christopher Price tells us what we learned from Sunday's win: Stevan Ridley is still doing well hanging on to the ball.
- Mike Reiss shares some observations and soundbites from the locker room after the win. Edelman: "A pretty loss is [worse] than an ugly win."
- Mike Reiss says that on a day when little went right for the offense, Edelman shined.
- Adam Kurkjian focuses on Edelman's performance yesterday, noting he's the best playmaker on the team.
- Darren Hartwell points out every point in the game was scored by a player named '-Kowski'.
- Kevin Duffy calls the Patriots fortunate, says offense left too many points on the field.
- Lee Schechter reviews Bryan Stork's performance when he entered for the second straight week late in the game.
- Adam Kurkjian details the intensifying problems on the O-line.
- Tom E. Curran relays Justin Tuck's and Antonio Smith's opinion of Tom Brady after the game. Tuck: 'I don't think Brady's lost nothing.'
- Jimmy Toscano mentions Raiders' CB Carlos Rogers' pretty cool reaction to Brady trying to block him in the 4th quarter.
- Mike Reiss analyzes the snaps played by the Patriots Sunday: Offense - Defense.
- Mike Reiss looks at the positional groupings utilized on offense and analyzes the results.
- Nick O'Malley crunches the numbers: For two straight weeks, the offense has looked downright brutal in the first quarter.
- Doug Kyed believes the Patriots offensive potential must be questioned after Sunday's ugly win.
- Bill Speros warns that fluke plays and lucky bounces won't bail out the Patriots next time.
- Adam Kaufman wonders if we should be worried about this year's team.
- Steve Buckley wanted to see a blowout this week, not a worrisome grind-it-out win.
- Mike Reiss highlights Tom Brady's post-game presser: Red Zone offense a downer.
- Mike Reiss recaps Bill Belichick's post-game presser: 'A grind-it-out game.'
- Lee Schechter details Vince Wilfork making the play of the game, a clutch interception to put away the game.
- Ryan Hannable focuses on Wilfork's third career interception, that sealed the win.
- Mike Reiss reports DT Sealver Siliga left the game with a foot injury in the first quarter and did not return.
- Zuri Berry gives us 5 takeaways from Patriots-Raiders: Patriots are having a hard time spreading the ball around.
- Erik Frenz explains how a defense can struggle without giving up a touchdown.
- Mike Petraglia and Chris Price break down the Patriots' win. (9.49 min. video)
- Mike Reiss picks his Ups and Downs for the Patriots.
- Erik Frenz tells us whose post-game stock is up and whose is down.
- Mark Farinella gives the Hots and Nots from Sunday.
- Ron Borges selects his Best & Worst from Pats-Raiders.
- Doug Kyed picks his standout performers from Sunday.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Gronkowski's workload was ratcheted up yesterday; Jordan Devey was replaced after a false start and a sack in succession; Stork could get more meaningful playing time after the line struggled; Oakland coach Dennis Allen wasn't a fan of the holding call that negated a would-be tying TD, but Belichick wasn't a fan of the pass interference call one play earlier.
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Game Center - Patriots vs. Raiders. Recap, stats, analysis and highlights.
- Chris Burke (SI) From Titans to Pats, a look at the worst performances of Week 3.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Raiders comeback falls short, Patriots survive a scare.
- Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: 'The NFL needed this'.
- Patrick Imig (Cold Hard Football Facts) Week 3 statistical tailgate: Early games.
- John Clayton (ESPN) Last Call, Week 3: Focus shifts to football (at least temporarily).
- David Steele (Sporting News) NFL Week 3 checkdown.
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Sorting the Sunday Pile, Week 3.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL morning after.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) Monday Musings: Seahawks' Wilson gets the best of another elite QB.
- Sid Saraf (Fox Sports) Week 3 Awards: Things are definitely getting chippy out there.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Grades Week 3. Pats earn B-.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) HGH testing could start in early October.
VIEW FROM OAKLAND
- Jerry McDonald (Oakland Tribune) Oakland Raiders lose 16-9 to New England Patriots.
- Jerry Knaak (Raiders.com) Raiders valiant effort falls short in Foxborough.
- Scott Bair (CSN Bay Area) Raiders disagree with holding call that nullified late TD.
- Mark Purdy (Mercury News) Raiders are what we thought they were.
- Scott Bair (CSN Bay Area) Instant Replay: Carr, Raiders fall short in New England.
- Howard Ulman, AP (Salt Lake Tribune) Final: Patriots 16, Raiders 9.