TEAM TALK
- Post Game Notes: Patriots are best road team since 1994.
- Erik Scalavino posts his observations from the press box at Heinz Field: Just good enough on the road.
- Paul Perillo shares some post-game random thoughts: Blount carries the load.
- Andy Hart's Stock Watch: LeGarrette Blount helps Patriots run to road win.
- Post Game Pressers: Bill Belichick (5.58 min. video) - Tom Brady (4.46 min. video) - Rob Gronkowski (3.49 min. video)
- Patriots Press Pass: Edelman, Butler, and others discuss the Patriots 27-16 win over the Steelers. (2.09 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss mentions how LeGarrette Blount churned out yardage in key moments to help the Patriots get past the Steelers.
- Karen Guregian highlights LeGarrette Blount's performance, as surprisingly the Pats' explosive offense featured a healthy dose of the motivated RB.
- The Herald spotlights LeGarrette Blount's 2016 run, his best season since rushing for 1,007 yards his rookie year in 2010 for the Buccaneers.
- Jeff Howe recaps New England's win, noting that Tom Brady's return gives the team a far greater margin of error than most of their opponents.
- Ben Volin says that amid a lot of mistakes, the Patriots mixed in flashes of brilliance.
- Christopher Gasper determines the Patriots defense doesn't pass the eye test, even if it's not allowing a lot of points.
- Nick O'Malley points out how the Patriots bend but don't break in their Week 7 win.
- Ryan Hannable lays out how the Patriots defense has been among the NFL's best this season.
- Doug Kyed sees that the Patriots' first-half defensive troubles have become a pesky weekly tradition.
- Lee Schechter (PatsFans) Patriots are pushing the limits of the "bend, but don't break" defense.
- Doug Kyed spotlights Malcolm Butler's up-and-down battle with Antoniio Brown.
- Mike Petraglia notes that after mimicking him on his interception, Malcolm Butler admits 'much love' for Antonio Brown.
- Ron Borges calls the Patriots lucky, because they faced a wounded Steelers team.
- Bob George (PatsFans) Without Big Ben, Steelers still play Patriots tough.
- Michael Colangelo (PatriotsWire) 5 takeaways from the Patriots' sloppy win over the Steelers. 1. Only thing stopping the Patriots' offense is the Patriots' offense.
- Dave D'Onofrio gives us 5 takeaways from the Patriots 27-16 win. 1. Pats' RBs are an asset.
- Eric Wilbur believes the Steelers and Patriots are destined to meet again this season.
- Ian Logue (PatsFans) Brady lighting things up so far through three games.
- Christopher Price gives us his 3 Up and 3 Down from yesterday's win over the Steelers.
- Mike Reiss picks his Ups and Downs from Sunday.
- Tom E. Curran highlights the Best and Worst plays from Sunday.
- Phil Perry looks at the good, the bad and the concerning (hello there, Steven Gostkowski) from Sunday's win.
- CBS Boston looks at what went right and what went wrong in the Patriots 27-16 win.
- 98.5 Sports Hub guest Boomer Esiason discussed the Pats' 27-16 win over the Steelers, the struggles of Stephen Gostkowski, and their bend-don-t-break defense.
- Mike Petraglia enjoys how Bill Belichick and the Patriots get the last laugh on disrespectful Mike Tomlin, Keith Butler and the Steelers.
- Matt Wincherauk (PatriotsWire) Tom Brady says Patriots 'steel' one in TB Times Facebook post.
- Ben Volin writes about how Dont'a Hightower is continuing the Patriots tradition of having a "smart, reliable, physical, and aggressive middle linebacker" on the roster.
- Bill Speros (All 22) Bill Belichick has no need for high tech when opponents moan and groan about low tactics. /Good read.
- Miguel Benzan (PatsFans) Tracking the 2016 Patriots incentives after the Steelers game.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Rob Gronkowski ties Stanley Morgan for team TD mark.
- Ryan Hathaway Morning Update: Julian Edelman on his fumble: 'Just terrible ball security'.
- Zack Cox Patriots vs. Steelers Notes: LeGarrette Blount on pace for record-setting season.
- Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts: Harder Gillette surface could help Stephen Gostkowski.
- Mike Reiss finds that after spending his first three seasons in Cleveland, Barkevious Mingo is enjoying playing for a winning team.
- Mike Petraglia and Doug Kyed discuss Blount and Gronkowski powering the Patriots to a win. (Video).
- Troy Brown rips the once great Steelers defense for being the softest he has seen from front to back after they lose to the Patriots. (1.29 min. video)
- The Herald thumbnails three lingering issues from this game we’ll likely be talking about all week.
- Phil Perry found a video that was made by Steelers RB DeAngelo Williams to make fun of the Patriots and Deflategate. "The execution? Not so good".
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Game Center - Patriots vs. Steelers: Recap, stats and highlights.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Patriots ride LeGarrette Blount, beat Steelers 27-16.
- Jon Abbott (Pro Football Focus) New England at Pittsburgh grades: Brady outstanding again.
- Sean Wagner-McGough (CBS Sports) Rob Gronkowski keeps carving up Steelers with yet another touchdown.
- Will Graves (AP) Precise, physical Patriots too much for messy Steelers.
- Samer Kalaf (Deadspin) Gronk knows what number comes after 68.
- Sean Gentille (Sporting News) Mike Tomlin, Steelers pick a bad time to play it safe.
- Greg A. Bedard (SI) NFL Week 7 Blanket: It's the defense, not Carson Wentz, that's key to Eagles' success; Mike Tomlin not a HoF head coach; More.
- Don Banks (NFL.com) Snap Judgments, Week 7: Vikings can't stay unbeaten; Patriots pound Steelers; More.
- Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: Dramatic incompetence and the true story of an NFL tie; More on Week 7.
- Dieter Kurtenbach (Fox Sports) What we learned in Week 7 of the NFL season.
- Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) Monday Morning Digest: Can't look away from an unwatchable NFL Sunday.
- Staff (The Ringer) The Winners and Losers from NFL Week 7. Loser: Mike Tomlin.
- Staff (Yahoo! Sports) NFL Winners and Losers. Loser: That big New England-Buffalo showdown next week.
- Ron Clements (Sporting News) Turnovers galore mar NFL season's ugliest day of football yet.
- Brett Pollakoff (Fox Sports) The 10 best things we heard in NFL Week 7. Belichick praises his running back.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) Chiefs emerging as the unlikely team to derail powerful Patriots.
- Chris Chase (Fox Sports) Why the New England Patriots won't win the Super Bowl: "It's history folks."
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Week 7 grades: Patriots B+.
- Ryan Clark and Herm Edwards (ESPN) Steelers failed to capitalize on Patriots' mistakes. (1 min. video)
- Robert Mays (The Ringer) Bill Belichick has a crush list.
- Gary Gramling (The MMQB) 10 Things I think I think: Falcons for real, officiating Burfict stomp, Geno Smith, more.
- Andre Vergara (Fox Sports) 5 reasons why Pats are perfect team to trade Dez Bryant to.
- Chris Matyszczyk (cnet.com) Microsoft drafts NFL stars to defend Surface.
- Sam Farmer (LA Times) NFL looks beyond U.S. borders to grow game.
VIEW FROM PITTSBURGH
- Ralph N. Paulk (TribLive) Patriots running back Blount grinds down Steelers defense.
- Ron Cook (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Loss to uncharacteristically sloppy Patriots might do more harm to Steelers in playoffs.
- Gerry Dulac (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Big plays by TE Rob Gronkowski in 2nd half sealed Steelers’ fate.
- Ed Bouchette (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Steelers never led in 27-16 loss to Patriots at Heinz Field.
- Chris Adamski (TribLive) Steelers' Shazier: Defense 'looking like garbage right now'.
- Joe Rutter (TribLIve) Steelers enter bye week after falling to Patriots for 2nd straight loss.
- Bob Labriola (Steelers.com) 27-16 loss drops Steelers to 4-3.
- Bob Labriola (Steelers.com) Despite being shorthanded, the Steelers still had their chances against New England.
- Gene Collier (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Landry Jones can handle the Steelers offense just fine.
- Kevin Gorman (TribLive) Steelers come up short in support of QB Jones.
- Bob Labriola (Steelers.com) What went right, wrong vs. New England.
- Chris Adamski (TribLive) Game day grades: Patriots 27, Steelers 16.
DUMPSTER DIVE
- Adam Kurkjian notes team president Jonathan Kraft emphasized Sunday 'There literally is no gray area' for them when it comes to domestic violence.
- Dave Zirin (The Nation) Another shocking domestic violence case is rocking the NFL: It’s a disturbing window into how the league values owner cronyism over women’s lives.
- Lindsey Adler (Deadspin) Roger Goodell: No, it's the fans who are idiots.
- Andy Clayton (NY Daily News) NFL commish Roger Goodell suggests fans simply don’t understand the issues when they criticize league for fumbling domestic violence cases.
- Timothy Burke (Deadspin) The NFL's private spooks made Molly Brown so nervous she told deputies about it.
- Eric Edholm (Yahoo! Sports) Owners unhappy with NFL over Josh Brown, but why do they remain anonymous?
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) League, union dispute whether NFLPA pressed for Josh Brown ruling.
- Tom E. Curran writes a revealing piece on how Ex-NFL exec Merton Hanks thinks league woes like excessive penalties and drooping ratings trace back to Troy Vincent's Operations Department.
- Matt Yoder (The Comeback) The NFL is football's worst enemy.
- Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) Jerry Jones, Jonathan Kraft go at it over NFL's social media policy.