TEAM TALK
- Patriots - Bills Wednesday Injury Report.
- Patriots acquire LB Kyle Van Noy in a trade with Detroit.
- Angelique Fiske reports the Patriots reveal their Halloween costumes on Snapchat.
- Press Conference Transcipts: Bill Belichick - Tom Brady - Devin McCourty and Matthew Slater.
- Press Pass: Hogan,Chung, Amendola and Long address the media in the locker room. "We want to win every game." (1.33 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Christopher Price tells us 5 things to know about the Bills: Buffalo's fortunes tied to health of RB LeSean McCoy.
- Mike Reiss gives us ten things to know about Patriots-Bills. 1. Pats will look to avoid a season sweep by the Bills.
- Tom E. Curran helps us get to know the enemy: Buffalo Bills edition.
- Matt Dolloff lays out this week's Patriots-Bills matchups: Will the sequel be better than the original?
- Mike Reiss notes the Patriots will focus on slowing down RB LeSean McCoy, even if he is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.
- Adam Kurkjian finds the Patriots preparing for the Bills' offensive attack, with or without LeSean McCoy.
- Tom E. Curran talks about the benefits down the stretch for Tom Brady, because of that four-game suspension.
- Mike Reiss notes Tom Brady's mom tells him he's "the fastest person on the field."
- Christopher Price writes about the redemption of Patrick Chung.
- Jeff Howe calls Patrick Chung an equal-opportunity defender. 'Big, small, fast, slow, Chung treats every opponent the same.'
- Jen McCaffrey reports Chris Hogan isn't focused on returning to Buffalo for the first time with his new team.
- Phil Perry notes that the Bills don't quite have their stories straight: Rex says there is zero focus on 'extracurricular things,' but his players say they won't hesitate to scrap with the Patriots again.
- Tom E. Curran expects the Patriots to tread carefully with Dion Lewis as he nears return to practice.
- Karen Guregian looks at the Patriots recent, and surprising, fumbling woes.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Bills ready to go again in pregame altercation.
- Glen Farley Patriots Notebook: Bills coach not sure Brady's ever been any better.
- Bill Speros writes the NFL can't duck the double standard of it's Giants-favorable 1-game suspension of Josh Brown, after calling that all-out hit on Tom Brady for deflategate.
- Nick O'Malley posts the MassLive staff NFL Week 8 Picks: 5 of 5 pick Patriots to win.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Robey-Coleman vows Bills will react again to pregame agitation.
- Rodger Sherman and Shea Serrano (The Ringer) Rob Gronkowski's 69th touchdown will destroy us all: Here’s how it’ll all go down.
- Albert Breer (The MMQB) On the Broncos' road map, the Patriots' new health strategy, creative deadline ideas, and more.
- Cameron DaSilva (Fox Sports) The 7 greatest moments in Rex Ryan vs. Patriots history, ranked.
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) QB Index: Philip Rivers, Andrew Luck deserve respect. No. 1 Tom Brady.
- Dan Hanzus (NFL.com) Tom Brady's mom doesn't know her son is super slow.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Jordan Matthews: Wentz-Prescott could be new Manning-Brady. /Wut?
- Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Position power rankings: Top 10 undrafted players. No. 8 Malcolm Butler.
- Danny Kelly (The Ringer) The NFL has lost its balance: Many of the NFL’s best teams are hoping to ride one-sided approaches to postseason success.
- Dieter Kurtenbach (Fox Sports) Goals for every NFL team for the remainder of the 2016 season.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Poll: How often do you want to see Thursday games?
- Staff (SI) 2016 NFL re-draft.
- Jonathan Jones (SI) Foul Language: The NFL is cracking down on the use of the N-word on the football field.
- Chris Chase (Fox Sports) Ranking the best and worst NFL helmets, from 32 to 1. /He really shouldn't drink so much.
- David Steele (Sporting News) Week 8 NFL picks straight up. Patriots 38-21.
- Sports Staff (USA Today) Week 8 NFL picks. 5 of 5 pick Patriots over Bills.
VIEW FROM BUFFALO
- Jerry Sullivan (Buffalo News) At 39, Tom Brady is as good as ever.
- Vic Carucci (Buffalo News) Bills don't see any flaws in ageless Brady.
- Sal Maiorana (Democrat & Chronicle) Tom Brady is back, and if possible he's better than ever.
- Chris Brown (BuffaloBills) Taylor may have to make it work minus key pieces.
- John Murphy (BuffaloBills) Top 7 storylines for Bills-Patriots this week. 1. Brady this time, not Brissett. 2. Gronk goes for the record.
- Nick Veronica (Buffalo News) Marcell Dareus: 'I'm playing Sunday' vs. Patriots.
- Matthew Fairburn (NYUpstate) Buffalo Bills WR Sammy Watkins sheds walking boot on injured foot.
- Report (AP Pro32) Bills' McCoy works out on his own to test hamstring injury.
- Matthew Fairburn (NewYorkUpstate) Rex Ryan concedes Bills won't catch Patriots in AFC East if they lose in Week 8.
- Staff (Sports Xchange) Bills face much different challenge this time against Patriots.
- John Wawrow (AP Pro32) After beating Brissett, Ryan braces Bills to face Brady.
- Nick Veronica (Buffalo News) Tom Brady: 'Coaching wouldn't be for me'.
- Nick Wojton (DailyNews) Bills defense sounds off on facing Tom Brady. (1.29 min. video)
- Mike Schopp (WGR 550) For half AFC QBs it's 'just get in'.