VICTORY MONDAY:
- Pro Football Focus hands out grades for Patriots win against the Bills. Tom Brady earns season-best grade in 4 games, Rob Gronkowski and Dont'a Hightower top grades on offense and defense.
- Mike Petraglia recaps the Patriots victory over the Buffalo Bills for WEEI
- Eric Scalavino: The Empire Strikes Back
- Mike Reiss has his normal 3 ups and 3 downs article. However this week it was 5 up and 2 down.
- Doug Kyed picks his six stars of the game.
TEAM TALK:
LOCAL LINKS:
- Mark Daniels covers Trey Flowers and his journey to the Patriots, which started working for his father's construction company.
- Ben Volin makes a case for why Gronk is the best TE of all time.
- Doug Kyed makes a case for why Malcolm Butler is one of the best corners in the game right now.
- Kevin Duffy compiles a list of teammate reactions to Gronk breaking the franchise record for touchdowns.
- Phil Perry: Gostkowski makes 'em all
- Chris Price: Patriots looking forward to the bye week with a 7-1 record. As Bill Belichick would say, we're on to the bye week.
- Mike Reiss posts the Patriots snap count. The 2nd CB spot is still somewhat unsettled with an underwhelming game from Eric Rowe.
NATIONAL NEWS:
- Michael David Smith offers a suggestion to eliminate ties. Personally, I think they should adopt the college system and have teams start at the opponent's 40 yard line instead of the 25.
- Mike Florio posts a poll for who is the league MVP through Week 8. Tom Brady is running away with the lead in the poll. Derek Carr is in a very distant 2nd place.
- Peter King posts his weekly Monday Morning QB article. He left us with one very fun stat nugget: Tom Brady for the first time in his career has had four consecutive 120+ passer rating games in his career.
- Pro Football Focus lists the Top 10 players on Sunday. Two Patriots made the list.
- Broncos DC Wade Phillips released from the hospital after a nasty collision with Chargers RB Melvin Gordon on the sideline.
- Bills defenders make butthurt statement after Gronk torched them for 109 yards and a TD.
- Vote for Tom Brady and your favorite Patriots players deserving of the Pro Bowl.