TEAM TALK
- Press Release: Patriots victory tops Boston television market ratings; Patriots 5th Quarter edges out Emmy Awards.
- Infographic: Breaking down the win over the Saints.
- Paul Perillo tells us who won their matchups on Sunday.
- Don Banks Snap Judgments, Week 2: The Patriots rolled to 555 yards of offense and blitzed New Orleans with 30 points in the first half.
- Conference Call Transcript: Bill Belichick.
- Patriots locker room celebration following their 36-20 win over the Saints. (1.30 min. video)
- Post Game Locker Room: Brandin Cooks, Patriots discuss the win. (1.37 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Jeff Howe focuses on how the running backs are stepping up at just the right time.
- CBS Boston points out how Deatrich Wise and Jonathan Jones both excelled in expanded roles against the Saints.
- Phil Perry says Deatrich Wise's performance on Sunday is a very encouraging sign for a defense that needs to put more pressure on opposing QBs.
- Kevin Duffy sees Deatrich Wise as another Arkansas draft-day steal by Belichick.
- Mike Reiss gets into the reasons for Malcolm Butler's reduced role on Sunday.
- Michael Hurley serves up some still-tasty Sunday leftovers: '... the 53-yard touchdown by Gronkowski shouldn’t be ignored'. /Always a fun read.
- Doug Kyed Patriots film review: How Tom Brady kept offense producing after injuries.
- Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Notes on the Patriots-Saints re-watch: "...it was a pretty methodical strangulation by the Patriots."
- Jeff Howe details some of the stats after breaking down the Pats’ 36-20 victory Sunday over the Saints.
- Chris Bokum (PatriotsWire) Tom Brady reveals Patriots draw up 1,000 passing plays per season.
- Ian Logue (PatsFans) How important is Rob Gronkowski? Third down numbers don't lie.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Is Brandin Cooks doing enough for Patriots offense?
- Nick O'Malley relays Tom Brady on how the Patriots took the play that gave the Chiefs a 78-yard TD on, and ran it against the Saints.
- Mike Reiss power-ranks the Patriots newcomers through Week 2: Deatrich Wise Jr. leades, David Harris trails.
- Doug Kyed hears injury updates from Rob Gronkowski “nothing serious and I’m day-to-day” and Phillip Dorsett “Just a little sore but I’m all right”.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Report: Dont'a Hightower could return as soon as Week 3.
- Adam Kurkjian Patriots Notebook: Phillip Dorsett hopes to play Sunday.
- Bob Socci's Notebook: How the Pats kept calm amid a few seconds of panic.
- Ryan Hannable saw a fired-up Bill Belichick in the locker room after the win.
- Doug Kyed reports the Patriots worked out six free agents, including DL Datone Jones.
- The ProJo sports staff picks five possible additions to the depleted Patriots receiving corps.
- Ron Borges issues his Patriots Report Card: Week 2. The Saints defense "couldn't stop a leaf blowing across the lawn."
- Ryan Hannable highlights Bill Belichick on WEEI yesterday, discussing the win over the Saints and explaining (in detail) the headset issues in New Orleans.
- Ryan Hannable notes Bill Belichick mentioned how he feels the team could have been much better in pick-route defense.
- Ian Logue (PatsFans) Tom Brady full interview with Jim Gray - "Anytime someone leaves the game, it's serious."
- Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) Best of social media: Week 2 Patriots vs. Saints.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) Be careful, NFL: Tom Brady is in trouble, and that's when he's at his best.
- CBS This Morning (CBS News) What does Tom Brady eat? How the star stays on the field in his 40s. (4.34 min. video)
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) At 40, Tom Brady is not acting his age.
- Hank Gargiulo and Seth Walder (ESPN) Best and worst QBs of Week 2: Tom Brady returned to his old self against the friendly Saints defense.
- Brian Burke (ESPN) The plays that swung week 2: A Gronk game-breaker. A dazzling scramble TD. A missed game-winning FG. ...
- Analysts (Football Outsiders) Audibles at the Line: Week 2.
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) The Debrief, Week 2: Soaring AFC West is 2017's division to beat.
- Jason B. Hirschhorn (Sports on Earth) Two-win teams: Real or fake news?
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Yes, not many 0-2 teams make the playoffs.
- Dan Hanzus (NFL.com) Ten GIFs that help us understand Week 2 in NFL. /Eh.
- Sara Jane Harris (Sporting News) All the jokes after Eli Manning gets sacked by a 'ghost'. /Hey, at least when Peyton did it he turned it into a play.
- Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) Why an NFL franchise in London isn't necessary.
- Charles Robinson (Yahoo! Sports) NFL television ratings: No one is winning argument over what's going on with viewership.
- Ian Casselberry (Awful Announcing) ESPN reportedly wanted to bring back Ron Jaworski, but Disney wouldn’t allow it.
- Andrew Brandt (SI) Roger Goodell doesn't have to worry about his job security.