TEAM TALK
- Patriots - Panthers Wednesday Injury Report.
- Erik Scalavino shares his locker-room news and notes from Wednesday at Gillette: Trying to focus on football.
- Angelique Fiske talks about the group of players and cheerleaders on hand to complete a playground at Boston Bridge Charter School on Tuesday.
- Angelique Fiske shares some fun facts and hot takes with Ted Karras: Ted's uncle Alex played Mongo in "Blazing Saddles" and starred in the sitcom "Webster."
- Press Conference Transcript: Tom Brady.
- Infographic: Breaking down the win over the Texans by the numbers.
- Belichick Breakdown: Key Plays from the victory over the Texans. (5.11 min. video) /Really good sequence of plays showing in-game adjustment.
- Tilted: Joe Cardona touches on his least favorite food growing up, his love for chicken nuggets, his biggest fear, and more. (1.48 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Phil Perry notes that after a running QB gave the Patriots fits, they'll have to prepare for another one with Cam Newton.
- CSNNE helps us get to know the Carolina Panthers: They may be 2-1, but the Panthers are battling though Injuries to key players, and a young offense working to define itself.
- Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Scouting Report: Carolina Panthers.
- Matt Dolloff thumbnails three Panthers with plenty of high-end talent for the Patriots to worry about on both sides of the ball.
- Sam Quinn (247 Sports) Luke Kuechly admits he held Rob Gronkowski in 2013 matchup.
- Jeff Howe describes Tom Brady's illogically strong start this season, defying all rationale.
- Tom E. Curran says Brady takes a licking and keeps on ticking.
- Mike Reiss points out how the Patriots are flirting with trouble if they don't limit the hits on Tom Brady - who has taken more hits in the first three games than any season in the past decade.
- Zack Cox Patriots Notes: Bill Belichick knows Pats' offense must fix this glaring weakness - third and short situations.
- Karen Guregian calls out the ‘woefully bad at the moment’ Patriots defense and says the 'resident masterminds' have been short on solutions.
- Doug Kyed looks at why the Pats' defense is on pace to be the worst of the Belichick era.
- Ian Glendon (Cover32) Tom Brady earns back-to-back AFC Player of the Week honors.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Why Tom Brady tells Patriots receivers not to fight for extra yardage.
- Tyler Sullivan (247 Sports) Tom Brady's book No. 1 on New York Times bestsellers list.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Chad Johnson delivers one-liner about tenure with Patriots.
- Adam Kurkjian finds that players have mixed responses to whether they would want to learn a CTE diagnosis immediately.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Belichick on mobile quarterbacks: Cam Newton is “public enemy No. 1”.
- Gil Brandt (NFL.com) Playoff chances of 2-1 teams: Titans look good, Rams in trouble.
- Jordan Schultz (Yahoo! Sports) Who are the contenders and pretenders?
- Adam Schein (NFL.com) NFL truths: Steelers gonna Steeler, Tom Brady > Father Time.
- Albert Breer (SI) Game Plan: 'Statement game' has Cowboys confidence high for rest of season; More.
- David Carr (NFL.com) Offensive player rankings, Week 4. Tom Brady 1st, Rob Gronkowski 7th.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting news) NFL's biggest disappointments in 2017.
- David Newton (ESPN) The story behind the experimental collar worn by Luke Kuechly.
- Staff (ESPN) Week 4's biggest injury questions for all 32 NFL teams.
- Jenny Vrentas (SI) Diagnosing CTE: A breakthrough could be here 'in the next five years.'
- Staff (ESPN) Report: Justin Timberlake finalizing deal to be Super Bowl LII halftime performer.
- Dom Cosentino (Deadspin) Can Jets fans name five Jets players? (3.05 min. video) /Just for lols.
VIEW FROM CHARLOTTE
- Jared Allen (Panthers.com) Get to Know: New England Patriots.
- Jourdan Rodrigue (Charlotte Observer) What QB Tom Brady will see on tape as he studies the Panthers’ defense this week.
- Jourdan Rodrigue (Charlotte Observer) Starting cornerback absent as Panthers begin preparations for New England.
- Bill Voth (Panthers.com) Even after 2013, Bill Belichick loves Luke Kuechly.
- Joseph Person (Charlotte Observer) Panthers’ Captain Munnerlyn on 11-snap outing Sunday: ‘I didn’t come here for that’.
- Bill Voth (Panthers.com) Why Captain Munnerlyn barely played against the Saints.
- Joseph Person and Jourdan Rodrigue (Charlotte Observer) Panthers’ Cam Newton considering protest for Sunday at New England.
- Coach Interview (Panthers.com) Ron Rivera: "We have to pressure Tom Brady." (12.21 min. video)