TEAM TALK
- Paul Perillo Scouting the Matchup: Patriots have too many targets to cover.
- Andy Hart’s Keys to the Starting Lineup: It all begins vs. Chiefs.
- Angelique Fiske notes Isaiah Thomas mentions Tom Brady in his Boston farewell letter.
LOCAL LINKS
- Jeff Howe gives us five things to watch in tonight's NE-KC matchup. 2. Make Gronk great again.
- Tom E. Curran offers his Patriots-Chiefs game preview.
- Zack Cox previews Pats-Chiefs: Players to watch.
- Hal Bent (Cover32) Patriots vs. Chiefs: 5 Key matchups to watch. 1. KC CB Marcus Peters vs NE WR Brandin Cooks.
- Ryan Hannable's Patriots vs. Chiefs preview: 3 keys to the game, fun facts, prediction.
- Kevin Duffy presents a full position-by-position analysis of the Patriots vs. Chiefs season opener.
- CBS Boston notes Bill Belichick lets us know he remembers the Chiefs walloping the Patriots in 2014.
- Karen Guregian reassures there’s never any need to worry about Tom Brady being motivated.
- Doug Kyed Patriots Mailbag: why Chris Hogan could have a monster season.
- CBS Boston passes along a WBZ I-Team report that the Patriots fan who helped the FBI find Tom Brady’s stolen Super Bowl jerseys is in town for his first Pats game.
- Mike D'Abate (Cover32) Top Ten: Games to watch in 2017.
- Evan Lazar points out another record for the Pats to capture this season: Longest consecutive seasons with at least nine wins.
- Chris Warner (BostonSportsMediaWatch) Patriots Thursday observations, Giants, and roster review.
- Mike Reiss mentions how nine years to the day of his knee injury, Tom Brady's comeback is still going strong.
- CSNNE Early Edition guest Rob Ninkovich talks about if he has had thoughts about coming back. (1.05 min. video)
- Doug Kyed tells us 12 things we learned about the Patriots in 'America's Game: 2016 Patriots.
- Andrew Tomasi (OffTheMoonsterSports) If you missed America's Game: 2016 Patriots, it was basically confirmation how much Tom is going to miss Edelman.
- Ron Borges mocks the fans for mocking Roger Goodell because the commissioner always gets the last laugh.
- Rich Garven gets one last look back on the Super Bowl season from Bill Belichick: “I mean it was great, but we’re on to 2017."
- Jim Lazar says Tom Brady confesses the talk of playing until he's 45 was all a joke, this is his final fling. Week 1 picks. Pats 42-22.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) The unprecedented expectations of the defending Super Bowl champion Patriots.
- Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) Bill Belichick, Patriots have plenty of reasons to laugh at the NFL.
- Staff (ESPN) Mega NFL preview: New England Patriots. "Anything less than a Super Bowl repeat would be a disappointment for the Patriots."
- Lorenzo Reyes (USA Today) Patriots won't say it, but right ingredients could place them on path to perfection.
- Matt Bowen (ESPN) Four plays that show why these Patriots are hard to stop.
- Nate Davis (USA Today) Six games that could be potholes for Patriots in 2017.
- Mark Maske (Washington Post) Can the Chiefs spoil the Patriots’ march to 19-0 before it begins? Yes, actually.
- Staff (ESPN Stats & Info) Tom Brady will face many obstacles against Chiefs.
- Ross Tucker (Sports on Earth) Bold predictions for the 2017 NFL season. 1. This is Tom Brady's last season in New England.
- Kristiopher Knox (Bleacher Report) Previewing New England's Week 1 matchup with Kansas City Chiefs. Prediction: Pats 34-25.
- Conor Orr (NFL.com) Gronk: Pats need 'whole offense' to replace Edelman.
- Rodger Sherman (The Ringer) The NFL season opens with some hideous QB matchups.
- Peter King (SI) Tom Brady on the making of the comeback, his future, and why he doesn't have a grudge against Roger Goodell.
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Watchability rankings: Chargers high ahead of Week 1. Pats second.
- Kenneth Arthur (Sports on Earth) Best players at each NFL position. QB: Brady gets honorable mention. TE: Travis Kelce. 4-3 OLB Dont'a Hightower.
- Albert Breer (SI) The decline of the NFL's read-option offense.
- Alex Marvez (Sporting News) NFL general managers rarely get the second chances they deserve.
- Ryan Van Bibber (SB Nation) NFL picks 2017, Week 1: Experts see wins for the Patriots, Packers.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) Week 1 NFL picks against spread: Pats win 30-17 and cover the spread.
- Sean Wagner-McGough (CBS Sports) 2017 NFL picks: Our expert predictions for Super Bowl, MVP, major awards.
- Will Leitch (Sports on Earth) State of the NFL (and predictions).
- Jeff Feyerer (Inside the Pylon) 2017 NFL roster valuation: Season preview.
- Aaron Schatz (ESPN) Tale of the tape: 2007 Patriots vs. 2017 Patriots.
- Joe Rodgers (Sporting News) How long will Patriots fans boo Roger Goodell? Oddsmakers release unique Week 1 prop bets.
- Darren Rovell (ESPN) Bud Light giving away glasses that light up for every Patriots TD all season.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Goodell’s season-opening letter to fans ends with stoking of plausible hope.
- Marc Lancaster (Sporting News) NFL finds no wrongdoing by Patriots in Tom Brady concussion probe.
- Cindy Boren (Washington Post) NFL and NFLPA dispute Gisele Bündchen’s diagnosis that Tom Brady had a concussion in 2016.
- Kevin Clark (The Ringer) The NFL can make a mess out of any situation.
- Sean Keeley (The Comeback) Americans are concerned about concussions and player protests, but just can’t quit the NFL.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Rex Ryan: Chris Hogan was the one player I didn’t want to lose.
- Manish Mehta (NY Daily News) Jets fans can only Fantasize about Patriots legend Tom Brady.
- AP Report (Pro32) Falcons become butt of the joke after Super Bowl collapse.
VIEW FROM KANSAS CITY
- Terez A. Paylor (Kansas City Star) Chiefs game plan: Scouting the New England Patriots.
- Terez A. Paylor (Kansas City Star) The Chiefs have a four-part attack in store for Patriots QB Tom Brady.
- Sam Mellinger (Kansas City Star) Chiefs start 2017 at the Patriots, which is a good thing (seriously).
- Vahe Gregorian (Kansas City Star) Can anyone stop the Patriots? Their coach seems pretty concerned with the Chiefs.
- Blair Kerkhoff (Kansas City Star) Gronk or Kelce, who ya got? Pats, Chiefs boast two of league’s best tight ends.
- Vahe Gregorian (Kansas City Star) Why stoic Bill Belichick once used exclamation points to honor Hank Stram.