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TEAM TALK
- Pats-Bears Thursday Injury Report.
- Press Conference Transcript: Devin McCourty.
- Press Conference: Dont’a Hightower (3.25 min. video)
- What they’re saying: Chicago Bears.
- Don Banks makes his Week 7 picks. Winner: New England.
LOCAL LINKS
- Kevin Duffy talks about Bill Belichick’s new team-building approach that’s been bringing the Patriots together.
- Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Patriots gameplan: Week 7 vs. Chicago.
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Who are the key players to watch in Patriots-Bears Week 7? 1. LaAdrian Waddle.
- David Albiani (FullPressCoverage) Patriots vs. Bears: What to watch for in Week Seven: 1. Will Khalil Mack play?
- Andrew Callahan notes the Patriots have a simple game plan for winning their first game on the road.
- Andrew Callahan doesn’t think Khalil Mack is the biggest threat the Pats will face on Sunday.
- Johnny Maffei (FullPressCoverage) Patriots Week Seven: Three stats to know. 1. 14-3: Tom Brady has a career record of 14-3 against the NFC North.
- Phil Perry looks at the numbers to show how Julian Edelman has transformed the Patriots offense.
- Phil Perry says Sony Michel’s production is surging but he still has a ways to go.
- Zack Cox highlights how the Patriots interception streak is paying dividends for the offense.
- Kevin Duffy notes the Patriots defenders are seeing a positive trend.
- Mark Daniels reports Stephon Gilmore credits his study habits for aiding his improved play.
- Doug Kyed hears from Dont’a Hightower that he’s been encouraged by his weekly improvement on defense.
- Doug Kyed addresses his Patriots Mailbag: Who are New England’s seven most indispensable players?
- Zack Cox Patriots Notes: New England could face shorthanded Bears team.
- Kevin Duffy gives us an injury update, noting Marcus Cannon missed his second-consecutive practice.
- Logan Mullen wonders if LB Marquis Flowers could return to New England.
- Mike Reiss writes about how three generations of the Karras family are connected by Super Bowl rings.
- Jim Lazar has some suggestions for the Pats to win on the road and makes his Week 7 picks. Pats 32-20.
- Eric Wilbur offers roundup of what the experts are predicting for Pats-Bears on Sunday.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Kevin Clark (The Ringer) The four must-see matchups for NFL Week 7: Bill Belichick vs. Mitchell Trubisky.
- Robert Mays (The Ringer) The eight best players of the 2018 NFL season so far. Khalil Mack included.
- Bill Barnwell (ESPN) Predicting the NFL’s next record-breakers: Who will top Drew Brees?
- Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz and Nate Davis (USA Today) Seven questions for NFL Week 7: Will another record be broken?
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) NFL Week 7 QB Power Rankings. Brady 4th.
- Herbie Teope (NFL.com) Pats’ Rob Gronkowski not upset over red-zone targets.
- Nate Davis (USA Today) 32 things that made the NFL fun again in 2018.
- Staff (ESPN) Biggest injury questions for all 32 teams in Week 7. Patriots: Marcus Cannon.
- Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Report: NFL fines Raiders for violating its injury report policy.
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) NFL reveals logo, celebration plans for 100th season.
- Albert Breer (SI) The do-nothing approach that resolved the NFL’s anthem crisis.
- MMQB Staff (SI) NFL Week 7 game picks. Six of seven pick Pats to win.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) PFT’s Week 7 picks. Florio: Pats 30-21, MDS: Pats 27-20.
- Elliot Harrison (NFL.com) NFL Week 7 game picks: Pats 26-22.