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TEAM TALK
- Game Preview: Patriots vs. Colts. Broadcast info, series history, tale of the tape.
- Erik Scalavino breaks down the film, quarter-by-quarter, and offers his analysis: Overall, the Patriots’ running game was strong Sunday.
- Paul Perillo picks the Matchup Winners from Sunday: Patriots remain kings in AFC East.
- Don Banks’ Snap Judgments, Week 4: Take stock of an uneven Week 4 in the NFL, consisting mostly of either blowouts or thrillers.
- Press Conference transcript: Tom Brady.
- Conference Call transcript: Bill Belichick.
- New England Patriots Foundation selected as Official 2019 Boston Marathon Charity Team.
- Patriots locker room celebration following the win over the Dolphins. (1.26 min. video)
- Belichick Breakdown: Top plays against the Dolphins. (6.49 min. video)
- WEEI Patriots Monday: Tom Brady (16.06 min.) - Bill Belichick (17.28 min.)
LOCAL LINKS
- Evan Lazar writes Julian Edelman is here to bring the slot receiver back to New England.
- Doug Kyed tells us Edelman was permitted back at Gillette on Monday, and he’s allowed to practice Tuesday, but Pats will have to make a roster move before he’s officially activated.
- Doug Kyed’s Patriots-Dolphins Film Review: How was Josh Gordon used in his debut?
- Evan Lazar presents his Advanced Stats Report: Tom Brady finds his groove throwing outside the numbers.
- Andrew Callahan reviews the film to assess Josh Gordon’s debut and how the team may use him in the future.
- Ryan Hannable takes a second look at how Josh Gordon helps the offense.
- Matt Dolloff points out that Sunday it was the defense sending the kind of message that typically comes from Tom Brady.
- Phil Perry calls attention to how Dont’a Hightower excelled at improving communication on defense.
- Mike Reiss notes the Patriots defenders never lacked for confidence and knew they had the talent. Sunday’s win provides the springboard for the unit as they prep for the Colts on Thursday night.
- Tanya Ray Fox (PatriotsWire) Patriots’ defense in Week 4 had one of their best games in 10 years.
- Mark Daniels looks at John Simon’s Pats debut: Signed last Wednesday, he played 20 defensive snaps and eight special teams snaps, finishing with five tackles and a sack.
- Doug Kyed talks about how Jason McCourty has already given the Patriots more than they expected after the trade.
- Michael Hurley serves up some still-warm leftover Pats-Phins thoughts: The Patriots were good, obviously. But the Dolphins were baaaad.
- Tom E. Curran also shares his leftovers from Sunday: Dante Scarnecchia is building a Hall of Fame resume.
- Jerry Thornton (Barstool Sports) Knee Jerk Reactions to Week 4: Patriots vs. Dolphins.
- Dale Lavine (LastWordOnSports) Sony Michel bounces back as New England stuns Miami in 38-7 victory.
- Matt Dolloff calls out the players whose stock went up or down after Sunday’s win.
- Ryan Hannable latches on to Bill Belichick’s response to whether or not Rob Gronkowski has lost some of his quickness.
- Mike Reiss hears from players on their excitement for the return of Julian Edelman.
- Ross Gienieczko, Kevin Duffy Patriots Notebook: Rob Gronkowski’s status for Thursday uncertain.
- Zack Cox Patriots Notes: Do Thursday night games pose a risk to player safety?
- Kevin Duffy issues his Week 4 Patriots Report Card: Excellence all around.
- Phil Perry also grades the Patriots for their Week 4 performance: Sunday showed Bill Belichick he had a team of “hard-working tough guys”.
- NESN highlights a Jeff Howe story (The Athletic) on how Tom Brady tricked his teammates into thinking he out-drank them. /For those who don’t have a subscription.
- Report (AP) 1st-place Dolphins hardly look like the AFC East’s best team.
- Michael Hurley says Thursday night will be a tough go for the Colts after a crushing, unnecessary OT loss and losing TY Hilton.
- Jerry Thornton (Barstool Sports) Kudos to John Harbaugh and the Ravens for using a trick play they had outlawed.
- Hayden Byrd gives us an update on how ex-Patriots around the league have been doing.
- Nicole Yang recaps Jonathan Kraft addressing the crowd during Forbes’ “Under 30 Summit” in Boston, talking evolution of the Patriots and the NFL.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Patriots impressed by what they’ve seen from Josh Gordon so far.
- Cameron Wolfe (ESPN) Who was that?!? Unheralded ballers who shined in Week 4. Patriots offensive line included.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady knows Julian Edelman is itching to get back.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Report: Rob Gronkowski day to day with ankle injury.
- Staff (ESPN) Source: Rob Gronkowski’s ankle injury not considered serious.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Bill Belichick got angry when Dolphins appeared to fake an injury.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Colts face short week after long overtime. /Um... 1:00 home game, 10-minute OT, what’s the beef?
- Staff (The Ringer) Everything you need to know about Week 4 of the 2018 NFL season.
- Rodger Sherman (The Ringer) The winners and losers from NFL Week 4: Good news for Pats fans and bad news for Bills fans...
- Danny Kelly (The Ringer) The five plays that explain NFL Week 4.
- Seth Walder and Hank Gargiulo (ESPN) Best and worst QBs of Week 4: Trubisky jumps from worst to first.
- Dan Graziano (ESPN) Let’s overreact to Week 4 in the NFL: Is the Bears’ offense for real?
- Bill Barnwell (ESPN) NFL quarter-season awards: Picks for MVP, best rookies, more.
- Tim Layden (SI) The roughing the passer rule and football’s unfixable problem.
- Jorge Alonso (brobible) Jason Witten continues to be awful on Monday Night Football.