TEAM TALK
- Post Game Notes & Records: Brady remains undefeated in Chicago; More.
- Gamebook: Full Patriots-Bears stats.
- Erik Scalavino posts his observations from the press box at Soldier Field: Unexpected plays make the difference.
- Paul Perillo shares his thoughts from Pats-Bears: Special teams lead the way in the Patriots 38-31 win in Chicago.
- Andy Hart’s Stock Watch: Hightower, Patterson come up special.
- Don Banks Snap Judgments: Musings, observations and the occasional insight as we review a Week 7 in the NFL that was pretty darn good to road teams.
- Post Game Quotes: Patriots and Bears.
- Post Game Pressers: Bill Belichick (5.17 min. video) - Tom Brady (5.56 min. video) - Josh Gordon (2.11 min. video) - James White (3.48 min. video)
- Press Pass: Patriots defense, special teams key win over Bears. (2 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Kevin Duffy details the big plays in yesterday’s wild game in Chicago, including how the Patriots finished off the strange — yet highly entertaining — 38-31 New England victory.
- Doug Kyed’s Patriots-Bears takeaways, metrics: ‘Stephon Gilmore is elite’ edition.
- DJ Bean’s Must-read recap: Special teams help Pats prevail after a not-so-special effort.
- Phil Perry gives us six takeaways: Patriots escape by a yard ... literally.
- Nick O’Malley passes along 11 things we learned as Chicago’s hail Mary was stopped short.
- Matt Vautour reiterates how Tom Brady is at his best when leading a comeback.
- Andrew Callahan highlights how Stephon Gilmore and the cornerbacks are keeping the defense together.
- Mike Reiss focuses on Josh Gordon’s growing impact.
- Matt Dolloff writes Josh Gordon became the crunch-time weapon Tom Brady needed.
- Karen Guregian reports Josh Gordon had his first 100-yard performance as a Patriot.
- Michael Hurley notes Josh Gordon didn’t lie, admits he was a little gassed on his 55-yard near touchdown catch.
- Matt Vautouor talks up how James White has quietly become the offense’s 2nd-most valuable player.
- Matt Dolloff shares his Postgame Thoughts: Josh Gordon, defense and special teams make big-time plays for Patriots in wild 38-31 win over Bears.
- Mike D’Abate (FullPressCoverage) Wild ride in the Windy City: Patriots beat Bears 38-31.
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Sloppy Patriots beat Bears 38-31: Observations, three up, three down.
- Ryan Hannable notes Tom Brady credits Josh McDaniels for Patriots offense staying on track without Rob Gronkowski.
- Ryan Hannable doesn’t feel satisfied by the Patriots performance yesterday.
- Phil Perry hears that apparently the key to Cordarrelle Patterson’s kickoff return for a touchdown was a pep talk from Matthew Slater.
- Ryan Hannable finds Cordarrelle Patterson isn’t buying the ‘redemption’ theme, he holds himself accountable as the best kick returner in the league.
- Zack Cox explains how game-planning paid off on the blocked-punt touchdown.
- Phil Perry notes Bears TE Ben Braunecker was embarrassed by Dont’a Hightower’s bull-rush play on the blocked punt.
- Michael Hurley hears some players’ perspectives on the Bears’ heart-stopping hail Mary.
- Kevin Duffy Patriots Notebook: Cordarrelle Patterson makes special play.
- Zack Cox Patriots Notes: How the Patriots foiled the Bears’ last-second hail Mary bid.
- Darren Hartwell NFL Rumors: Rob Gronkowski not expected to miss time; Sony Michel optimism?
- Ryan Hannable passes along a report that Sony Michel will have an MRI on his knee today.
- Tom E. Curran picks his Best & Worst from Pats-Bears.
- Michael Hurley gives us Four Ups and Four Downs from Sunday’s win.
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Game Center (NFL.com) Patriots at Bears: Recap, stats, highlights.
- Sean Wagner-McGough (CBS Sports) Patriots vs. Bears takeaways: New England exploits Chicago miscues, hangs on by one yard.
- Analysis Team (ProFootballTalk) Refocused, NFL Week 7: New England 38, Chicago 31. “The Patriots’ offensive line was outstanding, giving Tom Brady ample time all day long.”
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Patriots stop Bears just short, hold on for 38-31 win.
- Judy Battista (NFL.com) Patriots survive Bears’ Hail Mary effort to earn fourth straight win.
- Kalyn Kahler (SI) One yard proves to be the difference as Patriots defeat Bears.
- Staff (ESPN) Cordarrelle Patterson reaches 20.82 MPH during TD return.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Sony Michel to have MRI on Monday.
- Albert Breer (SI) Monday Morning QB - NFL Week 7: By any means necessary.
- Peter King (ProFootballTalk) Football Morning in America: On benchings, bad calls and the big miss in Baltimore.
- Gary Gramling (SI) Sunday Freakout: Week 7 Takeaways - Cam’s epic comeback, Justin Tucker’s shocking miss, Bortles’s collapse is complete, Bears come up a yard short.
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) What we learned from Sunday’s Week 7 games: Thanks to strong special teams play, the Patriots overcame a pair of lost fumbles by Cordarrelle Patterson and Sony Michel that placed them in a 17-7 hole early in the second quarter.
- Nate Davis (USA Today) 32 Things we learned from Week 7: 12. On a day they were without all-pro TE Rob Gronkowski (back injury), the Patriots benefited from two special teams TDs — a kickoff return from Cordarrelle Patterson and Kyle Van Noy’s return of a blocked punt — as they outlasted the Bears.
- Riley McAtee (The Ringer) Hold my beer: The creative ways that losing teams outdid each other in Week 7.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Week 7 Grades: Patriots B+, Bears B-.
- Kristopher Knox (Bleacher Report) NFL Team grades for Week 7. Patriots C, Bears C-.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL teams going for two slightly more often, slightly more successfully.
- Sean Wagner-McGough (CBS Sports) 2018 NFL trade deadline: When it is, what you need to know.
VIEW FROM CHICAGO
- Patrick Finley (Chicago Sun Times) Nothing special: Bears give up two special-teams TDs in 38-31 loss to Patriots.
- Brad Biggs (Chicago Tribune) 10 Thoughts on the Bears’ 38-31 loss to the Patriots. 4. You can bet the Patriots will spend considerable time reviewing their ability to stop QBs from hurting them with their legs.
- Colleen Kane (Chicago Tribune) A few big Bears mistakes, lack of a pass rush help Tom Brady come back comfortably.
- Brad Biggs (Chicago Tribune) Even with a lot of breaks, the Bears aren’t good enough to knock off one of the NFL’s elite.
- Dan Wiederer (Chicago Tribune) After an up-and-down performance, Bears QB Mitch Trubisky nails it: ‘Close doesn’t cut it’.
- Rick Morrissey (Chicago Sun Times) Matt Nagy says Mitch Trubisky had a good game; I’ll have what he’s having.
- Simon Kaufman (ChicagoBears) Inside Slant: Trubisky sees narrow loss as measuring stick.
- Larry Mayer (ChicagoBears) Game recap: Bears downed by Patriots.
- Rich Campbell (Chicago Tribune) Play of the game: Patriots bulldoze the Bears by returning a blocked punt for a touchdown.
- Adam L. Jahns (Chicago Sun Times) Bears WR Kevin White nearly becomes hero with Hail Mary catch vs. Patriots.
- Mark Potash (Chicago Sun Times) No excuses: Bears’ defense humbled by Tom Brady & Co. — ’The Patriots beat us’.
- Patrick Finley (Chicago Sun Times) Good, bad and worse: How the Bears fared in their Week 7 loss to the Patriots.