TEAM TALK
- Patriots-Bills Thursday Injury Report.
- Statement from the New England Patriots on Josh Gordon.
- Broadcast Info: Bills at Patriots.
- Paul Perillo scouts the matchups: Pats look to bounce back against the Bills.
- Erik Scalavino shares the news, notes and locker-room buzz from Thursday at Gillette: teammates react to Gordon news.
- What they’re saying: Buffalo Bills.
- Press Pass: Players react to Josh Gordon. (1 min. video)
- Don Banks makes his Week 16 NFL picks. Patriots finally get to open that box of hats and t-shirts.
LOCAL LINKS
- Evan Lazar’s Patriots Gameplan: Bills defense a tough test for post-Josh Gordon Patriots.
- Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Patriots Gameplan: Week 16 vs. Buffalo Bills. Strangely, this is very much a must-win game for the Pats.
- Mark Daniels emphasizes how the Patriots need to stop the run this weekend.
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots-Bills Week 16 key matchups: Who has the razor’s edge?
- Thomas Murphy (DieHardBostonSportsFans) Monster keys to Pats-Bills. 1. Containing Josh Allen in the pocket is a must Sunday.
- David Latham (LastWordOnSports) Patriots identity currently a mystery, and that might be a good thing.
- Michael Hurley points out that, unfortunately, these Bills aren’t an NFL punchline anymore.
- Mike Reiss takes a look at what Josh Gordon’s absence means for the Patriots, who now have a void to fill on the field.
- Karen Guregian points out the Patriots offense has problems beyond losing Josh Gordon.
- Ryan Hannable explains why the offense will survive without Josh Gordon.
- Tom E. Curran tells the ‘I told ya so’ crowd to go screw: “In the end, Josh Gordon couldn’t outrun his problems. And now the Patriots’ never-really-solved issues at wide receiver are worse. But that doesn’t mean the Pats shouldn’t have given Gordon a chance, or that he shouldn’t have taken it.”
- Jerry Thornton (Barstool Sports) So without Josh Gordon, now what?
- Zack Cox resets the receiving corps with Josh Gordon now suspended.
- Phil Perry gives us the state of the receiving corps without Josh Gordon.
- Steve McGuire (LastWordOnSports) Patriots need a new hero to replace Josh Gordon.
- David Latham (LastWordOnSports) Patriots should sign Kenny Britt in wake of Josh Gordon departure.
- Andrew Callahan claims Josh Gordon’s departure will cripple the Patriots.
- Matt McCarthy says the Patriots have no one to blame but themselves for the position they are in.
- Tom Keegan states the Patriots gamble on Josh Gordon wasn’t worth the risk, calls his signing an undisciplined, desperate move.
- Zack Cox relays the Patriots reactions to the Josh Gordon suspension: ‘He was a great teammate.’
- Rich Thompson reports on the outpouring of sympathy and compassion for Josh Gordon from his teammates.
- Zack Cox tells us Cordarrelle Patterson missed practice due to illness, not injury.
- Doug Kyed addresses his Friday Mailbag: Who replaces Josh Gordon in the interim, long term?
- Jim Lazar says it’s good for the Patriots to be home for the holidays, and makes his Week 16 picks. Pats win 30-20.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Michael Shapiro (SI) Patriots WR Josh Gordon steps away from football, receives indefinite suspension.
- Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) Josh Gordon is latest reminder that football ultimately doesn’t matter.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Rob Gronkowski back on injury report.
- Robert Klemko (SI) Morning Huddle: Cameron Jordan might have a point about Ben Roethlisberger.
- Kevin Clark (The Ringer) Four must-see matchups in the NFL Week 16.
- Riley McAtee (The Ringer) How the 2018 season answered the NFL’s great running back value debate.
- Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Dolphins file trademark application for “Miami Miracle”.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Sean Payton lobbies for expanded rosters.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL hopes to ditch marijuana ban via collective bargaining. /But they’ll end up ditching it for something else.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) PFT’s Week 16 picks. Florio: Pats 34-13; MDS: Pats 30-20.
- Elliot Harrison (NFL.com) NFL Week 16 game picks. Pats 30-13.
VIEW FROM BUFFALO
- Mark Gaughan (Buffalo News) X’s and O’s: Pats leaning on Tom Brady more than ever.
- Chris Brown (BuffaloBills) Scouting Report: Week 16 - Bills vs. Patriots.
- Sal Maiorana (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Are Josh Allen’s accuracy issues real?
- Matt Parrino (NewYorkUpstate) Bills’ Josh Allen: ‘It’s surreal to face off against Tom Brady’.
- Kyle Hightower (AP Pro32) Patriots chasing 10th straight AFC East crown vs. Bills.
- Chris Brown (BuffaloBills) How LeSean McCoy helped put Robert Foster’s game on the right path.
- Schopp & Bulldog (WGR550) John Clayton: The Bills are “starting to close the gap. Maybe New England’s days of lapping the field are done.”