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TEAM TALK
- Post Game Notes and Records: Patriots and Giants meet for 14th time in the preseason finale; More.
- Gamebook: Full Patriots-Giants stats.
- Erik Scalavino’s Game Recap: Jackson leads bubble brigade.
- Paul Perillo’s Game Observations: Pats win, roster decisions on tap.
- Andy Hart’s Stock Watch: Etling, Jackson big plays beat Giants.
- Post Game Quotes: Patriots and Giants.
- Don Banks makes his 2018 NFL predictions. No Pats awards.
LOCAL LINKS
- CBS Boston passes along a report that the Patriots are trading Jordan Richards to the Falcons.
- Evan Lazar gives us ten things we learned from Patriots-Giants: Rookie CB C.J. Jackson earns a roster spot.
- Nick O’Malley picks ten things we learned last night: Patriots might have a depth problem at tackle.
- Tom E. Curran gives us the Best and Worst from Patriots 17, Giants 12.
- Andrew Callahan shares ten things we learned from the summer: Wideouts are dangerously thin; Pass rush will be more diverse; More.
- Chris Blackey (DiehardBostonSportsFans) Preseason is finally over! Now they count.
- Doug Kyed shares some thoughts before the Patriots trim their roster from 89 to 53 players by Saturday at 4 p.m. Who starts season on Injured Reserve?
- Karen Guregian gives us her final roster prediction.
- Andrew Callahan posts his final roster projection: C.J. Jackson edges out veteran linebacker.
- Tyler Sullivan (247 Sports) Patriots final 53-man roster projection.
- Mike Reiss reports the Patriots have sweetened Rob Gronkowski’s contract by adding $4.3M in incentives, with $3.3M coming if he finishes with one more catch, one more yard and one more TD than last season.
- Kevin Duffy discusses Gronkowski’s incentive-laden contract.
- Ryan Hannable states that Gronk’s and Brady’s reworked contracts “aren’t even close to player-friendly and proves once again Bill Belichick is running the show.” /Who said he wasn’t?
- Kevin Duffy notes Patriots punter Corey Bojorquez is just hoping for the best after not playing any snaps in preseason.
- Zack Cox Patriots Notes: Cyrus Jones pleased with final audition for 53-man roster.
- Ryan Hannable notes CB C.J. Jackson knew he had something to prove in the preseason finale, and he did.
- Doug Kyed finds an ‘unconcerned’ Jason McCourty, who says he hasn’t played in a 4th preseason game since his rookie year.
- Matt Dolloff suggests five last-minute receiver options for the Patriots’ roster cutdown.
- Ryan Hannable hears Bill Belichick cracked a joke after Danny Etling’s 86-yard TD run: When’s the last time a quarterback ran for 85 yards for the New England Patriots?
- Ryan Hannable mentions the emotional reaction former Patriot Nate Solder had after seeing so many of his old teammates and coaches before last night’s game.
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Game Center (NFL.com) Patriots at Giants: Recap, stats, highlights.
- Highlight (ESPN) Giants’ D caught sleeping, Etling runs 86 yards for TD. (30 second video)
- Conor Orr (SI) What we learned from the final night of NFL preseason games.
- Dan Graziano (ESPN) NFL Honors Poll: Picks for MVP, rookie of the year, more.
- Robert Klemko (SI) Will officials relax enforcement of helmet rule? Players and coaches expect so.
- Kevin Seifert (ESPN) Calls for illegal helmet hits down 60 percent in second half of preseason.
- Michael McCann (SI) Why the arbitrator ruled in favor of Colin Kaepernick, and what this means for the NFL.