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TEAM TALK
- Statement from Bill Belichick on Josh Gordon.
- Post Game Notes: Patriots at Titans. Patriots earn first preseason victory over Tennessee/Houston franchise; More.
- Gamebook: Full Patriots-Titans stats.
- Post Game Quotes: Patriots.
- Mike Dussault’s Game Observations: Rookies lead Patriots to grind-it-out 22-17 win over Titans.
- Erik Scalavino recaps the road comeback in Nashville.
- Megan O’Brien’s Stock Watch: Rookies rock in Music City.
- Post Game Pressers: Bill Belichick (4.25 min. video) - Joejuan Williams (2.18 min. video) - Chase Winovich (3.55 min. video) - Brian Hoyer (2.18 min. video) - Damien Harris (3.22 min. video)
- Press Pass: Dontrelle Inman, Isaiah Wynn, Deatrich Wise Jr., Matthew Slater, and Jakobi Meyers discuss their progress as a team. (1.32 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Michael Hurley offers a game-by-game look at Tom Brady’s ‘kind of insane’ performance in the final quarters of his nine Super Bowl appearances. /Good read.
- Doug Kyed gives us his Patriots-Titans takeaways and metrics: Measuring Chase Winovich’s impact.
- Tom E. Curran posts 10 Pats-Titans takeaways: Isaiah Wynn a wall in pass protection; The punter competition is real; More. /Worth a read.
- Nick O’Malley tells us ten things we learned Saturday night: Isaiah Wynn finally starts; Refs call 22 penalties; More.
- Evan Lazar gives us 10 things we learned from the Pats 22-17 come from behind win: 6. Rookie CB Joejuan Williams is quickly improving.
- Ryan Hannable thinks 10 quick thoughts on a tale of two halves from the second preseason game: One of the biggest takeaways was seeing left tackle Isaiah Wynn get his first preseason action.
- Mike D’Abate (FullPressCoverage) Sweet win music: Patriots top Titans 22-17 in preseason game two.
- Zack Cox calls Jarrett Stidham ‘pretty lucky,’ and also good in his second preseason test.
- Phil Perry cautions that the gaudy numbers don’t tell the whole story on a night full of teaching moments for Jarrett Stidham.
- CBS Boston highlights Jarrett Stidham’s 99-yard game-winning drive to lift New England over Tennessee.
- Doug Kyed wonders [as we all are] how Jakobi Meyers went undrafted after watching him continue to wow.
- Doug Kyed reviews Damien Harris’ performance to see what the rookie can add to the RB room.
- Zack Cox says Chase Winovich dominated vs. the Titans last night.
- CBS Boston reports Derek Rivers and Shilique Calhoun both suffered injuries on the same series last night.
- Andrew Callahan picks the Best and Worst from the Week 2 win: Chase Winovich terrorizes Tennessee; Jakobi Meyers caught all six passes thrown his way for a game-high 82 yards; More.
- Michael Hurley picks Four Ups and Four Downs from the preseason Week 2 win.
- Andy Hart gives us his Patriots vs. Titans Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: RB Damien Harris hits the ground running.
- Phil Perry picks out the players who Popped and Dropped vs. Titans.
- Doug Kyed determines that the early returns on the Patriots 2019 draft class are positive, as five of the ten selections are included in this week’s preseason standouts.
- Michael Hurley points out Mike Vrabel threw the challenge flag for pass interference by the Patriots, but doesn’t get the call on review.
- Nick O’Malley highlights Bill Belichick’s halftime sideline interview with Steve Burton (and Belichick likes Steve Burton): Does Belichick have anything add on Josh Gordon? ‘Nope. That’s why we put out the statement.’
- Mac Cerullo writes that ‘even though the team most likely hopes to have its presumed starters back soon, the fact that the 42-year-old Brady is still capable of elevating less renowned players is an incredibly positive sign.’
- Evan Lazar finishes up training camp sharing some thoughts on all 88 participants.
- Doug Kyed sees Josh Gordon’s return as a positive but complicated situation for the Patriots.
- Mike Reiss believes one of the New England’s biggest questions could now become a top strength with Josh Gordon’s return.
- Andrew Callahan explains how the Patriots are better positioned in 2019 to absorb the risk involved with Josh Gordon’s reinstatement.
- Zack Cox relays Matthew Slater on how the Patriots will handle Josh Gordon’s return.
- Joy Manning (BostonSports) Is the timing of Josh Gordon’s reinstatement good or bad for the Patriots?
- Mike Quilty (BelieveInBostonSports) There’s hope for Josh Gordon.
- Matt Vautour gives Roger Goodell credit for an enlightened view on Josh Gordon’s addiction.
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Game Center: Patriots at Titans. Highlights and stats.
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) What we learned from Saturday’s preseason games. Patriots 22, Titans 17: It wasn’t a crisp performance from the Patriots who played Saturday, but several youngsters stood out.
- Jeremy Bergman (NFL.com) NFL conditionally reinstates Patriots WR Josh Gordon.
- Jeff Legwold (ESPN) NFL joint practices to replace preseason games? Not so fast.
- Andy Benoit (SI) Team Previews: The Redskins will struggle with whoever is at QB. /New England plays Washington in Week 5.
EXTRACURRICULAR
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Report: Jay-Z will soon have “significant ownership interest” in a team.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL closed loophole on Antonio Brown helmet solution, and Brown sends angry tweet.