TEAM TALK
- Post Game Notes, Patriots at Lions: QB Brian Hoyer makes the start; Patriots defense produces nine sacks; Derek Rivers finished with two sacks; More.
- Game Book: Full Patriots-Lions stats.
- Mike Dussault’s Game Observations: Patriots tame Lions in preseason opener; If there was a breakout star it would have to be undrafted rookie Jacobi Meyers.
- Megan O’Brien Stock Watch: Patriots defense lives up to training camp hype.
- Post Game Quotes: Patriots.
- Press Conferences: Bill Belichick - Brian Hoyer - Jarrett Stidham - Jakobi Meyers - Chase Winovich.
- Press Pass: Duron Harmon, Ja’Whaun Bentley, and Brandon Bolden discuss the hard work put in as well as the need for improvement. (1.51 min. video)
- Patriots Postgame Show Analysis of win over Lions: Rob ‘Hardy’ Poole, Paul Perillo and Mike Dussault break down the Patriots 31-3 win over the Lions. Plus, DE Derek Rivers calls in to discuss the win. (1 hour, 55 min.)
LOCAL LINKS
- Andrew Callahan lauds the Patriots defense for collecting 9 sacks and crushing the Lions in Jerod Mayo’s play-calling debut.
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots rookies, defense shine in preseason win over Detroit.
- Mike D’Abate (FullPressCoverage) Patriots roar past Lions 31-3 to open preseason.
- Sean T. McGuire recaps the Patriots thrashing of the Lions: The kids are alright in preseason debut.
- Mac Cerullo finds Harry and Meyers as good as advertised, while the defense dominated vs. the Lions.
- Tom E. Curran gives us 10 takeaways from Pats vs Lions: Jarrett Stidham hits the ground running.
- Doug Kyed offers up his takeaways from Week 1: Keion Crossen gets a leg up on the competition; J.C. Jackson picked up where he left off last season; More.
- Ryan Hannable presents 10 quick observations from preseason game No. 1: 4. The story of the game for the defense was its ability to put pressure on the quarterback.
- Ty Anderson gives us five takeaways from last night: Brian Hoyer and Jarrett Stidham both shined; Nick Brossette gets bulk of ground work; More.
- Evan Lazar tells us ten things we learned from the preseason opener: 3. Dan Skipper holds up well in first dress rehearsal.
- Mike Reiss talks up rookie quarterback Jarrett Stidham who made a strong first impression in Thursday’s preseason opener.
- Doug Kyed says that while the wide receiver corps might not be full of household names, the group proved why they have a high ceiling Thursday night.
- Matt Dolloff sees the receiver competition heating up.
- Nick O’Malley reviews the rookies: N’Keal Harry needed only two plays to look like a stud.
- David Latham (LastWordOnSports) Jakobi Meyers is the real deal for New England.
- Ryan Hannable sees the narrative changing regarding the caliber of Patriots receivers.
- Justin Leger points out rookie DE Chase Winovich notched two sacks last night.
- Andy Hart spotlights Chase Winovich’s performance in his debut.
- David Latham (LastWordOnSports) Patriots plays of the game, Week 1: 5. Jamie Collins sack.
- Nick O’Malley points out the Patriots QBs had high praise for the O-line and pass protection in the preseason opener.
- Phil Perry re-introduces his Popped and Dropped feature to filter who played well and who didn’t: Jarrett Stidham shows off skill set vs. live bullets, Duke Dawson, not so much.
- Matt Dolloff picks the biggest ups and downs from Pats-Lions: Derek Rivers rising.
- Michael Hurley picks his Four Ups, Four Downs after the Pats dominant win vs. the Lions: ‘The Patriots ended up winning 31-3, and it wasn’t even that close.’
- Andy Hart gives the thumbs up and thumbs down from the opener: Brian Hoyer’s passing game impresses.
- NBC Sports Boston posts some neat highlight gifs from last night’s preseason win in Detroit.
- Matt Dolloff reports WR N’Keal Harry, TE Matt LaCosse left the game after apparent injuries.
- Andrew Callahan explains how the Patriots offense left 3 clues for how it might replace Rob Gronkowski during Thursday’s win at Detroit.
- Ian Logue (PatsFans) What they’re saying: Patriots QB Jarrett Stidham ‘clearly making progress’.
- Adam London notes Jarrett Stidham draws rave review from NFL analyst Louis Riddick after preseason debut.
- Tom E. Curran reviews Tom Brady’s Patriots contracts through the years - all six of them.
- Alex Reimer says apparently, Adam Gase believes the formula to beating Bill Belichick includes sniffing smelling salts and sleep deprivation.
- CBS Boston points out how Stephen Gostkowski’s name was misspelled on his jersey. /It’s the preseason for all positions I guess.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) What we learned from Thursday’s preseason games. Patriots 31, Lions 3: 5. New England’s receiving corps has been questioned this offseason. In the first preseason game, the youngsters answered loudly.
- Highlights (NFL.com) Patriots vs. Lions. (2.36 min. video)
- NFL Nation (ESPN) NFL preseason Week 1 takeaways: Patriots 31, Lions 3.
- Terez Paylor (Yahoo! Sports) Hard to ignore boos, frustration with Lions’ Matt Patricia as sense of urgency heightens.
- Conor Orr (SI) Morning Huddle: How did your rookie QB’s preseason debut go? /No mention of Jarrett Stidham.
- Jonathan Jones (SI) Tom Brady is playing his hand.
- Emily Caron (SI) Report: Lions’ Jermaine Kearse suffers broken leg during preseason game.
- Adam Schein (NFL.com) NFL’s top nine offenses for 2019 season: Falcons own No. 1 spot. Pats not included.
EXTRACURRICULAR
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL goes to Louisiana Supreme Court to block deposition of Roger Goodell.