TEAM TALK
- Post Game Notes: Patriots at Bills. Damien Harris scores his first NFL touchdown; More.
- Gamebook: Full Pats-Bill stats.
- Erik Scalavino’s Game Recap: New England battles, ultimately succumbs to East-leading Buffalo
- Mike Dussault’s Game Observations: Patriots fumble chance to knock off Bills.
- Post Game Pressers: Bill Belichick - Cam Newton - Devin McCourty.
- What Went Wrong: Ball security & run defense. (2 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Evan Lazar tells us ten things we learned from the Patriots’ 24-21 loss to the Bills. “The Pats offense was finding itself for the first time in weeks, but then Buffalo’s Justin Zimmer forced a fumble that effectively ended the game, and maybe New England’s season.”
- Doug Kyed looks at what we learned from the devastating Week 8 loss, and what went wrong in the unsuccessful fourth-quarter comeback attempt
- Mike D’Abate (FullPressCoverage) Befuddled in Buffalo: Patriots downed by Bills 24-21.
- Doug Kyed finds the Patriots are proving incapable to finish comeback attempts with Cam Newton; Pats have ailed to finish three fourth-quarter comebacks this season
- Mike Reiss reports a dejected Cam Newton called his fumble late in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 24-21 loss Buffalo“unacceptable,” as it cost the team a chance at a game-tying field goal and possibly a chance to win.
- Zack Cox Patriots Notes: Josh Uche flashes in debut; Damien Harris not happy with career day; More.
- Zack Cox reports the Patriots are still sticking with Cam Newton as the starter after ‘unacceptable’ fumble.
- Tom E. Curran believes now’s not the time for Pats to bail on Cam.
- DJ Bean wants the team to kick the tires on Jarrett Stidham after acknowledging the 2-5 record isn’t Cam’s fault.
- Doug Kyed make the case for Jakobi Meyers to stay in the starting lineup.
- Doug Kyed sees the team in good shape with JC Jackson regardless of what happens at the trade deadline.
- Zack Cox tries to make sense of Chase Winovich’s dwindling playing time. Winovich played a career-low five defensive snaps vs. Buffalo.
- Ryan Hannable passes along a report saying some close to Julian Edelman believe his season could be over.
- Zack Cox relays Bill Belichick explaining two controversial special teams decisions from Sunday, ‘We were trying to make a positive play.’
- Joy Manning (BostonSportsChick) The Patriots most amazing statistic in 2020.
- Nick Goss squeezes lemon juice in the cut with a nasty stat about the Pats’ first 4-game losing streak since 2002.
- Sean T. McGuire sees the Patriots’ chances to win the AFC East plummet.
- Alexandra Francisco posts some Jets stats to maybe make Patriots fans feel a little better about the 2-5 start.
- Alexandra Francisco NFL Rumors: Patriots’ Nick Caserio atop Giants’ list for potential new GM.
- NESN Patriots Podcast: Doug Kyed and Zack Cox say the panic button is on after loss to 49ers; AFC East In Jeopardy vs. Bills. (42 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Game Center (NFL.com) Patriots at Buffalo: Recap, stats, drives, highlights.
- Judy Battista (NFL.com) AFC East torch up for grabs with Patriots sputtering.
- Ian O’Connor (ESPN) The New England Patriots miss Tom Brady more every Sunday.
- Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Cam Newton takes responsibility for yet another Patriots’ loss.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Sean McDermott “emotional” after first win over Patriots. /That was always the AFC East plan: Wait out the deadly Brady-Belichick duo to get a shot at the title.
- Albert Breer (SI) Monday Morning QB: The Steelers have reloaded their defense and now stand atop the NFL. Plus, how Zac Taylor’s trust in Joe Burrow is affecting the Bengals, Sean McDermott gets a big monkey off his back, Tua Time, an Antoine Winfield Jr. Q&A; More.
- Peter King (ProFootballTalk) FMIA Week 8: Steelers stay perfect, sit atop midseason power rankings.
- Gary Gramling (SI) Week 8 Takeaways: Steelers take advantage of Lamar’s rough day, Dalvin Cook does it himself, the AFC East becomes a two-team race (and the Patriots aren’t one of them), and much more.
- NFL Nation (ESPN) NFL Week 8 takeaways: Steelers’ statement victory, Tua’s first win, Patriots’ fumbled chance.
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) NFL Week 8: What we learned from Sunday’s games.
- Dan Graziano (ESPN) Judging Week 8 overreactions: Is the AFC East race over? Do the 49ers need a new QB?
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Trent Brown’s hospitalization arose from IV mishap. /Another team needle gone wrong.