New England Patriots links 9/28/20 - Wreck & Roll: Run game wrecks Raiders 36-20

TEAM TALK

• Post Game Notes Patriots 36 - Raiders 20: Bill Belichick reaches 275 regular season victories; Patriots score a defensive touchdown for second straight week; Shilique Calhoun forced two fumbles; one was recovered in end zone for a TD; More.
• Gamebook: Full Patriots-Raiders stats.
• Erik Scalavino’s Game Recap: Patriots thwart Raiders’ invasion.
• Mike Dussault’s Game Observations: The Patriots overcame a slow start and capitalized on three turnovers and some effective and explosive runs by Sony Michel and Rex Burkhead to dispatch the Las Vegas Raiders and move to 2-1 on the season.
• Post Game Quotes: Patriots and Raiders.
• Post Game Pressers: Bill Belichick (15 min. video) - Cam Newton (16 min. video) - Rex Burkhead (12 min. video) - Sony Michel (10 min. video)
• Press Pass: Patriots discuss the win over the Raiders. (2.18 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Tom E. Curran writes “Superman rode sidecar on Sunday. After carrying the team with his legs in Week 1 and on his arm in Week 2, Cam Newton got to sit back and watch his running backs and defense carry the load...”
• Karen Guregian writes how the Patriots backs bailed out Superman and ran over the Raiders in the process.
• Evan Lazar tells us ten things we learned from the Patriots’ 36-20 win over the Raiders. 1. Pats running game explodes for 251 rushing yards.
• Nick O’Malley shares 10 things he learned from win vs. Raiders: Patriots prove they’re much more than the Cam Newton show.
• Dave D’Onofrio gives us 5 takeaways from Sunday’s win: It’s an all-or-nothing defense; More.
• NBC Sports Boston has the Pats-Raiders instant takeaways: 1. Sony Michel, Pats run game find another gear.
• Bob George (PatsFans) Patriots ground Raiders with great rush attack.
• Mike Reiss details the Patriots’ run game revival on Sunday, with Sony Michel making a decisive statement and Rex Burkhead registering his first career three-TD game.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Running backs key Patriots big win over mistake-prone Raiders 36-20.
• Zack Cox mentions how the team was playing for James White as they ran all over the Raiders Sunday.
• Mike Reiss highlights Rex Burkhead’s three touchdowns to lead the Patriots over Raiders.
• Zack Cox spotlights how Rex Burkhead showcased his value as a driving force with a career day.
• Matt Dolloff describes how undrafted rookie J.J. Taylor had given New England a jolt of energy on its two scoring drives, and Sony Michel came to life late in the second half.
• Mike D’Abate (FullPressCoverage) A little less conversation, a little more action: Patriots plunder Raiders 36-20.
• Bill Burt calls yesterday’s win a “Bill Belichick dream game”, that centers around tough, ball-control football, stopping the run, field position and special teams. Oh yeah, and some plays by the quarterback.
• Karen Guregian highlights how the pass rush helped derail Derek Carr and the Raiders, getting two strip sacks including one for a TD.
• Doug Kyed explains how the Patriots neutralized Darren Waller. It was a full team effort.
• Phil Perry credits the versatility in the secondary for helping to silence Darren Waller.
• Alex Barth talks about how the Patriots’ offensive style adapted without David Andrews.
• Ryan Hananble notes Joe Thuney gets praised by his teammates for seamlessly filling in at center.
• Doug Kyed picks the Patriots who helped the most in their win over the previously undefeated Raiders.
• Michael Hurley gives us his four ups, four downs from Sunday’s win.
• Chris Mason finds 7 ups and 3 downs from Pats-Raiders. Joe Thuney and Michael Onwenu get some love.
• Matt Dolloff picks out his ups and downs after the win. Chase Winovich gets a shout out.
• Nick O’Malley issues his Patriots-Raiders report cards: Sony Michel is A-worthy; Cam Newton a little clunky.
• Zack Cox explains how Cam Newton and the offense met Josh McDaniels’ challenge on ‘centerpiece drive’ to not let their foot off the gas.
• Hayden Bird notes Bill Belichick praised the ‘complementary’ Patriots performance and wished Celtics luck in his post-game comments, “When you run the ball 250 yards, it’s not all one guy.”
• Doug Kyed relays Cam Newton on how “We want to put defenses in fits knowing that we have so many different ways to beat you and a plethora of different type of schemes...”
• Zack Cox says Cam Newton assigns nicknames to his teammates to lighten the mood and keep it fun.
• Adam London points out how Cam Newton’s sideline talk with N’Keal Harry became an instant meme.
• Michael Hurley offers his take on Julian Edelman explaining how important Cam Newton’s energy and leadership style is to the team.
• Doug Kyed notes Chase Winovich says that Saturday night he had a dream that he’d have a strip sack in Week 3.
• Evan Lazar finds Isaiah Wynn is feeling like his old self after two seasons of injuries.
• Zack Cox Patriots Notes: Ex-Raider Shilique Calhoun comes up big as New England tops Las Vegas; Plus: Reinforcements could be on the way for the Pats’ roster.
• Ian Logue (PatsFans) Patriots don’t get any help after Rams can’t complete an epic comeback vs. Bills.
• Patriots Talk Podcast: Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry break down the win over the Raiders, pick the ‘Best & Worst’ from the win and debate Sony Michel’s breakout. (25 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• NFL Game Center (NFL.com) Raiders at Patriots. Recap, stats, drives, highlights.
• Judy Battista (NFL.com) Short-handed Raiders struggle to stop Patriots’ rushing attack in loss.
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Patriots roll to 36-20 win over Raiders.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Rex Burkhead: Patriots won for James White.
• Albert Breer (SI) Monday Morning QB: The four motives that power Russell Wilson, Inside Chicago’s QB change; Plus Buffalo and Detroit avoid gut-punch losses; More.
• Peter King (ProFootballTalk) FMIA Week 3: Josh Allen’s pissed off, Tony Romo’s proud, and Buffalo’s 3-0; More.
• Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) NFL insider notes: Texans, Eagles, Vikings among teams exposed for who they really are, plus three that made the playoffs last year aren’t likely returning; the Pats are road graders; and more.
• Around the NFL (NFL.com) NFL Week 3: What we learned from Sunday’s games. 1.The Patriots deployed a trio of running backs in a punishing ground game galloping over a Raiders defense that was pulverized into pulp late; More.
• Gary Gramling (SI) Week 3 Takeaways: Russ is unstoppable, the Josh Allen roller coaster, Falcons blow another big lead. Plus, the Foles era begins in Chicago, the Lions it get right, the Patriots Way wins again; More.
• Nate Davis (USA Today) 32 things we learned from Week 3. 5. Raiders coach Jon Gruden was coaching in New England for the first time since the “Tuck Rule” game, the Silver and Black’s infamous loss in the 2001 playoffs and one that helped springboard the Patriots dynasty. Gruden can go back to Las Vegas content that his previously undefeated team fully earned Sunday’s 36-20 defeat. /Hee hee.
• Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL Winners and Losers. Winner: Rex Burkhead.
• John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Week 3 grades. Patriots B, Raiders C-.

VIEW FROM LAS VEGAS

• Levi Edwards (Raiders.com) Patriots neutralize Raiders’ dynamic offense in Gillette Stadium.
• Marcus Mosher (RaidersWire) Raiders blown out by Patriots in Week 3, 36-20.
• Mike Grimala (Las Vegas Sun) Raiders get run over at New England.
• Case Keefer (Las Vegas Sun) Instant Analysis: Familiar mistakes flare up to flatline Raiders in New England.
• Bill Williamson (SilverandBlackPride) Raiders-Patriots recap: 5 key takeaways from loss at New England: Defense was a problem, and let’s look at that Darren Waller situation
• Levi Damien (RaidersWire) Jon Gruden disagrees Patriots took Darren Waller out of game ‘We had Waller open’.
• Levi Edwards (Raiders.com) The Raiders secondary shined through in the first half.
• Kyle Martin (Raiders.com) Renfrow’s highlights were a bright spot Sunday, but he’s focused on team execution
• Levi Edwards (Raiders.com) Crosby, Gruden look to tighten up defense moving forward after loss to Patriots.
• Marcus Johnson (RaidersWire) Winners and Losers from Week 3 loss to New England.