New England Patriots links 8/22/25 – Pats-Giants recap, Roster projections, More!

TEAM TALK

• Post Game Notes: Patriots at Giants. Dugger gets a pick in the end zone for the second-straight week.
• Evan Lazar‘s Game Observations: 8 Takeaways From the preseason finale loss to the Giants. 1. S Kyle Dugger plays 32 snaps as safety rotation continues. 2. EDGE Keion White plays 29 snaps; More.
• Post Game Quotes: Patriots.
• Press Conferences: Mike Vrabel – Ben Wooldridge – Jabrill Peppers, Kyle Dugger and Jeremiah Webb.
• Patriots Postgame Show: Immediate reaction and analysis of the Patriots 42-10 preseason loss vs. the Giants; Plus, they consider this Tuesday’s cutdown day and who made the best cases to make the 53-man roster and who may have fallen short. (90 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Andrew Callahan offers 5 thoughts at the end of the preseason. 1. All hands on deck to protect Drake Maye; 2. Pass rush will surprise: ‘..count me excited, for the first time in years, at how the Patriots should rush the passer in 2025.’ More!
• Mike Reiss posts his final projected 53-man roster for the Patriots. Kendrick Bourne out, Kyle Dugger in.
• Karen Guregian takes a last stab at figuring out the Patriots 53-man roster before Cutdown day Tuesday.
• Mike D’Abate puts out his own 53-man roster projection ahead of cutdown day. WRs Baker, Webb out.
• Jennifer Streeter explains why Patriots 3rd-year DE Keion White will likely be getting demoted.
• Michael Hurley considers the chances Kyle Dugger makes the roster after playing in the preseason finale
• Doug Kyed talks about where and how the Patriots could ‘strengthen their roster’ before next week’s cuts, beginning with Interior offensive line.
• Mike D’Abate gives us five key takeaways after the Pats got thumped at MetLife Stadium. Several battles still appear to be unsettled: O-line still under review, Dobbs still QB2; More.
• Alex Barth shares 6 takeaways from the preseason finale: Roster still not settled, notable names on defense, interior offensive line outlook, interior defensive line struggles; More!
• Mark Daniels shares 7 takeaways from the preseason loss. Offensive line battle, Javon Baker’s night; More.
• Doug Kyed picks the best and worst from the 42-10 loss. Best: Kyle Dugger, Marte Mapu, Jeremiah Webb, Craig Woodson. Worst: Javon Baker, Jordan Polk, Miles Battle, Kobee Minor; Plus more notes.
• Mark Daniels looks at the winners and losers from the preseason finale. Kyle Dugger trending up.
• Andrew Callahan highlights Kyle Dugger insisting his lackluster performance is not a symptom of lingering physical problems, but mental mistakes; diagnosing plays a half-second too late, poor awareness or simply missing assignments.
• Karen Guregian explains why Jabrill Peppers and Keion White played last night.
• Nick O’Malley details how underdog and ‘the best person ever,’ WR Jeremiah Webb got to live out his NFL dream by doing a ‘Lambeau leap’ TD celebration in the end zone.
• Nick O’Malley finds Mike Vrabel still preaching a famous 3-word Belichick mantra, but it’s not ‘Do your job’. “No...