New England Patriots links 9/22/25 – Can’t turn it around while turning it over

TEAM TALK

• Post Game Notes: Patriots-Steelers. Patriots defense held Pittsburgh under three yards per carry; Hunter Henry becomes fifth Pats tight end with 20 TDs.; Robert Spillane finishes with 15 total tackles.; More.
• Evan Lazar’s Game Observations: 8 takeaways from the loss to the Steelers. Turnover-worthy plays put a damper on QB Drake Maye’s performance.
• Gamebook: Full Steelers-Patriots stats.
• Post Game Quotes: Patriots and Steelers.
• Post Game Pressers: Mike Vrabel – Drake Maye – Rhamondre Stevenson, Robert Spillane, Milton Williams, Marcus Jones, Antonio Gibson, Jaylinn Hawkins, Morgan Moses, K’Lavon Chaisson, DeMario Douglas.
• Highlights: Steelers at Patriots. (6 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Karen Guregian writes how the Patriots still can’t get off the roller coaster.
• Matt Vautour emphasizes how Mike Vrabel’s next moves are very important.
• Mark Daniels suggests it’s time to unleash rookie RB TreVeyon Henderson.
• Doug Kyed looks at what we learned from Patriots’ 21-14 Week 3 loss. The Patriots quite literally fumbled away the game.
• Alex Barth gives us eight takeaways from the turnover-filled loss at home. On Sunday the New England Patriots out-gained the Pittsburgh Steelers by 166 total yards, ran 22 more plays, went 6-of-13 on third downs and 4-of-5 on fourth downs, and punted just once. They lost, 21-14.
• Mike D’Abate‘s Patriots Takeaways: Last-second interception kills momentum; More.
• Michael Hurley serves up some stone-cold leftover Patriots thoughts: DeMario Douglas had a simple mission on fourth-and-1. He didn’t execute, and the end result was bad, losing football; More.
• Andrew Callahan lays out how the this new, young team is getting in its own way under Mike Vrabel.
• Karen Guregian relays Mike Vrabel explaining why he went 4th-and-1 from his 15 early in the game.
• Michael Hurley details how Rhamondre Stevenson coughed up two brutal fumbles yesterday, noting the Patriots ‘don’t need me’ if the fumbles continue.
• Phil Perry questions the Pats’ decision to give Rhamondre Stevenson that crucial goal-line carry.
• Alex Barth notes Mike Vrabel and Drake Maye stand by Rhamondre Stevenson after two-fumble game.
• Sean T. McGuire relays Scott Pioli on how he believes Rhamondre Stevenson can fix his fumbling issues, but also knows what could happen if he doesn’t.
• Mike D’Abate notes Drake Maye gave an update after suffering what appeared to be a hard hit to the head.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Albert Breer (SI) Week 3 NFL Takeaways: 49ers have a real shot to contend; Plus, inside the Steelers’ takeaways, the Eagles’ big comeback and more.
• Around the NFL (NFL.com) Week 3 takeaways: What we learned from Sunday’s games. Patriots were their own worst enemies with turnovers, red-zone failures. It’s stunning that the Patriots even had a chance to tie or win the game late considering how they cared for the ball Sunday. /Click for more.
• NFL Nation (ESPN) Week 3: Biggest questions, takeaways for every game. Will Rhamondre Stevenson’s two lost fumbles lead to a change as the Patriots’ lead...