New England Patriots links 9/30/29 – Win: Real deal or dead cat bounce?

TEAM TALK

• Evan Lazar’s After Further Review: Breaking down Drake Maye’s great start to his second NFL season.
• From the NFL – Week 6 flex scheduling update: Patriots at Saints game moved to 1:00 pm start.
• Press Conferences: Mike Vrabel – Jack Gibbens and Ben Brown.
• WEEI Patriots Monday: Mike Vrabel (12 min. video) and Drake Maye (14 min.)

LOCAL LINKS

• Andrew Callahan‘s Patriots-Panthers film review: How Drake Maye, Mike Vrabel bounced back with a blowout win.
• Steve Balestrieri opens fresh new packs of gold stars and stickers for this week’s Patriots Report Card.
• Jerry Thornton shares his knee-jerk reactions to Week 4 Patriots-Panthers. It also goes to show what your offense can accomplish when everyone decides to quit killing drives with fumbles and starts treating the football with the respect of an IED in The Hurt Locker. /More!
• Tom E. Curran writes the Patriots looked like a competent football team Sunday, proving they’re no longer at the bottom of the NFL’s pecking order.
• Steve Balestrieri shares some quick notes from Sunday’s win: And after the debacle against Pittsburgh, the players needed a win like this to right the ship and bring back their confidence.
• Phil Perry looks at what we learned in Pats-Panthers: Drake Maye is making the Year 2 leap, and More.
• Ian Logue shares 4 takeaways from Sunday. The return of Christian Gonzalez was definitely big; More.
• Karen Guregian talks about how Drake Maye and Stefon Diggs took a significant step toward creating a dynamic duo.
• Mark Daniels believes the Patriots found a No. 1 receiver and a motivational leader in Stefon Diggs, whose pregame speeches have become a Sunday tradition.
• Chris Mason notes Mike Vrabel singled out Pop Douglas and Christian Barmore for doing things that lead to victories but aren’t found in a box score.
• Lauren Campbell highlights Mike Vrabel: Good things happen when the Patriots don’t beat themselves.
• Doug Kyed notes Mike Vrabel said he’s is hoping to see Stefon Diggs’ comfort improve in the offense.
• Darren Hartwell and Phil Perry update the Stock Watch: Diggs breaks out; Douglas’ slide continues.
• Jerry Thornton points out Robert Saleh accusing the Jaguars coaching staff of stealing signals. ‘Let the national hysteria begin!’
• Pats Procrastination podcast: Clare and Chudders celebrate the season’s first win at Gillette Stadium, and look ahead to the Bills matchup in Buffalo. (30 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Albert Breer (SI) Week 4 NFL Takeaways: The Chiefs aren’t dead; Plus, the Rams and Jaguars impressed, notes on the future of the International Series and more. “Sunday’s biggest blowout—surprise!—came from Mike Vrabel’s revitalized New England team curb-stomping Bryce Young and the Panthers, 42–13, in Foxborough. … this one only sets up a bigger game next week, with the Pats traveling to Buffalo to face the five-time defending AFC East champion Bills on Sunday Night Football.” /Click for more commentary.
• Gilberto Manzano (SI) Four [things we...