Patriots links 11/25/25: Surviving an off day is a super power

TEAM TALK

• Evan Lazar‘s After Further Review: Breaking down Drake Maye, the defense and quick-hit film notes from the win over the Bengals. Defensively, the impact of not having Williams and Tonga (played 12 snaps before exiting the game) really showed up both on film and statistically. /Good read.
• Alexandra Francisco has the story behind Hunter Henry’s custom cleats designed by survivors impacted by an organization he champions: International Justice Mission.
• Mike Dussault revisits the 1985 Patriots, the team that made New England believe.
• My Cause My Cleats: Your Patriots chosen charities for 2025.
• Press Conferences: Mike Vrabel – Andy Borregales and Carlton Davis.
• WEEI Patriots Monday: Mike Vrabel and Drake Maye.
• Highlights: Patriots players unbox the custom cleats they’ll wear for My Cause My Cleats. (1 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Andrew Callahan‘s Patriots film review: How Drake Maye, Mike Vrabel escaped Cincinnati with a ninth straight victory.
• Michael Hurley serves up some still-warm leftover Patriots thoughts: Don’t discount another road victory. The Patriots won ugly in Cincinnati. That’s worlds better than losing.
• Jerry Thornton‘s knee-jerk reactions to Pats-Bengals. The biggest takeaway from this one is the Patriots are good. Very good. They’re the 1-seed for one very simple reason, …they’ve earned it. Winners of nine straight.… They’re just not good enough for any of us to take an opponent like Cincinnati lightly; More.
• Chad Finn‘s Unconventional Review: Patriots win ninth straight, but red-zone struggles are a major concern if they want playoff success.
• Phil Perry tells us what we learned in Pats-Bengals: McDaniels in focus after Campbell’s injury; Patriots might have to get creative to keep Drake Maye protected.
• Conor Ryan offers 8 takeaways from Sunday’s road win. 1. A Pyrrhic victory. A win’s a win — but there’s more work to be done on both sides of the ball.
• Doug Kyed looks at the Best and Worst to see what we learned from the Pats win over the Bengals. Drake Maye on the naughty list, Marcus Jones, Carlton Davis, Hunter Henry, Andy Borregales on the nice list.
• Jake Seymour takes a look at the Week 12 snap counts: The Pats had multiple offensive linemen step into large roles due to injuries, while skill position players received new reps.
• Karen Guregian spotlights what was wrong with Drake Maye in Cincinnati.
• Chad Finn points out how Drake Maye continues to play beyond his years in the Patriots’ ongoing streak, even in imperfect win over Bengals.
• Mike D’Abate identifies seven Patriots who need to step up amid OL injury troubles, from Vederian Lowe to Andrew Rupcich.
• Andrew Callahan wonders how much damage did the Patriots’ Super Bowl hopes just take.
• Doug Kyed‘s Patriots extra points: Players wanted to win for Jahlani Tavai.
• Hayden Bird relays Mike Vrabel joking about Drake Maye’s nickname, the state of ESPN and more. *“I couldn’t even figure out 6-7, and now it’s Drake ‘Drake Maye’...