Patriots links 12/04/25: Backups front and center

TEAM TALK

• Patriots proud to announce Drake Maye named AFC Offensive Player of the Week.
• Mike Dussault reports Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick advance as Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2026 finalists.
• Mike Dussault writes how Drake Maye earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career while leading the league in Pro Bowl voting.
• Mic’d Up: Kayshon Boutte on Monday Night Football vs. Giants. (13 min. video)
• Vrabel’s X’s and O’s: Top plays from Week 13 vs. Giants. (4 min. video)
• Sights and Sounds: Patriots win 10th straight game vs. New York Giants in Week 13. (4 min. video)
• Patriots Unfiltered: Week 13 win leftovers, Drake Maye, HOF finalists; More. (2 hours)
• Patriots Catch-22: Evan Lazar and Alex Barth break down the Week 13 win; 3 up/down vs. Giants; Drake Maye; Playoff picture. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

• Ethan Hurwitz looks at how the backup offensive linemen passed their primetime test.
• Steve Balestrieri has the Patriots earning extra recess, an ice cream party and a bring-your-favorite-stuffy-to-school day after issuing his Week 13 Report Card.
• Mike D’Abate discusses the dynamic Drake Maye-Stefon Diggs tandem that has shined throughout the 2025 NFL season.
• Ryan Garvin notes that when the Patriots return from their bye week they’ll have a chance to win the AFC East, with a ‘hat and t-shirt game’ against the Bills.
• Bob George shares 16 NFL thoughts from Week 13. Bye week idea: Get out your Blu-Ray player and watch all six Patriots winning Super Bowls. Get back into the real holiday spirit. It’s all about The Reason, food, family, snow, and of course, all that Patriot playoff talk; More.
• Ryan Garvin looks at the Patriots Week 13 snap counts: Players in and out of the lineup.
• Mark Morse clears out his Week 13 Pats-Giants notebook: PFF blocking grades; Pats Defense had 40% pressure rate on Jaxon Dart; More!
• Doug Kyed‘s Patriots Notebook: Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft named finalists for Hall of Fame; More.
• Justin Leger highlights Patriots Talk Podcast guest Mike Florio who didn’t mince words about how the selection committee should vote for two pillars of the Pats dynasty — especially Belichick. “If they don’t put him in on the first ballot, the body has no credibility whatsoever.”
• Khari Thompson explains the meaning behind the Drake ‘Drake Maye’ Maye nickname.
• Pats Chat podcast: Doug Kyed and Michael Hurley break down Pats-Giants, discuss their biggest takeaways from the game, and give their Booms and Dooms. (65 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Jeremy Fowler, Dan Graziano (ESPN) NFL Week 14 latest buzz, questions, news; More. Pats included.
• Kevin Patra (NFL.com) Week 14 fact or fiction: The Patriots are the best team in the AFC: FICTION. /Boo!
• Bill Barnwell (ESPN) NFL players, coaches with most at stake in playoff push. K’Lavon Chaisson: Chaisson’s one-year, $3 million deal has been a bargain for the...