Patriots links 12/29/25: Pats clinch AFC East, Maye perfect in blowout

TEAM TALK

• Post Game Notes, Patriots at Jets: Patriots finish with perfect 8-0 road record; Hunter Henry sets new single-season career high in receiving yards; Drake Maye reaches 4,000 passing yards and 30 TDs; More!
• Evan Lazar’s Game Observations: 8 takeaways from the 42-10 win over the Jets. ‘The Patriots didn’t just survive and advance through the injuries; they dominated.‘ More!
• Gamebook: Full Patriots at Jets stats.
• Post Game Quotes: Patriots and Jets.
• Post Game Pressers: Mike Vrabel – Drake Maye – Efton Chism III, Stefon Diggs, Christian Gonzalez, Rhamondre Stevenson.
• Postgame Celebration: Inside the [very happy] locker room after the win. (1 min. video)
• Highlights: Patriots arrive home and receive their AFC East Champs hat and T-shirts. (1 min. video)
• Patriots Postgame Show: Full breakdown of the win over the Jets. (2 hours)
• Highlights: Patriots top plays vs Jets (5 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss recaps how the Drake Maye-led Patriots clinched their first AFC East title since 2019.
• Karen Guregian lays out how the Patriots wrestled the division away from Buffalo.
• Alex Barth reports Week 18 Patriots vs. Dolphins will be played at 4:25 pm.
• Andrew Callahan watched the Patriots showing a killer instinct while destroying the Jets in Week 17.
• Doug Kyed looks at the best and worst to see what we learned from the 42-10 blowout win over the Jets.
• Alex Barth gives us 7 takeaways from the shorthanded blowout win over the Jets. 1. Maye-Diggs connection heating back up; More!
• Mark Daniels shares 10 takeaways from yesterday’s blowout win. 1. Pats start fast.
• Doug Kyed writes your eyes weren’t lying while watching Drake Maye light up the Jets Sunday afternoon. Maye was perfect.
• Mark Daniels calls attention to Stefon Diggs nearing 1,000 yards for the Patriots this season.
• Doug Kyed spotlights rookie WR Efton Chism III, who made the most of his opportunities in Sunday’s win.
• Mark Daniels notes Christian Barmore was furious, calls out Jets player for dirty play.
• Matt Vautour writes how from chasing the No. 1 pick to the No. 1 seed, the Pats’ turnaround is stunning.
• Mark Daniels explains how Sunday’s blowout Patriots win showed the Jets what they lost when Kraft acted first on Mike Vrabel.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Grant Gordon (NFL.com) Drake Maye, Mike Vrabel clinch Patriots’ first AFC East title since Tom Brady-Bill Belichick era.
• Dante Koplowitz-Fleming (NFL.com) NFL stats and records, Week 17: Patriots QB Drake Maye makes case for MVP.
• Dan Wetzel (ESPN) Have Patriots somehow rebooted a dynasty — and become likable?
• Multiple Contributors (ESPN) Week 17: Biggest questions, takeaways for every game. Drake Maye was magnificent; More!
• Around the NFL (NFL.com) Week 17 takeaways: What we learned from Sunday’s games. Shorthanded Patriots had no trouble dispatching the Jets, finishing 8-0 on road; Patriots’ offensive line, run game also stepped up; More!
• John Breech (CBS Sports) [Week...