Patriots links 9/18/25: ’Pissed off’ Pats are the best Pats

TEAM TALK

• Game Preview: Patriots vs. Steelers. Series history, Scouting the matchups, Tale of the tape.
• Evan Lazar’s Patriots Gameplan: On both sides of the ball, the Patriots need to build on their 33-27 victory over the Dolphins by establishing an identity: how do they want to play to get consistent performance out of the offense and the defense?
• Patriots-Steelers Week 3 Injury Report.
• Broadcast Info: How to watch/listen to Patriots vs. Steelers.
• Patriots Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony for Julian Edelman and Bill Parcells: Saturday, September 20 at 4 PM; Free and open to the public.
• Transcript: Mike Vrabel (Plus, 10 min. video)
• Press Conferences: Drake Maye – Christian Gonzalez, Stefon Diggs and Antonio Gibson.
• Patriots Unfiltered: Steelers preview, Locker room/injury updates, Hall of Fame weekend. (2 hours)
• Patriots Catch-22: Evan Lazar and Alex Barth break down the Week 2 win, analyze Drake Maye’s performance, 3 up and down observations, and preview the Steelers matchup, including what needs to be fixed before Sunday. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

• Alex Barth reports the Patriots landed their first ‘Player of the Week’ honor of 2025, the team’s first since 2022: Antonio Gibson was announced as the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.
• Andrew Callahan looks at if the Patriots can take the next step against the Steelers.
• Jerry Thornton writes how Mike Vrabel’s plan to build his team from the trenches-out is coming together.
• Jeremy Brener relays Mike Vrabel previewing the Steelers offense with Aaron Rodgers.
• Jennifer Streeter reports the Patriots are set to wear their throwback uniforms vs. Steelers.
• Mark Daniels talks about the difference in Drake Maye between Week 1 and Week 2; Maye credits ‘fire’ for his success in Miami.
• Karen Guregian says the Patriots need consistency as a team, but more importantly, from their quarterback, and wonders which Drake Maye will show up in Week 3.
• Meghan Ottolini suggests the Patriots ‘pissed off’ attitude may be working.
• Sean T. McGuire highlights Jason McCourty explaining what the Pats need to do to improve the defense. ‘The big thing that Vrabel continues to talk about is the ‘X-plays, they gave those up.’ More.
• Mike Reiss reports CB Christian Gonzalez (hamstring) returned to practice Wednesday for the first time since July 28.
• Mike Reiss fleshes out the injury report as the Patriots start Steelers week with double-digit injuries.
• Doug Kyed highlights Drake Maye on how he emulated Aaron Rodgers early in his football career.
• Phil Perry notes Pop Douglas plans to ‘trust the process’ after his diminished role in Miami, “That would be very selfish of me to come in here angry after a win.”
• Mark Daniels finds Stefon Diggs is embracing his leadership role in New England, “I want to be part of it.”
• Phil Perry‘s Patriots Mailbag: Do defensive issues stem from scheme or personnel?
• Khari Thompson tells us the Patriots will ‘stick...