After spending the first five weeks of the season as a healthy scratch, New England Patriots rookie wide receiver Efton Chism is about to make his NFL debut on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. For the first time this season, the undrafted rookie was not announced as a game day inactive by the team.

With the Patriots forced to overhaul their kick return operation in light of the ACL tear Antonio Gibson suffered last Sunday in Buffalo, Chism is a candidate to serve as a replacement. During his five-year college career at Eastern Washington, he ran back 31 kickoffs...

A late scare won’t appear to sideline a key New England Patriots player for Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints.

The Patriots added Milton Williams to the injury report on Sunday morning, listing the defensive tackle as questionable due to an illness. However, he’s officially active for the Week 6 showdown at the Superdome.

Christian Gonzalez is also active for Sunday’s game after being listed as questionable. The star cornerback, who sat out the first three games with a hamstring injury, was a limited participant in Friday’s practice.

The Patriots ruled out Anfernee Jennings, Jaylinn Hawkins, Keion White, Caedan...

Stefon Diggs has feasted in the New England Patriots’ last two games. The wide receiver showed gratitude to the unheralded group charging the offense.

According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, Diggs had his personal chef cook for New England’s offensive line last week. The unit gathered for their weekly dinner at the home of center Garrett Bradbury.

The linemen curated a menu including burgers, wings, steak, baked beans, salad and desserts. Diggs offered to treat the group after holding a similar dinner for New England’s wide receivers.

“That food was phenomenal, smelled amazing right when we walked in,” Brown said. “A...

Drake Maye has the New England Patriots and their fans feeling good. Coming off a 23-20 upset win over the previously unbeaten Buffalo Bills, the team and its second-year quarterback are trending in the right direction.

Where their journey goes remains to be seen, but in Maye’s case he seems to have arrived among the better QBs in football. In fact, the latest results of our SB Nation Reacts survey show that 74% of Patriots fans already view him as a top-10 player at his position.

Interestingly enough, the comment section was a bit more cautious slapping that label onto...

A big win in Buffalo has the New England Patriots sitting at 3-2 and looking for their first three-game win streak since .

Here on Pats Pulpit, our focus this week both wrapped up the win over the Bills and prep for the Saints. For anything else not covered previously, let’s clean out the notebook. Welcome to this week’s edition of our Sunday Patriots Notes.

Ground game questions

Through the first five weeks of the season, the New England Patriots offense has been off to a strong start averaging 25.0 points per game.

Much of that has to do...

For the second Sunday in a row, the New England Patriots find themselves on the road. Their opponent this week are the New Orleans Saints, who will host Mike Vrabel, Drake Maye and company at the Superdome for an afternoon kickoff.

Here is all you need to know about how to follow the game.

How to watch Patriots at Saints in NFL Week 6

Kickoff: Sunday, Oct. 12, 1 p.m. ET

Stadium: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans LA

Broadcast: CBS, WBZ-TV Channel 4 (local)

Live stream/mobile: Paramount+ (local), NFL+ (local), NFL Sunday Ticket (out of market), NFL Game Pass (international),...

The New England Patriots have a lot of attention surrounding them as they head into their Week 6 matchup with the New Orleans Saints. One of the biggest storylines ahead of the game, though, involves the Saints and their star running back Alvin Kamara.

After they took down the Buffalo Bills in Week 5, the media have been gushing over the Patriots all week long. However, they still have a lot of work to do, and that involves taking down New Orleans when they take the field next.

Similar to the Pats, the Saints are feeling pretty good about themselves...

The New England Patriots are rolling as they head into their Week 6 clash with the New Orleans Saints. However, some injury issues are going to force the coaching staff to rely on depth players when the team takes the field.

Before they departed for New Orleans, New England ruled out Jaylinn Hawkins, Anfernee Jennings and Keion White for this game. They also placed Antonio Gibson on injured reserve after he reportedly tore his ACL in the team’s Week 5 win over the Buffalo Bills.

With those guys out, the Patriots are going to need some of their other players...

The New England Patriots decided to bolster their depth for their upcoming Week 6 game against the New Orleans Saints. As was announced by the team on Saturday, running back Terrell Jennings and outside linebacker Truman Jones were both elevated from the practice squad to the game day roster.

Jennings, 24, first arrived in New England as a rookie free agent out of Florida A&M last offseason. The 6-foot, 217-pound runner spent the majority of his first season in the NFL on the Patriots’ practice squad, before being promoted to the 53-man roster. In total, he appeared in three games...

The New England Patriots will travel to New Orleans this weekend to take on the Saints in hopes of improving to 4-2 on the year. While the two teams do not have an extensive history, their games used to feature two of the all-time greats at quarterback: Tom Brady, the undisputed GOAT at the position, as well as fellow future Hall of Famer Drew Brees.

Has Brees done enough to be in the conversation for the second greatest QB of all time? That is the subject of this week’s Pats Pulpit Debates question:

Who is the second greatest quarterback of...

Welcome to the Patriots Prospect Preview, our annual series where we talk about the club’s future picks before literally anyone else! It’s Week 7.

The New England Patriots play on Sunday.

I don;t leaving the house on Saturday.

I’ve given you this entire spiel for weeks now, so if you’re clicking on this story, you know the deal. It’s time for some more college football prospects to watch while you avoid doing things this weekend:

Arvell Reese (#8), LB, Ohio State

Week 7: @ Illinois (12 p.m. ET on FOX)

Arvell Reese has been compared to both Jamie Collins...

The preaching out of Gillette Stadium this week has been clear as day: thou shall not underestimate the Saints.

Even though the New England Patriots are entering Week 6 off back-to-back wins, including last Sunday’s primetime takedown of the then-unbeaten Bills in Buffalo, they are making sure not to take their one-win opponent lightly. That being said, they are favorites for a reason.

Besides the difference in record, the Patriots as a whole have simply performed better than the Saints. Yes, they are coming off a win themselves — a 26-14 victory over the New York Giants — but they...