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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 4h

Cleaning out the Patriots notebook from Sunday’s 25-19 win over the Saints … sharing a few random personnel/contract thoughts … and looking ahead to Sunday’s road game against the Titans.

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 6h

Patriots Tuesday

📴 Players off

NOTES: QB Drake Maye - 3 straight games without turnover...Team now even in TO margin...Rushing offense 28th in NFL (3.5 ypc)...With 4-2 record, best start since 6-0 in 2019...Only team not to surrender 50 yards rushing to RB...Open roster spot.

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 14h

AFC East standings

🏈Patriots: 4-2
🏈Bills: 4-2
🏈Dolphins: 1-5
🏈Jets: 0-6

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 18h

Patriots "core 4" special teams report, Week 6:

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 23h

Story: Mike Vrabel downplays return to Tennessee to face his former team, the Titans.

"I think it's going to feel different, but it can't be different," he said Monday (before Tennessee fired his successor, Brian Callahan).

www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

Vrabel focused on wins, not return to Tennessee

Vrabel facing Titans first time since firing, says he's unfazed

www.espn.com

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 1d

Andrew Catalon (play-by-play), Charles Davis (analysis), Jason McCourty (analysis) and AJ Ross (sideline) are scheduled to be on the CBS call for Sunday's Patriots-Titans game.

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 1d

"When quarterbacks can feel the rush, but also see downfield and see things develop, that can be deadly."

-- Mike Vrabel, to "The Greg Hill Show", when asked about QB Drake Maye (who had 3 TD on passes 20+ yards downfield in win over the Saints)

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 1d

Defensive snaps vs. Saints:

🏈 Safety Kyle Dugger plays all 56 as injury replacement for Jaylinn Hawkins; 1 week after playing just 1 snap vs. Bills

🏈 Marcus Jones’ value as CB3 - 38 snaps, now 76% on year

🏈 Season low for DT Milton Williams (33), who played through illness

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 1d

Offensive snaps vs. Saints:

🏈 RBs: Rhamondre Stevenson (46), TreVeyon Henderson (19), Terrell Jennings (0; with 7 on special teams)

🏈 WRs: Kayshon Boutte (43), Stefon Diggs (38), Mack Hollins (35), Pop Douglas (16), Kyle Williams (14)

🏈 Efton Chism’s 2 on final kneel-downs

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 1d

Patriots Monday

🎙️ 11:30a: Mike Vrabel

NOTES: First 3-game win streak since '22...Drake Maye - first NE player to throw for 250 yards and 3 TDs in a win since Tom Brady (10/6/19)...First time winning 3 straight road games since '21...Rushing minus Maye -- 22 for 45 (2.04 avg.).

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 1d

Story: Patriots (4-2) match win total from last year as homecoming theme resonates -- WR Kayshon Boutte shines in return to Louisiana as team looks ahead to Mike Vrabel's return to Tennessee.

www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

Patriots win third straight game thanks to Kayshon Boutte's big day

The WR had two TDs in a return to his home state. Now, New England is on to another homecoming in Tennessee.

www.espn.com

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 1d

What has Drake Maye done the last 5 games that puts him in rare company?

Via the NFL …

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 1d

Pool report with referee Adrian Hill on OPI call on Stefon Diggs that negated Pop Douglas’ TD catch, and why it came late.

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 1d

Undrafted rookie Efton Chism III made his NFL regular season debut today (kickoff returner), and teammates acknowledged the milestone on their way back to the locker room after the win.

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 1d

NE 25, NO 19

📈 Team on rise

⬆️ Boutte, Maye, Jones, Pop

⬇️ Bradbury, Davis/Dugger, Tavai

⭐️ Mike Vrabel's challenges

👎🦓 Adrian Hill's officiating crew

🤷‍♂️ 113 yards, TD, negated on OPI “calls”

4️⃣ wins, matching ‘24 win total

🎸 Next: at Titans

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 1d

Patriots 22, Saints 16 (half): Drake Maye deals, Pop Douglas explodes on scene, Kayshon Boutte with 2 TDs in his homecoming ... while the defense has been playing the bend-don't-break approach.

Patriots get ball to start the 2H ... unless the officials decide to change it late.

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 1d

From ESPN Research: Drake Maye's TD was thrown 40 yards downfield, the farthest he's thrown a completion in his career. He was 0-for-5 on passes 40+ yards downfield prior to that.

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 2d

X plays all over the place!

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 2d

Patriots offensive starters:

LT: Will Campbell
LG: Jared Wilson
C: Garrett Bradbury
RG: Mike Onwenu
RT: Morgan Moses
TE: Hunter Henry
TE: Austin Hooper
QB: Drake Maye
RB: Rhamondre Stevenson
WR: Kayshon Boutte
WR: Stefon Diggs

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 2d

Patriots defensive starters:

OLB/DE: Harold Landry III
DT: Milton Williams
DT: Christian Barmore
OLB/DE: K’Lavon Chaisson
LB: Robert Spillane
LB: Christian Elliss
CB: Christian Gonzalez
CB: Carlton Davis III
CB: Marcus Jones
S: Kyle Dugger
S: Craig Woodson

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 2d

Patriots call tails. Coin comes up tails.

Patriots defer choice to second half.

Saints to receive opening kickoff.

"Good luck, gentlemen," referee Adrian Hill says.

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 2d

Patriots inactives:

G Caedan Wallace
DT Eric Gregory
3rd QB Tommy DeVito
S Jaylinn Hawkins (hamstring)
OLB Anfernee Jennings (ankle)
DE/OLB Keion White (elbow)

Debut for rookie WR/KR Efton Chism III.

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 2d

White pants, white jersey today for the Patriots.

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 2d

WR Kyle Williams, DT Milton Williams and QB Drake Maye arrive at the Caesars Superdome.

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Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social · 2d

Snapshots: Marcus Jones … Efton Chism III … Will Campbell … Jahlani Tavai.

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