Patriots quarterback Drake Maye in line to start season finale against Bills (Boston Globe)
Patriots mailbag: A passionate defense of Jerod Mayo, as well as scenarios for the top of the draft (Boston Globe)
How Patriots QB Drake Maye feels he’s improved since college (Boston Herald)
Jerod Mayo addresses job security, boos from Patriots fans (Boston Herald)
Patriots-Bills injury report: Drake Maye listed with new injury Wednesday (Boston Herald)
Why Patriots cut veteran pass rusher ahead of season finale (Boston Herald)
Callahan: The Patriots should tank Sunday’s season finale for their own good (Boston Herald)
Patriots fans probably aren’t getting what they want in season finale (Boston Herald)
Jerod Mayo doubles down on QB plan against Bills (Springfield Republican)
Patriots captain understands why fans boo, knows it’s on team to fix it (Springfield Republican)
Patriots say Drake Maye dealing with new injury (Springfield Republican)
Joe Milton III explains why he’s ready to play for Patriots (Springfield Republican)
Patriots sign intriguing IPP player to 53-man roster (Springfield Republican)
Jerod Mayo is missing Patriots’ bigger picture | Matt Vautour (Springfield Republican)
Drake Maye has nothing more to prove this year | Karen Guregian (Springfield Republican)
Patriots mailbag: Will the Krafts fire Jerod Mayo? (Springfield Republican)
Will Patriots try to lose to Buffalo to secure the No. 1 pick? (Springfield Republican)
Hunter Henry is a big fan of this Patriots coach (Springfield Republican)
Patriots RB: It’d be ‘completely wrong’ to throw Alex Van Pelt under the bus (Springfield Republican)
Patriots veteran identifies straightforward fix for 2025 (Springfield Republican)
Ex-Patriots QB to make Rams debut in Week 18 finale (Springfield Republican)
Ex-Patriots CB has bold prediction for Bill Belichick’s 1st year at UNC (Springfield Republican)
Drake Maye to start Patriots’ season finale vs. Bills (ESPN)
Jerod Mayo says Drake Maye will start Patriots’ regular-season finale ‘if he’s healthy and ready to go’ (CBS Sports)
Patriots expected to start Drake Maye in season finale vs. Bills (The Sporting News)
15 Patriots listed on first injury report ahead of Week 18 matchup vs. Bills (The Sporting News)
Only one Patriot made the top-10 at their position in Pro Bowl fan voting for 2024 (The Sporting News)
Patriots captain salutes New England’s top free agent target as season winds down (The Sporting News)
Patriots Injury Report: Star Cornerback Sits Before Season Finale (NESN)
Don’t Expect Jerod Mayo, Patriots To Tank In Season Finale Against Bills (NESN)
Former Patriot Sets Lofty Expectation For Bill Belichick, North Carolina (NESN)
Under-The-Radar Patriots Assistant Should Be First Coach Fired (NESN)
Three Replacement Options Should Patriots Move On From Alex Van Pelt (NESN)
New Report Cites Mike Vrabel ‘Wants’ Patriots Coaching Job (NESN)
Four Players In College Football Playoff Patriots Must Have On NFL Draft Board (NESN)
Patriots Fans Will Love This Viral Clip Of Potential Draft Target (NESN)
Drake Maye’s hand injury adds intrigue to Patriots’ QB plan vs. Bills (NBC Sports Boston)
Faced with crossroads, Patriots must choose a clear path forward (NBC Sports Boston)
Jerod Mayo says Drake Maye will start on Sunday ‘if he’s healthy and ready to go’ (WEEI-FM)
Sitting Drake Maye is the smart decision for the Patriots in Week 18 (WEEI-FM)
Drake Maye expected to start for Patriots in Week 18 finale vs. Bills (WBZ-TV)
Drake Maye limited at Wednesday’s Patriots practice with hand injury (WBZ-TV)
Deatrich Wise will be a free agent, but wants to return to the Patriots (WBZ-TV)
Transcripts: Head Coach Jerod Mayo and Drake Maye Press Conferences (Patriots.com)
Week 18 Injury Report: Patriots at Bills (Patriots.com)
BillsBeat - January 2, 2025
Bills’ Tyrell Shavers on his first NFL TD: ‘If I touch the ball, I got to make a play’
‘“My first touchdown and a win all in the same day, it’s not much to complain about,” Shavers said. “I’m blessed.”’
Bills offense sets the table with an ‘everybody eats’ approach that has 13 players with a TD catch
‘Gilliam is the only Bills player at a skill position on the active roster not to have caught a touchdown pass this season. And Virgil is the only practice squad receiver not to have done so.’
Defence the key to success as Bills await playoff opponent
‘But by far Buffalo’s biggest concern heading into the playoffs comes on defence and specifically their tendency to allow teams to string together long, efficient drives while their unit struggles to get off the field.’
Bills head coach Sean McDermott says he cried while reliving certain game
‘The Bills had to defeat the Dolphins, which they did, and they also needed the Bengals to beat the Ravens. Buffalo beat Miami, and the Bengals beat the Ravens off the strength of a fourth-down touchdown pass from Andy Dalton to Tyler Boyd late in the fourth quarter. McDermott said he watched the clip back of the team in the locker room as they realized they would be going to the playoffs, and that it made him emotional.’
2024 Buffalo Bills Award Winners
‘Not only is he the Bills’ MVP, he is the NFL MVP. Allen put together the most efficient season of his career, totaling 41 touchdowns to just six interceptions while throwing touchdowns to 12 different players. Putting together this type of season while only having one wide receiver return from the 2023 team is nothing short of incredible, and he continues to rewrite NFL record books on a near weekly basis. He is the face of the city of Buffalo and the NFL’s best player of 2024.’
Bills QB Josh Allen will start vs Patriots to continue historical streak
‘”One of the things that we know is very, very important to him is his consecutive starts streak, if you will, and it’s important to him for a great reason,” McDermott said. “He wants to be out there with his teammates and so he will be out there for a very, very short-lived amount of time and then he’ll be off rather quickly there.”‘
Terrel Bernard has quad injury, won't play Sunday
‘Bernard was the only player on the active roster who did not practice during the team’s walk-thru on Wednesday. McDermott said he is between day-to-day and week-to-week, but added “more like” day-to-day.’
Big opportunity for 'Buffalo Joe' Andreessen as Buffalo Bills take on New England Patriots
‘”He’ll play quite a bit this week,” head coach Sean McDermott said. “I’m excited to watch him, he’s a good football player.”‘
Joe Andreessen to play ‘quite a bit’ for Bills in Week 18 with MLB Terrel Bernard injured
‘“He’s done a phenomenal job,” coach Sean McDermott said before Wednesday’s practice. “I think some people thought early on it was a nice PR thing, right? And that’s certainly been cool, I would say, for Joe, for our team, for the city. I mean, you hear it. When he makes a tackle the other day in the game, the crowd loves it, right? The PA announcer loves it, too. So it’s cool. But Joe’s earned every last piece of it. He’ll play quite a bit this week, and I’m excited to watch him. I really am. He’s a good football player.”’
Bills backups will see more snaps in the regular-season finale
‘”I think some people thought early on it was a nice PR thing and that’s certainly been cool I would say for Joe, for our team, for this city, I mean you hear it,” McDermott said. “When he makes a tackle, the other day in the game, the crowd loves it. The PA announcer loves it too. So, it’s cool but Joe’s earned every last piece of it. He’ll play quite a bit this week and I’m excited to watch him. I really am, he’s a good football player.”‘
Who would the Bills play if the NFL playoffs began today?
‘The top four seeds go to division winners, and the next three seeds are wild cards. If the playoffs were to start today, here’s what the matchups would look like…’.
McDermott explains Bills’ improvement this season as we enter the new year
‘“I know sometimes the scoreboard didn’t reflect that, but when you look at what we were able to do at Detroit in the game and take that away, which was a monumental challenge,” McDermott said, adding. “I’m seeing signs of improvement, we’re seeing signs of improvement and that just takes time sometimes.”’
Backing up: Bills QB Mitch Trubisky is worst rusher in league
‘There are 318 players who have recorded a carry this season. At the top is Saquan Barkley with 2,005 yards. And at the very bottom is Bills backup quarterback Mitch Trubisky.’
'Making sure we're as fresh as possible' | How the Bills are preparing for their Week 18 game against the Patriots
‘”Number one, we want to win the game. That’s goal number one,” McDermott said. “Two is making sure we’re as fresh as possible coming out of this week and healthy as possible… Stay with our process, being consistent with how we approach each and every week and wanting to see some things out there that we’re anxious to see and eager to see and curious to see of how certain players take advantage of the opportunity.”‘