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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Patriots rooting guide, open thread, and more for NFL Week 6]]></title>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Coming off an impressive 23-20 win over the Buffalo Bills, the New England Patriots took on the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. They managed to win 25-19 to improve to 4-2 on the year, further solidifying their place in the AFC playoff picture. While there is still a long way to […]]]></summary>
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Coming off an impressive 23-20 win over the Buffalo Bills, the New England Patriots took on the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. They managed to win 25-19 to improve to 4-2 on the year, further solidifying their place in the <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/new-england-patriots-opinion-analysis/111438/patriots-afc-playoff-picture-win-saints-nfl-week-6">AFC playoff picture</a>.
While there is still a long way to go, the playoffs are also on our minds in this week’s rooting guide.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">Monday</h2>
<h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">7:15 p.m. ET</h4>
Buffalo Bills at Atlanta Falcons: Go Falcons! If the Patriots beat the Saints on Sunday and the Falcons beat the Bills a day later, New England would move into first place in the AFC East. | ESPN
<h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">8:15 p.m. ET</h4>
Chicago Bears at Washington Commanders: Go good game! This one really does not matter. Enjoy the rest of your Monday night. | ABC
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The following games were already played earlier in the week:
<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">Thursday</h2>
<h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">8:15 p.m. ET</h4>
Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants: Go Giants! A simple reason why the Giants are our pick here: they will play the Patriots in December, meaning that a win for them on Thursday night would improve New England’s strength of schedule tiebreaker. | PHI 17, NYG 34
<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">Sunday</h2>
<h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">9:30 a.m. ET</h4>
Denver Broncos at New York Jets: Go… Jets? If the Patriots want to make the playoffs, they might have to do so as a wild card team. In order to best position themselves in that race, they need their most realistic competitors to lose as many games as possible, even if it means the Jets winning their first game of the year. Then again, this is pretty specific meaning that another outcome would also not be a disaster. | DEN 13, NYJ 11
<h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">1 p.m. ET</h4>
Los Angeles Rams at Baltimore Ravens: Go Rams! Looking at this game purely through a strength of schedule perspective, Baltimore would be the pick. However, in this scenario it’s all about rooting for the NFC team the AFC side. | LA 17, BLT 3
Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers: Go Panthers! Two NFC teams, but only one of them is on the Patriots’ schedule. A Carolina win would improve New England’s strength of schedule and strength of victory tiebreakers. | DAL 27, CAR 30
Arizona Cardinals at Indianapolis Colts: Go Cardinals! A classic case of NFC over AFC. | ARZ 27, IND 31
Seattle Seahawks at Jacksonville Jaguars: Go Seahawks! Another classic case of NFC over AFC. | SEA 20, JAX 12
Los Angeles Chargers at Miami Dolphins: Go… Chargers? There are arguments to be made for, or rather against, both teams. However, at the end of the day it does not make much of a difference. | LAC 29, MIA 27
Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers: Go… Browns? Similar to Broncos-Jets and Chargers-Dolphins, this game features two AFC clubs. With both on the Patriots’ schedule, we are going with the 1-4 squad over the 3-2 team to help spice things up a bit in the division race. As for a New England perspective, it really only makes a marginal difference. | CLV 9, PIT 23
<h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">4:05 p.m. ET</h4>
Tennessee Titans at Las Vegas Raiders: Go Titans! The Patriots have both teams on their schedule, but only one of those games is still coming up. We’re going with what looks like the worse of the two teams here, with an eye on a potential strength of victory tiebreaker. | TEN 10, LV 20
<h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">4:25 p.m. ET</h4>
Cincinnati Bengals at Green Bay Packers: Go Packers! NFC over AFC. Rinse. Repeat. | CIN 18, GB 27
San Francisco 49ers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Go Bucs! One team is on the Patriots’ schedule and therefore positively impacting the associated tiebreaker. Sorry, Mac Jones. | SF 19, TB 30
<h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">8:20 p.m. ET</h4>
Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs: Go Lions! Besides the playoff perspective, the Patriots also own two of the Chiefs’ 2026 draft picks. And while them missing the playoffs would still be considered a major surprise, every new loss makes it more likely of an outcome, which, from the perspective of New England’s draft picks would be the best case. | DET 17, KC 30
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Position grades from the Patriots’ win over the Saints: Drake Maye aces another test]]></title>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Coming off an electric primetime victory over the previously unbeaten Buffalo Bills, the New England Patriots traveled to New Orleans for a meeting with a one-win Saints team. The focus throughout the week was clear: don’t fall into the trap. The Patriots didn’t, and as a result managed to leave Louisiana with a third straight […]]]></summary>
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Coming off an electric primetime victory over the previously unbeaten Buffalo Bills, the New England Patriots traveled to New Orleans for a meeting with a one-win Saints team. The focus throughout the week was clear: don’t fall into the trap.
The Patriots didn’t, and as a result managed to leave Louisiana with a <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/new-england-patriots-game-reports/111348/patriots-saints-final-score-live-updates-news-recap-nfl-week-6">third straight W</a> in hand. And while the 25-19 showing might not have been as impressive as the one against the Bills, it still saw a team capable of taking care of business in a challenging environment and with the stakes seemingly not quite as high.
The game itself saw plenty of <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/new-england-patriots-opinion/111449/patriots-saints-winners-losers-nfl-week-6-drake-maye-kayshon-boutte">noteworthy performances</a>, and — as a look at our weekly positional grades shows — a solid outing across the board.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">Patriots position grades for Week 6</h2>
Quarterback: Six weeks into his sophomore season, there is little question that the Patriots have found their QB. Against the Saints, Drake Maye again performed at a high level, completing 18 of 26 passes for 261 yards and a trio of touchdowns; he also was the team’s leading rusher with 32 yards resulting in an EPA/play score of 0.56 — good enough for the 96 percentile of quarterback performances since 2010. The 23-year-old again brought the goods: he looked confident running the offense, made good decisions, showcased his immense arm and athletic talent, and performed well under pressure. It was an all-around good game <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/new-england-patriots-opinion/111485/patriots-saints-lessons-nfl-week-6-drake-maye-tom-brady">reminiscent of the glory days</a>. | Grade: A
Running back: The first game after losing Antonio Gibson to a torn ACL saw the Patriots rely heavily on Rhamondre Stevenson. However, neither he nor TreVeyon Henderson made much of an impact on the game: the two combined to gain just 54 yards on 23 touches in the running and passing game. Their production is directly tied to their surroundings, of course, but they also did little to elevate them. Credit where credit is due, though. Ball security was fine, although both dropped one pass, while Stevenson looked good in pass protection. | Grade: C
Wide receiver: After the Stefon Diggs show last week, it was time for the Patriots’ third-year wideouts to show what they can do. Kayshon Boutte and DeMario Douglas both had big games: Boutte caught five passes for 93 yards and a pair of touchdowns in his <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/new-england-patriots-media-transcripts-statements-interviews/111450/patriots-kayshon-boutte-delivers-emotional-homecoming-victory">return to Louisiana</a>, while Douglas went 3-71-1 in his <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/new-england-patriots-media-transcripts-statements-interviews/111510/demario-douglas-patience-gets-rewarded-with-big-performance-against-saints">most notable performance</a> of the season so far. They were not the only receivers looking good, though; Diggs and Mack Hollins had good moments as well, and that is before accounting for the former losing a 51-yard reception on a bogus pass interference call (something that also happened on what would have been a 61-yard TD to Douglas). | Grade: A
Tight end: New England’s tight ends had a relatively quiet day outside of Hunter Henry catching three passes for 27 yards and Austin Hooper adding a 5-yarder. What has to be said, though, is that their presence at the line of scrimmage did little to help the Patriots’ struggling run game: Henry and Hooper played 26 and 25 run block snaps, respectively, but even with them in as extra bodies the team could not get going on the ground. | Grade: C+
Offensive line: Even though he was sacked only once — a play that was effectively him not getting back to the line of scrimmage on a scramble drill — Drake Maye found himself under some form of duress for much of the afternoon: he was pressured on 15 of 31 dropbacks, according to Pro Football Focus. In addition, the Patriots’ running game was going nowhere throughout the day, with six attempts ending in a loss of yards. The O-line has been a pleasant surprise so far this season, especially given that it is starting an all-rookie left side and four new starters overall, but it remains a work in progress as a whole particularly on the ground. | Grade: C-
Defensive line: Giving up 73 yards on 20 carries on the day, the Patriots’ run defense continues to be sound and limit explosives. New Orleans did create a solid push at times inside and also found some success on perimeter runs, primarily away from Harold Landry, but the unit as a whole — in particular Khyiris Tonga — stood firm enough. It also applied constant pressure versus quarterback Spencer Rattler: PFF had him with 14 pressures on 30 dropbacks, including eight courtesy of K’Lavon Chaisson. | Grade: B
Linebacker: Christian Elliss’ forced fumble midway through the fourth quarter was one of the Patriots’ best defensive plays of the day, and another positive moment for a linebacker group that has begun trending in the right direction. The one stat that stands out is missed tackles: for the first time all season, the group’s tackling was perfect. Rattler did find some space attacking the underneath zones in the passing game, but all in all this was an encouraging showing. | Grade: B
Cornerback: Marcus Jones continues to be one of the Patriots’ most valuable defenders, once again rising to the challenge in coverage while also leaving his mark as a blitzer. The rest of the Patriots’ CB gang — Christian Gonzalez, Carlton Davis, Charles Woods; the latter of whom breaking up a pass that also could have been ruled a forced fumble — was solid as well. As an aside, New England did play more zone coverage than it did last week. | Grade: B+
Safety: With Jaylinn Hawkins sidelined, the Patriots relied on Kyle Dugger to fill his spot in the starting lineup. The veteran and former team captain settled in, but not after being slow to replace Carlton Davis on a corner blitz resulting in a 53-yard gain on the Saints’ first play from scrimmage and also bouncing off Chris Olave on a shoulder tackle attempt at one point. In the end, though, both he and rookie Craig Woodson looked solid as the new starting duo in the backend. | Grade: B-
Special teams: The aforementioned Antonio Gibson being out for the year meant that the Patriots had to shake up their return game. Instead of him and TreVeyon Henderson, New England used Efton Chism and Terrell Jennings as the deep men and they looked solid — something that can also be said for the kickoff coverage team as well as for punter Bryce Baringer and kicker Andy Borregales. On the flip side, the unit was penalized three times and allowed Rashid Shaheed to average 10.5 yards per punt return. | Grade: B-
The grades might be a bit lower than <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/new-england-patriots-opinion/110989/patriots-position-grades-bills-nfl-week-5">last week against Buffalo</a>, but make no mistake: this was still a quality win for the team. They can’t all be complete 60-minute efforts or see spot-on execution across the board. There is a lot to be happy about.
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How would you grade the Patriots’ performance in Week 6, though? Do you agree with our assessment? Please head down to the comment section to discuss.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Terrell Jennings, Truman Jones revert to Patriots’ practice squad following Week 6]]></title>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Terrell Jennings and Truman Jones reverted to the New England Patriots’ practice squad on Monday after serving as standard elevations against the New Orleans Saints. Sunday’s 25-19 win at the Caesars Superdome brought the 2025 debuts for the running back and the outside linebacker. Jennings, 24, played seven snaps on special teams during kickoff and […]]]></summary>
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Terrell Jennings and Truman Jones reverted to the New England Patriots’ practice squad on Monday after serving as <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/new-england-patriots-news/111310/patriots-practice-squad-elevations-saints-nfl-week-6">standard elevations</a> against the New Orleans Saints.
Sunday’s 25-19 win at the Caesars Superdome brought the 2025 debuts for the running back and the outside linebacker.
Jennings, 24, played seven snaps on special teams during kickoff and punt returns. Active alongside starter Rhamondre Stevenson and rookie TreVeyon Henderson, his <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/new-england-patriots-media-transcripts-statements-interviews/111148/terrell-jennings-ready-to-uphold-antonio-gibsons-standard-in-patriots-backfield">call-up followed</a> veteran running back Antonio Gibson’s official move to <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/new-england-patriots-news/111286/patriots-place-antonio-gibson-injured-reserve-open-roster-spot">injured reserve</a> with a torn ACL.
A 2024 undrafted free agent out of Florida A&M, Jennings signed with the Patriots after attending rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. From there, he led the team in rushing during his rookie preseason before clearing waivers. The 6-foot, 217-pound back went from the practice squad to the 53-man roster by campaign’s end. Appearing in three games, his rookie year included 33 yards across 13 carries.
Jones, 25, saw 11 snaps on special teams for an edge group that entered Sunday <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/new-england-patriots-news/111263/patriots-vs-saints-friday-injury-report-keion-white-anfernee-jennings-jaylinn-hawkins-out">without</a> Keion White and Anfernee Jennings due to elbow and ankle injuries. The offseason award winner was part of the return and coverage units for kickoffs.
Last December, Jones signed to the practice squad in Foxborough. A promotion to the active roster followed as the calendar reached 2025. The former Harvard captain made his NFL debut in the January finale, logging two tackles between defense and the kicking game. He originally entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2023 and earned a Super Bowl LVIII ring while on the Kansas City Chiefs’ practice squad.
“I’m not supposed to have favorites, but I would say that Truman’s close to the list if I had one,” head coach Mike Vrabel said <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/new-england-patriots-opinion/111257/sunday-patriots-notes-run-game-answers-nfl-week-6-saints-efton-chism">last week</a>. “He’s an extremely hard worker. I would say that every time we have a show player of the week on the [defense] or special teams, I would say that he’s probably been one of those two, if not both, throughout the year. He’s done a nice job. He prepares as a starter each and every week.”
A pair of elevations remain for both members of the practice squad, while a spot on the 53-man roster also remains open.
The Tennessee Titans host next Sunday’s 1 p.m. ET kickoff at Nissan Stadium.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Patriots waive 2024 draft pick Layden Robinson from injured reserve]]></title>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[The stint on injured reserve is over for Layden Robinson. The New England Patriots waived the 2024 draft choice from the season-ending list on Monday, the organization announced, giving him the opportunity to catch on elsewhere this fall. Robinson, 24, reverted to injured reserve following the NFL’s 53-man roster deadline in August after going unclaimed. […]]]></summary>
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The stint on injured reserve is over for Layden Robinson. 
The New England Patriots waived the 2024 draft choice from the season-ending list on Monday, the organization <a href="https://x.com/Patriots/status/1977826678526431626">announced</a>, giving him the opportunity to catch on elsewhere this fall.
Robinson, 24, <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/new-england-patriots-news/107719/patriots-claim-tommy-devito-charles-woods-off-waivers-nfl-news">reverted</a> to injured reserve following the NFL’s 53-man roster deadline in August after going unclaimed. The sophomore guard had been waived with the <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/new-england-patriots-news/107336/patriots-waive-layden-robinson-injured-nfl-roster-cuts">injury designation</a> on the heels of a preseason featuring 33 snaps on offense and 11 snaps on special teams.
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Taken in the fourth round of the 2024 class at pick No. 103 overall, Robinson appeared in 13 games during his rookie campaign and was under contract through 2027. Between the left and right side of the interior line, the 6-foot-3, 311-pound Texas A&M product made 11 starts and handled 55 percent of the offensive workload last year.
With his exit, <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/2025/7/23/24473004/patriots-updated-roster-2025-nfl-season">eight players</a> now reside on injured reserve for head coach Mike Vrabel’s Patriots.
That IR group includes running backs Antonio Gibson, Lan Larison and Deneric Prince, fullback Brock Lampe, offensive tackle Yasir Durant, defensive tackles Jaquelin Roy and Isaiah Iton, as well as cornerback Marcellas Dial Jr.
The Tennessee Titans host next Sunday’s 1 p.m. ET kickoff at Nissan Stadium.
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The New England Patriots may have finalized a 53-man roster out of training camp, but that team was not set in stone. By Week 1, there had already been several moves — a trend that only continued since and will do so through the rest of the season.
In order to stay on top of all the news and movement, here is our up-to-date breakdown of the the Patriots’ roster, practice squad and injury lists for this season.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="UQtDqx">Patriots updated roster: 52 players</h2>
Quarterback (3): Drake Maye (10), Joshua Dobbs (11), Tommy DeVito (16)
Running back (3): Rhamondre Stevenson (38), TreVeyon Henderson (32 | KR), Jack Westover (37 | FB/TE)
Wide receiver (6): Kayshon Boutte (9), Stefon Diggs (8), Mack Hollins (13), DeMario Douglas (3), Kyle Williams (18), Efton Chism III (86)
Tight end (2): Hunter Henry (85), Austin Hooper (81)
Offensive tackle (4): Will Campbell (66 | LT), Morgan Moses (76 | RT), Marcus Bryant (52), Vederian Lowe (59)
Interior offensive line (5): Jared Wilson (58 | LG), Garrett Bradbury (65 | C), Mike Onwenu (71 | RG), Ben Brown (77), Caedan Wallace (70)
Interior defensive line (6): Christian Barmore (90), Milton Williams (97), Khyiris Tonga (95), Joshua Farmer (92), Cory Durden (94), Eric Gregory (55)
Defensive edge (5): Harold Landry III (2), K’Lavon Chaisson (44), Keion White (99), Anfernee Jennings (33), Elijah Ponder (91)
Linebacker (5): Robert Spillane (14), Jahlani Tavai (48), Christian Elliss (53), Jack Gibbens (51), Marte Mapu (15)
Cornerback (5): Christian Gonzalez (0), Carlton Davis III (7), Marcus Jones (25 | PR), Alex Austin (28), Charles Woods (22)
Safety (5): Jaylinn Hawkins (21), Craig Woodson (31), Kyle Dugger (23), Dell Pettus (24), Brenden Schooler (41)
Specialists (3): Andy Borregales (36 | K), Bryce Baringer (17 | P/H), Julian Ashby (47 | LS)
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Patriots practice squad: 17 players</h2>
Practice squad (16): RB Terrell Jennings (26), RB Jashaun Corbin (—), WR John Jiles (83), WR Jeremiah Webb (29), TE C.J. Dippre (82), TE Gee Scott Jr. (80), OL Sebastian Gutierrez (72), OL Andrew Rupcich (67), OL Brenden Jaimes (61), DT Jeremiah Pharms Jr. (98), ED Truman Jones (54), ED Bradyn Swinson (43), LB Darius Harris (42), CB Miles Battle (35), CB Kobee Minor (19), CB Tyron Herring (39)
Practice squad exempt (1): DT David Olajiga (96 | IPPP)
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Reserve/injured (8): FB Brock Lampe, OT Yasir Durant, CB Marcellas Dial Jr., DT Jaquelin Roy, RB Lan Larison, RB Deneric Prince, DT Isaiah Iton, RB Antonio Gibson
Reserve/retired (1): OL Wes Schweitzer
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Titans fire head coach six days before playing Patriots]]></title>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Brian Callahan’s time in Nashville has reached its end in October. The Tennessee Titans parted ways with the head coach on Monday after falling to 1-5 on the regular season and 4-19 during his tenure. The announcement comes less than a week before the 4-2 New England Patriots and a familiar staff visit Nissan Stadium. […]]]></summary>
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Brian Callahan’s time in Nashville has reached its end in October.
The Tennessee Titans parted ways with the head coach on Monday after falling to 1-5 on the regular season and 4-19 during his tenure. The announcement comes less than a week before the 4-2 New England Patriots and a familiar staff visit Nissan Stadium.
“After extended conversations with our owner and general manager, we met with Brian Callahan this morning to tell him we are making a change at head coach,” Titans president of football operations Chad Brinker said in a <a href="https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-part-ways-with-head-coach-brian-callahan">statement</a>. “These decisions are never easy, and they become more difficult when they involve people of great character. We are grateful for Brian’s investment in the Titans and Tennessee community during his tenure as head coach. We thank him and his family for being exemplary ambassadors of the Tennessee Titans.”
Callahan marks the first NFL head coach fired this fall. The former quarterbacks coach was hired in January 2024 after spending five campaigns as the offensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals. His arrival in the AFC South followed Mike Vrabel’s departure two weeks earlier that offseason.
The 41-year-old’s predecessor finished with a combined 56-48 record that included playoff berths in 2019, 2020 and 2021. An AFC Championship Game appearance and two consecutive division titles were accrued over that span.
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Callahan’s final game as Tennessee’s head coach became a 20-10 road loss to the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium. It saw rookie quarterback Cam Ward complete 26-of-38 passes for 222 yards with one touchdown and one interception. The NFL draft’s reigning No. 1 overall pick was sacked six times and fumbled twice.
“While we are committed to a patient and strategic plan to build a sustainable, winning football program, we have not demonstrated sufficient growth,” added Brinker. “Our players, fans, and community deserve a football team that achieves a standard we are not currently meeting, and we are committed to making the hard decisions necessary to reach and maintain that standard.”
Senior offensive assistant Mike McCoy has been <a href="https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-name-mike-mccoy-interim-head-coach">named</a> interim head coach.
Next Sunday’s matchup between the Patriots and Titans is set to kick off at 1 p.m. ET.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Fan Notes from the Patriots’ 25-19 win over the Saints]]></title>
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<updated>2025-10-13T13:25:33-04:00</updated>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Three straight Victory Mondays! Here we go! I honestly didn’t think I’d be sitting here in October, looking at a Monday Night game between the Bills and Falcons, and thinking that there was a chance that the Patriots could be first in the AFC East through the first six weeks of the NFL season. But […]]]></summary>
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Three straight Victory Mondays! Here we go!
I honestly didn’t think I’d be sitting here in October, looking at a Monday Night game between the Bills and Falcons, and thinking that there was a chance that the Patriots could be first in the AFC East through the first six weeks of the NFL season. But here we find ourselves, and the Patriots keep getting better each and every week. Yesterday’s game wasn’t perfect, but it was a solid performance overall and has the Patriots very well positioned in a conference that doesn’t have one true dominant team. Oh what a world.
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<li>It’s currently 12:43 P.M. on Sunday, October 12th, as I type this first Fan Note. The game starts in about 15 minutes. My laptop is ready, and there’s a frosty six-pack of Tonewood Biergarten Marzen in the fridge with my name on it (shoutout to Tonewood Brewing in New Jersey, keep doing the Lord’s work). I wanted to get this one down before kickoff so I can use my third note to see how the Patriots answered the bell. There will be no editing of this note or the one that is about to follow, regardless of how the game shakes out.</li>
<li>People overreacted to the Bills game, in my opinion. There was way too much “The Patriots have their guy” and “Drake Maye is a superstar” and “New England is so back” for my liking. A statement road win in primetime against a division rival widely regarded as the class of the AFC is awesome, but divisional games are always weird, and without consistency and the ability to build off that victory, that Bills win doesn’t mean anything. The Pats are about to face a very beatable Saints team as the first of four very winnable games, and how they respond in about 10 minutes is going to carry a ton more weight than how they fared against the Bills. So I’m going to go put a dent in that Tonewood now and see how well these first two Fan Notes hold up.</li>
<li>And so, here I am, with the game over and all the glorious benefit of 20/20 hindsight. The Patriots won their third in a row. They didn’t blow the Saints out, and they didn’t barely squeak out a win either. So how should I play it? Should I Felger these Fan Notes, or should I Alec Shane them? “The Patriots barely beat the Saints, what a complete disaster, blow this whole thing up” or “hell yeah, let’s go!” I think we all know the answer to that question.</li>
<li>And that, I think, is the best part. The Patriots just won a game, and it was kind of an unremarkable one. This kind of win, by less than one score against a bad team, would have been viewed as a catastrophic embarrassment in the Tom Brady Era. Ben Volin would have been calling for Belichick’s job and there would be article after article about how the Saints have discovered the blueprint for beating the Patriots. Cut to the past few years, where we would have been thrilled with any win at all, even if that win came from the opposing team all coming down with dysentery and forfeiting the game. So that there’s even a debate to be had about how good or bad this win was is like scratching a long-forgotten itch.</li>
<li>As for the game itself, at this point it’s very hard not to look at this team and be happy with what you’re seeing. This is a tough, smart football team that doesn’t make many mistakes and is developing stronger weapons in real time. There are holes on the roster, as there are with every team in the league, but there isn’t a massive, glaring weakness that screws them over every week. We’ll leave the screwing over to the refs.</li>
<li>I hate talking about the NFL officiating. I hate it so very much. And the Patriots won, so the insanity we saw yesterday ultimately didn’t cost the Patriots the game. But in a decade of professional football lousy with lousy calls, the lousy calls that we saw yesterday are up there in contention for the lousiest.</li>
<li>There were two OPI calls on Stefon Diggs that negated 130 passing yards and a score, and neither of them would have even garnered a stern look from the playground monitor if there was a touch football game happening between fourth graders at recess. Furthermore, the flag that negated Boutte’s TD was thrown so late, and so far away from the play, that I thought that someone on the New England sideline was getting flagged after the play for a celebration. </li>
<li>And it really isn’t so much bad calls. Bad calls are as much a part of professional sports as drunken fans and overpriced plastic bottles of beer. Plus, referees are human and they’re going to get it wrong on occasion. What it does comes down to, for me at least, is just the complete lack of consistency at any level from a single NFL ref league-wide. Seven identical plays happening at the same time across the league could all get seven completely different calls and there’s no rhyme or reason to any of it. One no flag, one offensive holding, one defensive holding, one illegal hands to the face, one tripping, one OPI, one DPI. Take your pick. Coaches have to prepare for whoever they are playing that week and whatever specific set of rules the officiating crew calling the game that week is playing by, and that shouldn‘t be the case.</li>
<li>But enough of that. Let’s get to the actual action that wasn’t marred by dirty laundry.</li>
<li>The Patriots won a road game they were expected to win on the heels of winning a road game they were expected to lose, and each win came in the different ways you want to see from a mentally tough team. A two-minute offense to get into scoring range followed by a four-minute offense to protect a lead. Smart, mistake-free football with big plays at key moments where there was a decent level of confidence that the Patriots were going to be able to do what they needed to do.</li>
<li>If that game had happened this time last year, New England would have gone three and out with a run for negative yards, incompletion on a short slant, then a sack for a loss of 12 before punting, and New Orleans would have driven down the field to score with three seconds left on the clock. But even if the offense hadn’t managed to ice the game, I felt that the defense would be able to hold.</li>
<li>But while we’re on the offense…</li>
<li>New Orleans is stout against the run, but the Patriots weren’t able to get anythig going on the ground at all. So they pivoted to a multi-level passing attack that exploited the entire field. Nine Patriots got at least one target, seven of them making at least one catch. Diggs carried the offense last week, Boutte did this week, with Pop Douglas reminding us all that he’s still on the team. Maye was four for five on deep shots (that counted, at least) and threw more than one pass into a window I’d have trouble fitting my Arby’s takeout order through. He looked off defenders, moved the pocket, stayed home unless necessary, and has played his best six quarters of football over the last two weeks by a wide margin.</li>
<li>I think my favorite play of the entire game came on New England’s second possession on 2nd and 5 with about four minutes to play in the first quarter, just before the 2nd Pop TD that got called back. Maye scanned the field, stayed in the pocket, waited until the absolute last possible second, then took off for a short gain rather than a sack. Kyle Williams drew a DPI call on the next play and the Patriots were in business.</li>
<li>The offense had scoring drives of four, six, seven, and 12 plays. You want to see them close out this game with touchdowns, particularly when it’s goal-to-go, and the bulk of the damage took place in the first half. But that’s where that whole “room for improvement” comes in.</li>
<li>Speaking of room for improvement, I benched Kayshon Boutte for Calvin Ridley for the first time this fantasy season. Boutte’s five catches for 93 yards and 2 TDs left 26 points on the bench. But at least Calvin Ridley got one catch for 18 yards before leaving the game with a hamstring injury. </li>
<li>To that end…I missed my fantasy draft this year. I was out of the country for a wedding when it took place, so I was at the mercy of the ESPN Draftbot and I didn’t do any pre-rankings. Unless I don’t get a combined 10 points from Jayden Daniels, the Bills D, and Matt Prater tonight, I’m going to move to 6-0. Add “fantasy guru” to weatherman, draft expert, and politician to the list of jobs where there’s a ton of money to be made just for being completely, utterly, unfathomably wrong all the time</li>
<li>Who had zero first half punts on their Bingo card for this one?</li>
<li>And when was the last time the Patriots double dipped at the end of the first half and the first drive of the second? Rather than do the 45 seconds of work it takes to answer that question, I’ll just leave it here for someone else to handle.</li>
<li>It’s very weird that what seems to be the most useful replay camera, the one stationed right overhead on the goal line, is hands down the NFL’s lousiest camera. On the May 2-point conversion review, the right ultra-high-definition pylon cam showed nothing. The left ultra-high-definition pylon cam showed nothing. But the grainy overhead footage which has only slightly more resolution than the videos I used to download off Limewire in 2003 was the one that decided it.</li>
<li>Who here remembers Limewire? Or Kazaa? What a wild time that was. You’d search for, since this is a family-friendly site, we’ll say a song you wanted to hear A few options would come up, and you’d click on the .wav or .mp4 or .avi file that seemed the most reliable. Then, anywhere between 45 minutes and 45 hours later, you’d have a fully downloaded file and either exactly what you were hoping to <s>see</s> hear or some random mess of nothing and a ton of viruses. Good times.</li>
<li>And speaking of good times, I didn’t think I could appreciate Marcus Jones any more than I already did, but he’s in the conversation for best player on the defense. Three pass breakups (including one that should have been a catch and fumble), his first career sack, and a constant threat as a return man.</li>
<li>I don’t want to get negative on this article. It’s been so long since the Patriots have had a lot to celebrate, and we should ride this feeling for as long as possible. But I wasn’t overly happy with how much difficulty the defense had getting the Spencer Rattler-led offense off the field yesterday. There might have been some deliberate decisions there to operate out of a deeper safety shell with an under man press in order to keep the Saints on the field and wait for Rattler to make a mistake. And to Rattler’s credit, he was very efficient yesterday. Plus, the defense only allowed one TD on the day, and the Patriots were able to trade touchdowns for field goals. Still, you want to see the pass rush get home a little more and get the ball back to the offense.</li>
<li>Last week I mentioned that I don’t remember a single commercial I’ve seen while watching any sporting event in 2025. I remember seeing a holiday decoration commercial from Home Depot yesterday. It’s not even October 15th yet. Screw all the way off with that nonsense.</li>
<li>It’s a cold, windy, rainy few days here in the northeast as the residual weather from whatever hurricane is currently swirling around the Atlantic batters our shores. Yesterday saw a cloudy morning bleed into a grey, drizzly afternoon, which to me represents the absolute perfect formula for Sunday football watching. A Pats game on the TV, the first fire of the season, a well-stocked fridge full of malted, hoppy goodness, and a slight crack in the window to let the fall breeze and its hints of dry leaves and fireplace smoke into the house. That’s a little piece of heaven for me.</li>
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This week was a sort of revenge game for Boutte, and he went off. I wish there was someone on the team who had ties to Tennessee, that would make for an interesting storyline.

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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Patriots links 10/13/25: Maye plays it cool, Boutte shines, defense bends, refs break]]></title>
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TEAM TALK
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<li>Post Game Notes, <a href="https://www.patriots.com/news/game-notes-patriots-win-third-straight-game">Patriots at Saints:</a> Patriots win third-straight game; Drake Maye throws longest touchdown pass of his career; DeMario Douglas has career-long 53-yard TD; Kayshon Boutte has first 2-TD game; More!</li>
<li>Gamebook: Full <a href="https://www.patriots.com/news/gamebook-patriots-at-saints-week-6">Patriots at Saints</a> stats.</li>
<li>Mike Dussault‘s <a href="https://www.patriots.com/news/rapid-recap-patriots-win-third-straight-down-saints-25-19">Rapid Recap:</a> The Patriots unleashed an aerial assault and then hung on for a big road win in New Orleans.</li>
<li>Evan Lazar’s <a href="https://www.patriots.com/news/game-observations-8-takeaways-from-the-patriots-win-over-the-saints-in-new-orleans-in-week-6">Game Observations:</a> 8 takeaways from the Week 6 win. Maye continues to play elite-level quarterback, while Vrabel’s program is passing every test with flying colors. 1. Player of the Game: WR Kayshon Boutte delivers outstanding performance in homecoming game; More!</li>
<li>Post Game Pressers: <a href="https://www.patriots.com/video/head-coach-mike-vrabel-10-12-we-ll-have-to-clean-up-a-lot-of-things-but-certainly-great-to-go-on-the-road-and-get-a-win">Mike Vrabel</a> – <a href="https://www.patriots.com/video/drake-maye-10-12-we-have-to-keep-going-and-keep-building">Drake Maye</a> – <a href="https://www.patriots.com/video/kayshon-boutte-demario-douglas-marcus-jones-and-will-campbell-postgame-media-availability-10-12">Kayshon Boutte, DeMario Douglas, Marcus Jones, and Will Campbell</a>.</li>
<li>Patriots Postgame Show: Full analysis of the <a href="https://www.patriots.com/video/patriots-postgame-show-10-12-full-analysis-of-patriots-week-6-win-over-saints">Patriots Week 6 win</a> over Saints. (98 min.)</li>
<li>NFL Officials pool report with <a href="https://www.patriots.com/news/nfl-officials-pool-report-with-game-referee-adrian-hill">game referee Adrian Hill</a> conducted by Mike Reiss.</li>
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LOCAL LINKS
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<li>Alex Barth gives us <a href="https://985thesportshub.com/2025/10/12/7-takeaways-as-the-patriots-extend-their-winning-streak-against-the-saints/">7 takeaways</a> as the Patriots extend their winning streak against the Saints. Pop Douglas bounces back; Bend don’t break returns; More.</li>
<li>Mike D’Abate gives us <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/patriots/news/new-england-patriots-defeat-new-orleans-saints-five-key-takeaways">5 key takeaways</a> from the Pats 25-19 win at Caesars Superdome. 1. Drake Maye carried the Pats offense. 2. Running game still searching; More!</li>
<li>Mark Daniels shares <a href="https://www.masslive.com/patriots/2025/10/11-patriots-takeaways-in-their-win-over-new-orleans-saints.html">11 takeaways</a> in the win over New Orleans. 1. Patriots defense bends; Maye and Douglas connect; Defense broke in second quarter; More.</li>
<li>Phil Perry looks at <a href="https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/saints-takeaways-drake-maye-kayshon-boutte/738442/">what we learned</a> in Pats-Saints: Drake Maye cool in the face of pressure; More!</li>
<li>Ian Logue shares <a href="https://www.patsfans.com/patriots/blog/2025/10/12/six-thoughts-on-the-patriots-win-over-the-saints/">six thoughts</a> coming off of Sunday’s win. 1. Drake Maye was outstanding; 2. The officiating was horrific… 3. Pats caught a couple of breaks from an injury standpoint; More.</li>
<li>Steve Balestrieri recaps the Patriots <a href="https://www.patsfans.com/patriots/blog/2025/10/13/patriots-overcome-saints-officials-in-25-19-win/">overcoming the Saints</a> and the officials in a 25-19 win.</li>
<li>Karen Guregian says <a href="https://www.masslive.com/patriots/2025/10/the-drake-maye-factor-is-very-real-for-the-patriots-karen-guregian.html">the Drake Maye factor</a> is very real for the Patriots.</li>
<li>Mike Reiss has the story of New England winning its third straight thanks to <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46576555/new-england-patriots-win-third-straight-thanks-kayshon-boutte-big-day">Kayshon Boutte’s big day</a>.</li>
<li>Doug Kyed writes how <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/will-campbell-enjoys-return-home-to-louisiana-in-patriots-25-19-win/ar-AA1OkvpZ">Will Campbell enjoyed his return</a> home to Louisiana. “It was super cool being able to come and play back home in my rookie season is pretty special.“</li>
<li>Mark Daniels reveals star defender <a href="https://www.masslive.com/patriots/2025/10/star-defensive-player-had-fever-needed-iv-before-patriots-win.html">Milton Williams had a fever</a> (>100 degrees) and needed an IV before the game.</li>
<li>Matt Vautour emphasizes how Drake Maye turned a bad call into a <a href="https://www.masslive.com/patriots/2025/10/patriots-qb-turned-a-bad-call-into-a-character-defining-moment.html">character-defining moment</a>.</li>
<li>Chris Mason points out <a href="https://www.masslive.com/patriots/2025/10/patriots-wrs-reaction-after-phantom-call-wiped-out-td-shows-why-team-is-resilient.html">DeMario Douglas’ reaction</a> after a phantom call wiped out his TD, shows why this team is resilient.</li>
<li>Andrew Callahan reports how the Pats <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/callahan-mike-vrabel-s-patriots-pass-another-big-test-as-rising-playoff-contenders/ar-AA1OkofN">passed another big test</a> as rising playoff contenders. “After Amelia Earhart’s airplane and Jimmy Hoffa’s body, scholars will be searching long and hard for any evidence that leads to an actual pass interference penalty on the Patriots’ seventh offensive play Sunday.”</li>
<li>Karen Guregian spotlights two <a href="https://www.masslive.com/patriots/2025/10/two-pivotal-challenges-by-mike-vrabeljohn-streicher-help-lead-patriots-to-win.html">pivotal fourth down challenges</a> that helped lead the Patriots to victory.</li>
<li>Doug Kyed discusses the Patriots being on the wrong side of <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/patriots-nfl-officials-react-to-bizarre-pass-interference-penalty/ar-AA1Okt3J">one of the more bizarre flags</a> thrown this season, and the equally bizarre explanation by the officials.</li>
<li>Mike Reiss shares some <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46557762/how-new-england-patriots-coach-mike-vrabel-selects-weekly-game-captains">quick-hit weekend thoughts:</a> How Patriots coach Mike Vrabel selects weekly game captains; More.</li>
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NATIONAL NEWS
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<li>Albert Breer (SI) <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/week-6-nfl-takeaways-drake-maye-patriots-revelation">Week 6 NFL Takeaways:</a> Drake Maye has been a revelation; Plus, the Broncos are looking like we thought they would and much more.</li>
<li>Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Drake Maye’s <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/drake-mayes-big-game-delivers-patriots-win-over-saints">big game delivers</a> Patriots win over Saints.</li>
<li>Nate Tice & Charles McDonald (Yahoo! Sports) Is Drake Maye playing like a <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/video/drake-maye-playing-top-5-032459696.html">top-5 QB</a>? (3 min. video)</li>
<li>Around the NFL (NFL.com) NFL <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-week-6-takeaways-what-we-learned-from-sunday-s-12-games">Week 6 takeaways:</a> What we learned from Sunday’s games. Patriots: Boutte comes up big in home state; Maye making an early MVP case for Patriots. /Click for commentary.</li>
<li>NFL Nation (ESPN) Week 6: Biggest <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46531418/nfl-week-6-2025-season-questions-takeaways-lessons-stats-recap-every-game">questions, takeaways</a> for every game. Patriots: Are the Patriots putting too much on Drake Maye? Trend to watch; Best quote from the locker room; More.</li>
<li>John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-6-grades-highlights-lowlights/">Week 6 grades</a>. Patriots: B+, Saints: B-. /Click for commentary.</li>
<li>Judy Battista (NFL.com) Six <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/six-biggest-surprises-of-the-2025-nfl-season-so-far-baker-mayfield-leads-mvp-race-ravens-in-free-fall">biggest surprises</a> of the 2025 season so far. 2) The New England Patriots’ renaissance is ahead of schedule.</li>
<li>Matt Verderame (SI) The <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/good-bad-ugly-week-6-search-for-dominant-team-continues">good, bad and ugly</a> in NFL Week 6: Our search for a dominant team continues. Good: Drake Maye and the Patriots are rolling. /Click for commentary.</li>
<li>Dan Graziano (ESPN) Judging <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46573302/nfl-week-6-overreactions-surprises-fantasy-jets-patriots-cowboys-jaguars-buccaneers">biggest overreactions</a> for Week 6 games. Maye is the top 2024 QB? Verdict: Not an overreaction.</li>
<li>Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/nfl-winners-and-losers-cowboys-have-not-done-enough-to-help-out-red-hot-qb-dak-prescott-202247163.html">Winners and losers</a>. Winner: Drake Maye. “… Maye is one of the breakout stars of the early season. In his second season he looks like he’ll be a future MVP candidate.” /More.</li>
<li>Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) NFL Week 6 <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-6-winners-losers-results-scores/">winners and losers:</a> Justin Fields and the Jets melt down.</li>
<li>Charles Robinson (Yahoo! Sports) <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/tua-tagovailoas-postgame-comments-just-dragged-dolphins-issues-public--and-into-team-ownerships-hands-035124581.html">Tua Tagovailoa’s postgame</a> comments just dragged Dolphins’ issues public — and into team ownership’s hands.</li>
<li>Matt Verderame (SI) The <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/jets-season-already-over-justin-fields">Jets’ season</a> is already over.</li>
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VIEW FROM NEW ORLEANS
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<li>Doug Mouton (4WWLTV) <a href="https://www.wwltv.com/article/sports/nfl/saints/patriots-hold-on-to-beat-saints-25-19/289-037723fd-79a4-44d5-9078-71ee69d253ae">Patriots hold on to beat Saints</a> 25-19: The Saints best fourth quarter opportunity ended with a Juwan Johnson fumble near midfield with 8:50 to go in the game.</li>
<li>John DeShazier (NewOrleansSaints) Saints again unable to complete task, <a href="https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/new-orleans-saints-new-england-patriots-25-19-home-loss-2025-nfl-week-6-game-analysis">lose third one-score game</a> this season.</li>
<li>Rod Walker (NOLA.com) Saints prove again vs. Patriots they’re <a href="https://www.nola.com/sports/saints/again-vs-patriots-saints-are-close-but-not-good-enough/article_4dd58a11-f1d3-4615-8030-9e89d8c566bb.html#tncms-source=featured-2">close but not good enough</a>.</li>
<li>Kyle Besson (CanalStreetChronicles) Saints <a href="https://www.canalstreetchronicles.com/new-orleans-saints-scores-results/101229/saints-drop-to-1-5-after-loss-to-patriots">drop to 1-5</a> after loss to Patriots.</li>
<li>John Sigler (Saints Wire) <a href="https://saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/saints/2025/10/12/saints-patriots-reaction-drake-maye-spencer-rattler-nfl-week-6/86660196007/">Instant reaction:</a> What went right, what went wrong in Saints vs. Patriots.</li>
<li>John Sigler (Saints Wire) 4 of Spencer Rattler’s <a href="https://saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/saints/2025/10/12/saints-patriots-reaction-chris-olave-drops-spencer-rattler-stats/86664049007/">6 incomplete passes</a> were thrown to Chris Olave.</li>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[DeMario Douglas’ patience gets rewarded with big performance against Saints]]></title>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Patience has been a virtue for DeMario Douglas five weeks into his third NFL season. After being on the field for 62% of offensive snaps in 2024, his playtime decreased to just a third of the New England Patriots’ offensive snaps in 2025. His production went the same way: from an average of 3.9 catches […]]]></summary>
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Patience has been a virtue for DeMario Douglas five weeks into his third NFL season.
After being on the field for 62% of offensive snaps in 2024, his playtime decreased to just a third of the New England Patriots’ offensive snaps in 2025. His production went the same way: from an average of 3.9 catches and 36.5 yards per game all the way down to 1.4 and 6.0, respectively.
Formerly a crucial part of the Patriots’ receiver corps, Douglas was seemingly being phased out. Then came Sunday’s Week 6 game against the New Orleans Saints.
While the officials did take away one of his big plays on an erroneous pass interference call, the 24-year-old still managed to leave his mark on New England’s 25-19 victory. He finished the game with three catches for 71 yards, including a 53-yard touchdown.
It was Douglas’ best performance of the season, and a potential turning point.
“I felt like I needed this,” he admitted after the game. “It it feels good. It feels good to win and play for the team.”
While still only playing 25% of snaps versus the Saints as New England’s fourth option at his position behind Kayshon Boutte, Stefon Diggs and Mack Hollins, Douglas managed to give his team some early momentum. His 53-yard score capped the Patriots’ first drive of the day, while he nearly ended the second as well before said penalty erased a 61-yard TD.
Even with that play not counting, Douglas was a more active participant again. And according to the man himself, that was by design.
“Coach coach told me, ‘I’m going to call it. I’m going to call it early,’” Douglas said about his touchdown. “In practice, it was hitting. And then, my boy [Brenden Schooler] told me, ‘I ain’t going to lie, that play is going to work.‘ Got in that end zone.”
For head coach Mike Vrabel, Douglas’ performance is not the first time he has managed to positively contribute to the Patriots offense. A lot of those previous contributions, however, flew under the radar — something that is true for other members of the unit as well.
“Some days it’s like, ‘Well, this guy only played this or he didn’t have any snaps.’ But there’s a lot of things that go into an offense that a lot of us aren’t going to see or show up,” Vrabel explained. “Some of the dirty work and some of the clear-out routes, or guys finishing on the third level to help guys gain some extra yards. It’s just a testament to these guys that understand, ‘I’m going to get my opportunity, I’m going to make the most of it.’ We need as many of those guys as we can possibly can in all three phases.”
On Sunday, Douglas was that guy.
While he admitted that his reduction in playing time this season has been a challenge, he also claimed to have learned some lessons along the way. Among them: remaining patient and focused on the greater good of the team.
“Stay patient, like the mountain. To get to the top of the mountain you, have to go through obstacles,” Douglas said. “It’s definitely different for me not getting as much play time or stuff like that. But I felt like this was what I needed. It helps me play for the team. It takes all that selfish stuff out. It’s not a me game.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[The good, the bad, and the s—t that gets you beat from Patriots’ win over Saints]]></title>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Ahead of this year’s training camp, New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel explained that he was looking at his team’s performances in three categories. There is the good, the bad, and, as he called it, the s—t that gets you beat. On Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, there was a lot more good […]]]></summary>
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Ahead of this year’s training camp, New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel explained that he was looking at his team’s performances in three categories. There is the good, the bad, and, as he called it, the s—t that gets you beat.
On Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, there was a lot more good than bad for Vrabel’s team or else it would not have <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/new-england-patriots-game-reports/111348/patriots-saints-final-score-live-updates-news-recap-nfl-week-6">won 25-19</a>. That said, if the coach wants to look at the Patriots through the three categories he established, who are we to disagree? So, let’s break down the Week 6 game in exactly that manner.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">The good: No letdown</h2>
The Patriots could have easily fallen into the dreaded trap against the Saints. Coming off a massive 23-20 primetime victory over the Buffalo Bills the previous Sunday, the young team was tasked with a quick turnaround and with keeping the energy up despite now facing a one-win opponent in a game flexed into the 1 p.m. ET slot.
To their credit, the Patriots managed to do just that. While the defense started a bit slowly, allowing the Saints to score on their first four possessions of the game, the offense was able to keep the team from falling into an early hole: Drake Maye and company opened with back-to-back touchdowns followed by a turnover on downs and another TD off a well-executed two-minute drill.
The action then slowed down a bit in the second half, with both defenses getting an upper hand. And yet, the Patriots remained locked in against what proved to be a competitive opponent. As a result, they out-competed the Saints in their home arena en route to their third win in a row.
“We just want to keep building momentum,” said quarterback Drake Maye after the game. “I think that’s the biggest thing. Week to week, and don’t just show up and linger on last week’s big win, and let this one come beat you. That was huge to get a win here, and we got to keep going and keep building them.”
<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">The bad: Goal-line efficiency</h2>
The Patriots came out of halftime with a six-point lead in hand, and they were in a position for a double score to start pulling away from the Saints. A touchdown and successful extra point would have put them up 29-16 and given them some wiggle room down the stretch.
They came close, too, but ultimately were unable to seal the deal. Despite advancing to the Saints 2-yard line — in large part due to a conversion on 4th-and-4 and a 20-yard Drake Maye scramble — the team had to settle for a field goal.
What happened? On 1st-and-goal from the 2, Rhamondre Stevenson gained a yard. On second down, he was met in the backfield for a loss of 3 to set up 3rd-and-4. One delay of game penalty later, it was 3rd-and-9. Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels opted to play it safe, and called a screen that saw Stefon Diggs gain 3 yards to set up a 24-yard Andy Borregales field goal.
“Disappointed in getting three points on the goal line,” said Mike Vrabel after the game. “Those are the types of things that will have to improve. We’ll have to make sure that we’re not beating ourselves down there and that we score.”
<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">The s—t that gets you beat: Negative runs</h2>
The Patriots’ running game remained <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/new-england-patriots-opinion/111485/patriots-saints-lessons-nfl-week-6-drake-maye-tom-brady">stuck in the mud</a> against the Saints, with the team amassing only 47 yards on 24 run plays (excluding kneel-downs or scrambles) for an average gain of under 2.0 yards per carry. There were some positive moments, but all in all the team once again failed managed to establish a consistent presence on the ground.
One of the big issues for the Patriots were negative plays. In total, six of the team’s run plays went for a combined loss of 15 yards. The yardage is not the problem, though, but rather that those plays have the potential to disrupt entire series like in the goal line situation mentioned above.
Against New Orleans, quarterback Drake Maye was able to bail his team out time and again even when put behind the sticks. That is not a recipe for successful offensive football, however, and something Mike Vrabel, Josh McDaniels and company need to find a way to address — both in terms of player performance and play selection: at one point against the Saints, McDaniels called five straight runs on first down with New England gaining a grand total of 1 yard combined on those plays.
Obviously, output like that is more acceptable late in the game when the clock becomes an ally. However, so far the run game has not shown that it can help the Patriots maximize its win probability regardless of situation. It needs to be fixed, because other teams are better equipped to stop a one-dimensional offense than the Saints were on Sunday.
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