| The biggest trade of deadline day so far is the Jets sending CB SAUCE GARDNER to the Colts. We’ll get the DB out now, and cover any upcoming deals in the morning.- – -If The Season Ended Today in the NFC – In the highly competitive NFC, the 49ers loss at Houston proved costly as they tumble from the 2nd seed, all the way to the final Wild Card. NFC ConfPhiladelphia East 6-2 5-1Tampa Bay South 6-2 4-2Seattle West 6-2 3-2Green Bay North 5-2-1 3-1-1LA Rams WC1 6-2 1-2San Francisco WC2 6-3 6-1 Detroit WC3 5-3 2-2Chicago 5-3 3-2Carolina 5-4 3-1Minnesota 4-4 2-2Dallas 3-5-1 2-4-1 As the Eagles were on bye, they moved into the top seed with the Green Bay loss and took a 3½ game lead in the NFC East as the other three teams lost. NFL.com has the Eagles, with one win by more than 7 points this season, as 97% to make the playoffs, tops in the NFL. Fan Duel still has the Chiefs as the Super Bowl favorites – at 6 to 1 – even though NFL.com puts Kansas City’s chances of making the playoffs at just 67% which is 13thamong the 32 teams. Back to the NFC, the NFC West has three of the top six spots in the standings. West teams are 17-8 in non-division games. The NFC still has a 27-21 lead in the inter-conference series with the AFC, lead by 8-4 for the NFC West and 9-5 for the NFC North. On the other end of things, here are the revised top 10 draft picks (teams that were also in the top 10 last year are in bold): 1 Tennessee Titans 1-8 Strength of schedule: .6232 New Orleans Saints 1-8 Strength of schedule: .6273 New York Jets 1-7 Strength of schedule: .5434 Miami Dolphins 2-7 Strength of schedule: .5265 New York Giants 2-7 Strength of schedule: .5516 Cleveland Browns 2-6 Strength of schedule: .5157 Las Vegas Raiders 2-6 Strength of schedule: .5578 Washington Commanders 3-6 Strength of schedule: .5009 Cincinnati Bengals 3-6 Strength of schedule: .54110 Arizona Cardinals 3-5 Strength of schedule: .500 At the moment – Jacksonville (2), New England (4), Carolina (8) and Chicago (10) have escaped the top (or bottom, depending on how you look at it) 10. |
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| DALLASThe Cowboys have acquired LB LOGAN WILSON. Wilson as you remember had lost his full-time roll in Cincinnati’s porous defense. So we wonder if he will be much of an upgrade for the Cowboys. Kevin Patra of NFL.com: So Jerry Jones did make a trade after all. The Dallas Cowboys acquired veteran linebacker Logan Wilson in a trade with the Cincinnati Bengals, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported on Tuesday, per sources informed of the deal. The Cowboys sent a 2026 seventh-round pick back to the Bengals, Rapoport added. Cincinnati later announced the deal. Wilson, a six-year pro, requested a trade out of Cincinnati after his snaps were slashed earlier this season. Now he lands in Dallas to help an equally struggling defense turn things around. A third-round pick in 2020 out of Wyoming, Wilson grew into a sturdy starter in the middle of Lou Anarumo’s defense. A reliable tackler who was stellar in coverage, the linebacker generated 11 interceptions, six forced fumbles, 25 passes defensed, 5.5 sacks and 541 tackles in five-plus seasons in Cincy. Since taking over as a full-time starter in 2021, Wilson has generated four consecutive 100-tackle seasons, including 104 in just 11 games last season. However, with defensive coordinator Al Golden taking over, and the Bengals opting to go with younger players, Wilson’s playing time was curtailed. He played just 58 snaps from Weeks 6-8. He did not play in Week 9 due to a calf injury. Presumably, the injury won’t hinder his transition to Dallas. With fourth-round rookie Barrett Carter taking more snaps, Wilson requested a trade. The Bengals finally made the move ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline. “I appreciate everything Logan has done as a player and as a person during his time in Cincinnati,” Bengals coach Zac Taylor said in a statement. “He has been a central part of our defense over the past six years, and he will be remembered as a leader in our locker room. I wish him the best moving forward.”– – -Frank Schwab of YahooSports.com with the harsh schedule math facing America’s Team after Monday’s loss: The Cowboys have a good offense, but even that faltered on Monday night. Dallas scored just one touchdown against Arizona. The offense needs to be nearly perfect to overcome the defense, and even then, the Cowboys offense playing at a very high level has resulted in three wins over teams with a 6-20 combined record. In addition to the roster issues, the math is starting to work against the Cowboys. At the moment, the No. 7 seed in the NFC is the 5-3 Lions. The first team out of the playoffs and in the No. 8 spot is the 5-3 Bears, followed by the Panthers and Vikings. Dallas is 11th in the conference, and every team above them has been better this season. There are more than seven playoff quality teams in the NFC. Dallas has to get to at least nine wins to have any chance for the playoffs and maybe 10. To get to nine wins, the Cowboys need to go 6-2 the rest of the season. They have games left against the Eagles, Chiefs, Vikings, Lions and Chargers, which are all playoff-level teams (and all of those games come consecutively from Weeks 12-16). Can you see the Cowboys winning most of those games, in addition to not stumbling against the bad teams on their remaining schedule? In other words, this Cowboys season is likely done. No realistically available trade saves Dallas this season. They’ll still be in the headlines, but from a football perspective, the Cowboys are probably irrelevant the rest of the season. |
| WASHINGTONLB FRANKIE LUVU apparently didn’t get the memo about the ban on hip drop tackles. So now, he’s getting a suspension the reeling Commanders don’t need. John Keim of ESPN.com: Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu was suspended without pay for one game after repeated violations of the rule against hip-drop tackles. Luvu will appeal the ruling, a source said. If he loses, it could cost him more than half a million dollars. The NFL ruled that Luvu violated the policy again in Sunday night’s 38-14 home loss to the Seattle Seahawks while making a tackle in the first quarter on wide receiver Jackson Smith-Njigba. It was Luvu’s third time being fined for a hip-drop tackle, leading him to become the first player suspended under this rule. He was fined for violating the policy after Weeks 4 and 8. If the suspension holds, he would forfeit a game check worth $508,333. He also would miss Washington’s home game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, but he could return the following week when the Commanders play the Miami Dolphins in Madrid. Luvu was fined $23,186 for his Week 4 violation and another $46,372 after Week 8. According to a news release from the NFL, Luvu was cited for violating a rule intended to “protect the health and safety of players.” The rule states that it’s a violation if a player uses a technique to tackle a player in which he “grabs the runner with one or both hands or wraps the runner with both arms; and unweights himself by swiveling or dropping his hips and/or lower body, landing on and/or trapping the runner’s leg(s) at or below the knee.” If Luvu doesn’t play, it would be yet another blow to the Commanders, who have lost four consecutive games, including the past three by a combined 67 points. Starting cornerback Marshon Lattimore suffered a season-ending torn ACL versus the Seahawks. Three other defensive starters also are on injured reserve: safety Will Harris and ends Deatrich Wise Jr. and Dorance Armstrong. |
| NFC SOUTH |
| CAROLINAThe NFL needs to clarify its pump rule (pelvic pumps that is) after RB RICO DOWDLE received a flag Sunday. Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle did only two pelvic pumps. And he still got flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct for his rendition of a “Key & Peele” comedy sketch. He also might get fined by the league. Keegan-Michael Key was incensed, in a way only comedians can be, when he acknowledged the move on social media. “Rico. Man, you got robbed,” Key said. “You only did two pumps. I’m sorry, man. Now I’m going to have to write a new sketch.” Dowdle’s celebration of a third-quarter touchdown on Sunday caused a bit of a stir over what’s allowed in the league rulebook. The language is vague to start with, reading: “Prolonged or excessive celebrations or demonstrations by an individual player or multiple players” are prohibited. It was Dowdle’s understanding that he was allowed two pumps. Two, apparently, is where the “Key & Peele” show drew the line between acceptable and excessive. Hingle McCringleberry — Key’s character Dowdle referenced — is known for his “three-pump” touchdown celebration, which gets flagged for excessive celebration in the original skit. The game official flagged Dowdle on Sunday for unsportsmanlike conduct. The 15-yard penalty was enforced on the extra-point attempt, which Carolina kicker Ryan Fitzgerald missed. Fitzgerald went on to make a game-winning kick for the Panthers, who escaped Lambeau Field with a 16-13 win. Perhaps it was excessive because six teammates participated in the celebration. Technically, that might have made it 12 pumps. Tight end Tommy Tremble wondered whether the official interpreted it that way. “He must have, man, because I was losing my mind thinking we didn’t do anything wrong,” Tremble said. “I guess we learned from that. We’ll let Rico just do the celebration.” Dowdle was just happy his 19-yard run in the final minute helped set up the winning field goal to make up for his penalty. “You’re supposed to get two pumps, right?” Dowdle said afterward. “That’s from my understanding. We [go over] stuff like this every weekend. I definitely think you get two pumps.” |
| NEW ORLEANSThe Saints have not selected a quarterback in the first round of the draft since 1971 when Archie Manning was the choice with the 2nd overall pick (after the Steelers took Terry Bradshaw). |
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| ARIZONAQB JACOBY BRISSETT guided the Cardinals to victory Monday night in Dallas and various on-line rumors are mentioning an impending divorce between the team and QB KYLER MURRAY. However, Coach Jonathan Gannon said nothing had changed in the team’s pecking order if both QBs are healthy. Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett has played very well in place of the injured Kyler Murray, but head coach Jonathan Gannon says Murray will return to the starting lineup as soon as he is cleared. Asked if he would reconsider and keep Brissett at quarterback, Gannon insisted he wouldn’t. “Nothing’s changed on that,” Gannon said. “That’s how I feel.” As reporters started to ask follow-ups, Gannon said he wouldn’t answer. “I’ve got nothing to add on that, guys,” Gannon said. “Like I said, nothing’s changed, guys.” But the question remains of whether Murray is actually a better quarterback than Brissett, who completed 21 of 31 passes for 261 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions, in Monday night’s 27-17 win over the Cowboys. Statistically, Brissett has been better than Murray this season. Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman, who called the game for ESPN, said he believes Brissett should remain the starter even after Murray is cleared. Aikman is far from alone in that opinion. Gannon’s opinion is the one that matters, however, and Gannon says that if Murray’s injured foot is healthy enough for him to play on Sunday against the Seahawks, then Murray will start. |
| LOS ANGELES RAMSAnother injury to WR PUKA NACUA and the team’s kicking woes are on the mind of Coach Sean McVay. Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times: Puka Nacua returned to the Rams’ lineup in spectacular fashion, catching a touchdown pass, amassing nearly 100 yards receiving and picking up key yardage on a fourth-down jet sweep during a victory over the New Orleans Saints. But that rushing play, which ended with a crushing hit, came with a cost. On Monday, Nacua was scheduled to have a scan of his injured ribs, though coach Sean McVay said during a videoconference with reporters that “I feel optimistic … in regard to where we’re potentially heading.” The Rams play the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. In the third quarter against the Saints, Nacua lined up on the right side, took a handoff from quarterback Matthew Stafford and then ran off the left edge for a three-yard gain that ended with a tackle by 248-pound linebacker Demario Davis. The play set up a touchdown, but Nacua left the game. “Man, that guy No. 56 on the other side, we were coming up on the contact point and he definitely weighs heavier than I do,” Nacua said after the game, chuckling. “But we got the first down and that’s what matters.” McVay on Monday said he felt “sick” about leaving Nacua susceptible to injury because of the play call. “I’m kicking myself about putting him in that spot where he sustained that shot to the ribs,” McVay said. Nacua’s physical playing style leaves him prone to injuries. He sustained an ankle injury against the Baltimore Ravens on Oct. 12 that forced him to sit out against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London on Oct. 19. Nacua recovered during the Rams off week and caught seven passes against the Saints. “I’m hopeful that he’ll be all right,” McVay said. Nacua’s condition, however, took a back seat Monday as McVay, general manager Les Snead and the coaching staff worked to find solutions to the Rams’ kicking woes. Against the Saints, Joshua Karty missed a 39-yard field goal and an extra point as season-long problems with the unit resurfaced. Karty has made 10 of 15 field-goal attempts and 23 of 26 extra-point attempts. “I hold true to the belief and confidence I have in Josh,” McVay said Monday. “But we’re evaluating all parts of where we go with this operation.” McVay said he was “impressed” and “pleased” by the work special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn has done to work through the problems, and he indicated that there would be unspecified decisions and corresponding moves in the next few days. McVay has dealt with kicking issues before. In 2023, the Rams struggled with kickers Brett Maher and Lucas Havrisik. But McVay said in retrospect that those problems stemmed more from the long-range situations he put the kickers in. The problems this season have come on kicks from 45 yards or closer and on extra-point attempts. Read more: Rams show flashes of their Super Bowl potential in victory over struggling Saints “There’s not one all-encompassing issue,” McVay said. When asked if the Rams would work out another kicker, McVay said, “there’s a lot of things that we’re going to look into.” The NFL trade deadline is Tuesday. McVay indicated that the Rams trade last week for cornerback Roger McCreary would be their only move. But, he added, “What you never say is never.” |
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| BALTIMOREThe Ravens have acquired EDGE DRE’MONT JONES from the fading Titans: The Baltimore Ravens are acquiring edge rusher Dre’Mont Jones from the Tennessee Titans in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. Baltimore is sending the New York Jets’ 2026 fifth-round pick to Tennessee, but there are conditions in which that pick could become the Ravens’ 2026 fourth-round pick. Jones provides much-needed pass-rush help to a Baltimore defense that has totaled 11 sacks, tied for second fewest in the NFL. Only the Jacksonville Jaguars have fewer with 10. The Ravens were down to three healthy outside linebackers on their 53-man roster in Kyle Van Noy, Mike Green and David Ojabo. Last month, Baltimore traded outside linebacker Odafe Oweh to the Los Angeles Chargers and then lost starting outside linebacker Tavius Robinson to a foot injury until December. Jones’ 19 quarterback pressures are seven more than anyone on the Ravens, and he has recorded a sack in four consecutive games. The veteran outside linebacker had been primarily working as a stand-up rusher in tandem with fellow veteran Jihad Ward. “I just hunkered down on my technique and in the film room,” Jones said Sunday. “I’m a film junky. I watch myself, guys I played with and other guys around the league to try and pick up something.” The Titans’ outside pass rusher group was already light after the team placed 2025 second-round pick Oluwafemi Oladejo (leg) on injured reserve last month. Veteran outside linebacker Arden Key is also nursing a hamstring injury that kept him out of Tennessee’s past three games. Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta could make more moves before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET trade deadline as the team looks to improve the interior of the defensive line and at guard. The Ravens are looking to make a run after a 1-5 start, tied for the worst in the franchise’s 30-year history. Baltimore (3-5) has gotten back on track with back-to-back wins due to its turnaround on defense, which has held its past three opponents to 17 points or fewer. Seth Walder of ESPN.com is okay with the deal from the standpoint of the Titans: Ravens get: Edge rusher Dre’Mont JonesTitans get: Conditional 2026 fifth-round pick Ravens grade: B-Titans grade: B+ When the Ravens traded away Odafe Oweh for Alohi Gilman I thought it was a fine move — Oweh was losing out on snaps in Baltimore and Gilman helped upgrade another area of need for the defense. But there was no question that it left the Ravens’ pass rush wanting — especially with Nnamdi Madubuike out for the season. It left the Ravens with an edge rushing group consisting of Kyle Van Noy, rookie Mike Green, David Ojabo and the now-injured Tavius Robinson. So in comes Jones. I was skeptical when the Titans signed Jones to a one-year, $8.5 million deal this offseason. He’s been a bit better than expected in Tennessee, racking up 4.5 sacks, up from 4.0 last season. That’s even more impressive considering how often the Titans are behind, which reduces pass-rush opportunities. His pass rush win rate at edge has ticked up from 10.5% last season to 11.6% this year. However, that number is still below average for an edge rusher (he ranks 31st out of 49 edge rushers in pass rush win rate) and his pressure rate tells a similar story. Jones has been playing as a full-time edge rusher, as he did last season. But earlier in his career he moved around the line and aligned more often as a three-technique in some seasons. It’s feasible Baltimore could use him inside some, especially without Madubuike. Jones’ $8.5 million deal included a $6 million signing bonus, so Baltimore is taking on at most the proration of the remaining $2.5 million. The 28-year-old Jones is a pending free agent, so he could yield a compensatory pick for Baltimore if he signs a qualifying contract. The fifth-round draft pick compensation feels reasonable, though if the (currently unknown) conditions turn that pick into a fourth-rounder that might be a shade high. I thought the Ravens might aim a little higher. A reunion with Calais Campbell could have been an option (perhaps it still is) if the team wanted a better player a little farther inside. Another choice would have been Jones’ former teammate, Arden Key, who I would prefer from a pure pass-rushing standpoint. Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams could have been a swing-for-the-fences option, albeit a risky one. Ultimately, Baltimore needed to make a move and Jones fills the need. I’m just not sure if he moves the needle. This is a logical move for the Titans. They’re going nowhere in 2025 and are currently sitting on $108.6 million in cap space in 2026, per OverTheCap.com, so it’s unlikely that Tennessee will receive compensatory picks for departing free agents. They need to deal as many players on expiring contracts — and then consider moves for others — for as much draft capital as they can acquire. |
| CINCINNATIEmbattled Coach Zac Taylor tries to unify his competent offense with his struggling defense. Ben Baby of ESPN.com: – Bengals coach Zac Taylor took exception to comments made by Chase Brown after Sunday’s loss to the Chicago Bears, saying Monday that the running back’s critique was better left unsaid. After the 47-42 loss at Paycor Stadium, Brown spoke about “not turning on each other” before giving an extended response that was viewed as criticism of the team’s defense. On Monday, Taylor said he hoped Brown’s comments will be a one-time occurrence. “That’s not how we want to react,” Taylor said. “And one of our best players, one our most high-character players, I think in a moment of frustration, said that. I don’t expect that to happen again.” The interaction was a byproduct of the team’s second late-game collapse in as many weeks. After a one-point loss to the previously winless New York Jets in Week 8, the Bengals lost to Chicago after surrendering a touchdown with 17 seconds remaining. Cincinnati scored 15 points in 49 seconds to take a one-point lead. Colston Loveland caught a bullet of a pass from Caleb Williams, broke two tackles and scored the winning TD against the Bengals on Sunday. AP Photo/Jeff DeanAccording to ESPN Research, it was the second time since the 1966 Jets that a team scored 38 points or more in back-to-back weeks and lost. The Bengals (3-6) finished Week 9 with the worst defense in the NFL in several statistical categories. Many starting defensive players declined to speak to reporters after the game, leaving Brown and a few others to answer questions. “Just don’t turn on each other,” Brown said when asked about preventing tensions building between the offense and the defense ahead of the bye week. “We know how they can play. They played really well at the start of the season. They did. And they were carrying us on their back.” But as his answer extended, he lamented the Bengals’ inability to finish the game with one final defensive stop. “Now that [the offense] is stepping up, we got to play complementary football,” Brown said. “We put the ball in the end zone and go up a point at the end. Finish the f—ing game. Just end it. Like, that’s it. That’s what we need to do — just end the f—ing game. Make them [give] us the ball back, let us f—ing go to ’22 Victory,’ and let’s end the game. That’s how I feel.” Taylor believed those feelings were a touch too strong. The seventh-year coach said he preferred how star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase handled a similar question. “I’m going to keep pointing at the offense,” Chase said after the game. “I can’t point at the defense.” On Monday, several defensive players, including safety Jordan Battle, safety Geno Stone, cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt and defensive end Trey Hendrickson, spoke at length about the need to improve. Battle understood Brown’s perspective as an offensive player. “They score 42 points; they should expect to win a game,” Battle said. “We should expect to win a game. That’s the standard. We should go out there, be able to hold the offense to one or two stops. That’s all it is.” In referencing Brown’s frustration, Taylor said he takes exception to such comments from players who are also not doing everything they can to help the team win. Brown had a key third-down drop that forced the Bengals to settle for a field goal. Taylor also cited Brown’s miscommunication error that took points off the board. “I love Chase to death,” Taylor said. “That’s part of my conversation with him. ‘This is a little bit outside of you.'” |
| AFC SOUTH |
| INDIANAPOLISA bold move by the Colts as they pluck CB SAUCE GARDNER off the Jets for a pair of first round picks. Jayna Bardahl and Dianna Russini of The Athletic: The New York Jets are trading cornerback Sauce Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts for two first-round picks, a league source told The Athletic. Gardner, 25, was a first-round selection by the Jets in 2022. Minutes before news of the trade dropped, Gardner wrote in a post on X, “New York it’s been real.” Mike Florio: The message from the new regime in New York is clear. They didn’t view Gardner as untouchable, even though they gave him a new contract in the offseason. For a pair of first-round picks from a team that likely will be picking low (at least in 2026), the Jets pulled the trigger. Gardner suffered a concussion during a Week 7 loss to the Panthers. He missed the Week 8 win over the Bengals. If cleared, he’ll be boarding a plane for Germany and making his debut against the Falcons. |
| JACKSONVILLEWith WR/DB TRAVIS HUNTER, the Jaguars have made a trade to replace one of his roles. NFL.com: The Las Vegas Raiders are trading wide receiver Jakobi Meyers to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round draft picks, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday. Meyers, who requested a trade from Las Vegas before the 2025 season, finds a new home just before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET trade deadline. The veteran WR has 33 receptions for 352 yards in seven games played this season. You may ask, what is Meyers contract situation? A pending free agent, Meyers had made it clear that he wanted to be moved ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline, and the Raiders were able to find a suitor in the Jaguars who were willing to take on the remainder of the wideout’s $5.25 million base salary. No word as to whether or not an extension is part of the deal. It seems like a high price for half a season of a good, not great, receiver.- – -In the season’s fourth overtime, Jaguars Coach Liam Coen took the ball with the coin flip. In addition to resting his defense, he wanted to tilt the 10-minute clock in his favor. Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: The NFL’s new overtime rules, which guarantee both teams a possession, have changed most teams’ strategies: It used to be that the team winning the coin toss almost always chose to receive the overtime kickoff, but in the first three overtime games under this year’s new rules, the team that won the toss chose to kick off. In this season’s fourth overtime game on Sunday, however, Jaguars head coach Liam Coen chose to receive. And he said that’s because regular-season overtime lasts only 10 minutes, and he wanted to run out the clock on the opening possession so the Raiders wouldn’t have much time for a drive of their own. “That was something we had talked about really, in all of our game management meetings — in the regular season, that we wanted to take the football,” Coen said. “If we would’ve been able to pin them on the kickoff, you’re talking about a two-minute drill to have to go win the game, right? It was about two minutes and 40 seconds or so when they got the ball back. And you’ll take that. We were trying to eat the clock, eat the clock, and we ran it, I think it was nine straight times I believe, on that drive. That was the whole point. That was the goal of receiving and taking the ball first.” The Jaguars got a 54-yard kickoff return to start overtime, which set them up at the Raiders’ 44-yard line, then ran the ball on nine of their 10 overtime plays, ultimately scoring a touchdown and taking almost seven minutes off the clock. The Raiders’ overtime possession began with 3:16 remaining, and the Raiders made the most of it, scoring a touchdown with 16 seconds left. But the Raiders missed the two-point conversion, giving the Jaguars the win and giving Coen an opportunity to show that either strategy on the overtime coin toss can work. Not mentioned by Coen, but equally relevant – if both teams punt (or kick a field goal) after a shorter possession, say three minutes each, it is the receiving team that gets the extra possession. |
| AFC EAST |
| NEW ENGLANDJudy Bautista of NFL.com updates us on the Patriots: Protection issues are a concern — Drake Maye has been sacked 16 times in the last three games, including six Sunday by the Falcons – and the defense struggled in the red zone, but the Patriots have won six games in a row, sit atop the AFC East at 7-2, keeping one game ahead of the Bills, and are tied with the Colts and Broncos for the best record in the conference. One injury to keep an eye on, though: Receiver Kayshon Boutte left the game with a hamstring injury. The Patriots have a very manageable schedule. They face the Bucs next week and that is one of just two games remaining against teams that currently have a winning record (Buffalo in Week 15), although the Ravens could have one by the time they face the Patriots in Week 16. |
