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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 15h

Per Next Gen Stats, Drake Maye was 3-4 for 107 passing yards and 3 TDs on throws of 20+ air yards today. He has a 157.9 passer rating on throws of 20+ air yards in 2025, best in the NFL.

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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 17h

We can quibble about whether or not Drake Maye has truly arrived (that word generated a lot of conversation this week), but what is inarguable is how well the second-year pro has played since an uneven opener. www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/10/12/g...

Giardi: Maye/Boutte connection helps lift the Patriots past the Saints

We can quibble about whether or not Drake Maye has truly arrived (that word generated a lot of conversation this week), but what is inarguable is how well the second-year pro has played since an uneve...

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 2d

When Patriots rookies Julian Ashby and Andy Borregales teamed up to help beat the Bills with Sunday's 52-yard field goal in the final seconds, they completed a full-circle moment for them and a Western New York family. @985thesportshub.bsky.social
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Socci’s View: Revisiting a ‘full circle moment’ at Buffalo for a pair of Patriots rookie specialists

Andy Borregales' 52-yard field goal to beat the Bills wasn't the first time he hit a long-distance drive in Buffalo.

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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 2d

Kyle Williams is already making an impact on gameday. It's just that the stat sheet isn't showing it...yet.

www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/10/10/g...

Giardi: NFL Notebook - Patriots rookie WR already making an impact; plus, Vegas reunion going poorly

Kyle Williams is already making an impact on gameday. It's just that the stat sheet isn't showing it...yet.

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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 2d

It's coming. I think

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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 2d

Kyle Williams is already making an impact on gameday. It's just that the stat sheet isn't showing it...yet.

www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/10/10/g...

Giardi: NFL Notebook - Patriots rookie WR already making an impact; plus, Vegas reunion going poorly

Kyle Williams is already making an impact on gameday. It's just that the stat sheet isn't showing it...yet.

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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 3d

This Patriots running game has been a massive disappointment through the first five weeks of the season, regardless of what stat or metric you look at. www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/10/09/g...

Giardi: Patriots still seeking answers for run-game struggles

You know I'm not a big fan of the preamble. Wasted words mean wasting time. No, thank you. So let's get to it: this Patriots running game has been a massive disappointment through the first five weeks...

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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 4d

Is the best still to come in this Drake Maye/Sfefon Diggs relationship? And what would that mean for the Patriots? www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/10/08/g...

Giardi: Patriots duo continues to build on their chemistry; plus a look at the next man up in the RB room

Is the best still to come in this Drake Maye/Sfefon Diggs relationship? And what would that mean for the Patriots?

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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 4d

Is the best still to come in this Drake Maye/Sfefon Diggs relationship? And what would that mean for the Patriots? www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/10/08/g...

Giardi: Patriots duo continues to build on their chemistry; plus a look at the next man up in the RB room

Is the best still to come in this Drake Maye/Sfefon Diggs relationship? And what would that mean for the Patriots?

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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 5d

Mike Vrabel and his coaching staff want this Patriots team to play a certain way, giving them keys to the game every single week. The more the players see that vision come to fruition, the more they'll be full believers in what is being preached. www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/10/07/g...

Giardi: Mike's Musings on Vrabel leading the way; plus, credit where credit is due

Mike Vrabel and his coaching staff want this Patriots team to play a certain way, giving them keys to the game every single week. The more the players see that vision come to fruition, the more they'l...

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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 5d

Mike Vrabel and his coaching staff want this Patriots team to play a certain way, giving them keys to the game every single week. The more the players see that vision come to fruition, the more they'll be full believers in what is being preached. www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/10/07/g...

Giardi: Mike's Musings on Vrabel leading the way; plus, credit where credit is due

Mike Vrabel and his coaching staff want this Patriots team to play a certain way, giving them keys to the game every single week. The more the players see that vision come to fruition, the more they'l...

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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 7d

Though he hardly did it alone, Drake Maye checked another box off his laundry list of “must-dos.” The second-year quarterback recorded his first-ever game-winning drive and he just so happened to do it in the most challenging environment in the league. www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/10/06/g...

Giardi: Maye, Patriots come of age in Buffalo, and get plenty of help from an ex-Bill

Though he hardly did it alone, Drake Maye checked another box off his laundry list of “must-dos.” The second-year quarterback recorded his first-ever game-winning drive and he just so happened to do i...

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Andrew Callahan @andrewcallahan.bsky.social · 7d

Going live at 8 tonight with @mikegiardi.bsky.social to dive deep into the #Patriots best win in years, Drake Maye's arrival, Stefon Diggs' payback, Xs/Os, play-calling, film nuggets and lots more.

Link soon. For now, SUBSCRIBE here: www.youtube.com/@_AndrewCall...

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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 7d

Though he hardly did it alone, Drake Maye checked another box off his laundry list of “must-dos.” The second-year quarterback recorded his first-ever game-winning drive and he just so happened to do it in the most challenging environment in the league. www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/10/06/g...

Giardi: Maye, Patriots come of age in Buffalo, and get plenty of help from an ex-Bill

Though he hardly did it alone, Drake Maye checked another box off his laundry list of “must-dos.” The second-year quarterback recorded his first-ever game-winning drive and he just so happened to do i...

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Tyler Dunne @tydunne.bsky.social · 7d

New England hit rock bottom, and it was rancid. Drake Maye and Mike Vrabel now try to build a dynasty of their own… but how?

Huge one tonight in Orchard Park.

Here’s a pregame feature.

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PATRIOT REIGN? How Mike Vrabel and Drake Maye can restart a dynasty of their own

The End of Belichick wasn't pretty, but hope is renewed again in Foxborough with a coach turning games into street fights and a quarterback who's ascending.

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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 7d

Bills center Connor McGovern has a hand injury and his return is questionable.

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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 7d

Pats players waving to the sidelines after the Gibson kick return. Gibson immediately grabbed his right knee/leg area.

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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 7d

Where the defenders were positioned, I think Maye needs/wants Diggs to settle. If he leads him, Diggs is in harm's way.

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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 7d

Bills threaten the center/guard gap but peel off both LBs. Still got interior push with 4, and Maye bails and is dropped by Greg Rousseau.

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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 7d

"These are good, old fashioned fans" and a "football-lover fanbase."

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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 7d

On Josh Allen, Vrabel says the ball comes out in rhythm and when it doesn't, "That's when things happen."

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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 7d

On the pregame show on 98.5, Mike Vrabel says they'll rotate guys in place of the injured K'Lavon Chaisson.

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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 7d

- Drake Maye MORE THAN 0.5 Pass TDs
- Josh Allen MORE THAN 0.5 Rush+Rec TDs
- Rhamondre Stevenson MORE THAN 31.5 Rush Yards
- Stefon Diggs MORE THAN 48.5 Receiving Yards

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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 8d

You got time before tonight's kickoff so get up to speed with the Buffalo Plus crew.

Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 9d

Brand new All 32 pod with the Buffalo Plus crew. Great insight on the Bills in advance of Sunday's game.

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What went WRONG for Stefon Diggs in Buffalo? | All 32 NFL Podcast w/ Mike Giardi

YouTube video by Patriots Press Pass on CLNS

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Mike Giardi @mikegiardi.bsky.social · 9d

But how do you get ready for a player (Josh Allen) who can literally do it all, and has matured so much that he can just as easily do it within structure as he did - and still does - when chaos is happening around him? www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/10/03/g...

Giardi: NFL Notebook - How do Patriots slow the Josh Allen train? Plus, the Eagles have their hands full with AJ Brown

But how do you get ready for a player (Josh Allen) who can literally do it all, and has matured so much that he can just as easily do it within structure as he did - and still does - when chaos is hap...

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