Bedard: To win games like this - or any - Patriots need to stop coaching scared and let Drake Maye take over dlvr.it/TGWjLw

Mapu was a third round pick just a year ago. Not ideal.

@MikeGiardi: Patriots inactives of note: Marte Mapu, KJ Osborn and Jaquelin Roy (neck). Joe Milton is the third QB. Jabril Peppers is active after missing the last eight games. Deatrich Wise is back after being out the last two.

Hunter Henry takes multiple BRUTAL helmet-to-helmet hits. No flag...🤔 pic.x.com/Am2qWMHHbX

Mayo promised personnel changes this week. Looks like you'll get one at LG. Layden Robinson appears set to start.

Feels like we're building to a Marcus Jones play at some point. He's been a decoy twice

Kwity Paye drops into coverage (he's an edge player). Maye attacks his zone, hitting Kayshon Boutte for 29 yards on a hook/curl.

Much more consistency from Joey Slye in this warmup than the last time the Pats were home. Just drilled on from 62 yards toward the lighthouse.

Jaylinn Hawkins in the box is not wise.

@MikeGiardi: Pats big nickel defense getting chewed up on the ground during this opening drive. Taylor has gains of 9, 4, 5 and 6.

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye has found comfort in throwing to the tight ends this season.

That was once again evident on his touchdown pass to veteran tight end Austin Hooper, who made a leaping grab to give the Patriots the lead in the first half of Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts.

Maye squeezed the throw through several Colts defenders for the 16-yard touchdown. It ended an eight-play, 70-yard drive and took 4:34 off the clock. The touchdown grab was Hooper’s second of the season, as he continues to be a dependable second option for the Patriots offense

New England Patriots corner Christian Gonzalez continued his high-level of play this season with an acrobatic interception on Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts while being face-masked.

The interception was part of a productive day for the rising star defensive back, who allowed no catches and no yards in the game. He was only targeted once with the Colts mostly throwing away from him.

It was his second interception of the season. He made a tough read in a tight space and leveraged himself in front of the receiver to come down with the grab. The turnover showed off his athleticism, ball skills and overall toughness as a playmaker

The New England Patriots will have their leading wide receiver DeMario Douglas in Week 13 against the Indianapolis Colts, according to Ian Rapoport.

#Patriots WR Demario “Pop” Douglas (ankle) is listed as questionable and expected to play today against the #Colts, source said.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 1, 2024

Douglas was listed as questionable on Friday’s injury report with an ankle injury.

Douglas, a sixth-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft by New England, primarily lines up in the slot. He’s been a reliable target, catching 76 percent of his targets at 9.9 yards per catch with a touchdown

The defense for the New England Patriots will be as close to full health as it’s been since the start of the season.

Both safety Jabrill Peppers and defensive end Deatrich Wise Jr. have been given the green light to play in Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts.

Peppers was dropped from the Commissioner’s Exempt List and reinstated by the NFL earlier in the week. He hasn’t played since the team’s Week 4 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Meanwhile, Wise has missed the last two games due to a foot injury

The New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts looked like two evenly matched football teams with both sides making plays on the ball throughout Sunday’s game.

The Patriots’ defense made several solid plays of their own, including an interception by linebacker Christian Elliss in the first quarter that led to points on the ensuing offensive drive.

The interception was recorded off a tipped pass by Jahlani Tavai. Elliss was able to grab the ball and run it back for additional field position. It was Elliss’ first interception of his NFL career

The obvious candidates to coach the Bears in 2025 are Ben Johnson, Kliff Kingsbury and perhaps interim coach Thomas Brown. But if their recent search for an offensive coordinator says anything, they'll cast a wide net.CBS' Jonathan Jones floated a surprising option in Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman, saying he is "a name worth keeping an eye on."Freeman's Notre Dame team is 10-1 and ranked fifth in the Associate Press poll. The Fighting Irish are headed toward the college football playoffs.The Bears drafted Freeman, now 38, as a linebacker in the fifth round out of Ohio State in 2009, but he didn't make the team. He also was with the Bills and Texans, but never appeared in a game.He got his coaching start as an assistant at his alma mater, Ohio State, and landed at Notre Dame as defensive coordinator in 2021. He shortly replaced former coach Brian Kelly, who left for LSU.