00:20: “All we got is all we need.” Are we surprised they didn’t make a major move at the deadline?

04:00: Vrabel on building back better.

05:39: We spent the last three years baking our heads against the wall with a team that really couldn’t get it there, and now, all of a sudden, we have some of the pieces.

06:05: As a free agent, how could you not be excited about coming to New England now? “This is a whole different ballgame!”

06:55: “This is an exciting team right now … I’m good with Eliot and Mike not making any moves. … Let’s rock with it.”

07:15: On the Colts-Jets trade that sent Sauce Gardner to Indy. “The Jets are the Jets.”

09:28: On the Patriots-Falcons game.

10:00: Depth concerns about this team, especially if Kayshon Boutte will be out for a stretch?

14:45: On Atlanta’s Drake London

15:40: Feels like a Stefon Diggs game this Sunday.

18:30: On playing three games in 12 days. How do you survive that? “Bear down … there is some light at the end of the tunnel.”

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00:15: Happy Halloween Week! What are you looking forward to the most this week?

01:15: Initial impressions of the win over the Falcons. It sort of mirrored the previous couple of games; slow start, excellent finish.

03:34: “The conversation of the New England Patriots being a playoff team is real. …. That’s a legit conversation that everyone is having.”

04:00: “If the playoffs started today, they’d be the No. 2 seed behind Indianapolis.”

04:50: There aren’t a lot of issues with this team at this point, but one of them is slow starts on the defensive side of the ball.

05:33: On the Patriots’ defensive being “reactive” right out of the gate.

07:38: “Let loose a little bit” on defense early.

09:09: On the quarterback play continuing to camouflage some of the early defensive issues.

10:15: On Kayshon Boutte’s 39-yard touchdown catch. What stood out for Hogan on that reception, not to mention the throw from Maye?

11:52: Maye’s “deep ball is tremendous.”

13:11: Kayshon Boutte has “become one of those go-to guys.”

14:05: On Josh McDaniels’ imprint on Drake Maye.

15:55: Where does the over-the-shoulder catch — in terms of degree of difficulty for a wide receiver — rate? “The hardest catch in football.”

18:19: On Stefon Diggs and his ability to “shoot late hands.” What does that mean, and why is it important for a receiver to get that part of his game down? “Stef does this really well. … So does Boutte.”

21:00: Is there a guy who you played with who was really good at late hands?

24:20: Looking forward to the Falcons.

24:45: Atlanta is an odd team that’s been all over the place this year.

25:10: “I’m going to keep saying this … it is about New England right now.”

27:07: The great thing about Josh and Mike is their ability to make halftime adjustments.

28:35: On playing through the grind of three games in 11 days. How do you get through that, mentally and physically? It comes down to preparation.

32:33: The Patriots are “not playing to end this thing in December right now. [They’re] one of the better teams in the NFL right now.”

33:45: On the looming challenge of Tampa Bay.

36:23: Latest MVP odds from Fan Duel — Maye is third on the list.

37:30: On the best Halloween candy.

38:03: Worst Halloween candy.

38:59: How many pieces of Halloween candy are allowed per day? “I am very aware of how much sugar my kids have on Halloween night. I will be the bad guy. I don’t care.”

40:05: Halloween etiquette: Go to the house and take ONE PIECE of candy.

40:55: Are the Hogan’s a full-size candy bar household?

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00:35: The Patriots have momentum moving forward out of the win against Tennessee.

01:00: Is the mojo around the Patriots back?

02:08: Hogan: “New England did what I expected them to do” against the Titans.

03:30: How will this team respond to some adversity? We’ll see down the road. But right now, these guys are playing some good football.

04:00: On Vrabel getting the game ball.

04:35; Everyone wanted to win for the head coach.

07:00: On the importance of an effective early run-game as it relates to play-action later in the contest.

08:54: “Rhamondre had two hands on the ball every single time he was tackled.”

10:40: On the 39-yard touchdown pass from Maye to Boutte and how it all developed. “They ran it to perfection.”

13:52: On quarterback/wide receiver communication and how it can manifest itself on the field. “They’ve clearly been working on it.”

16:15: On the slow starts on defense. The New England is now 30th in points allowed per drive on the first two possessions of games.

21:00 Fan Duel has the Patriots as a seven-point favorite. The last time New England was a seven-point favorite in back-to-back games? November 2021.

22:00: This Browns team is…odd.

22:45: For New England, this game is doing what you need to do. If the Patriots can execute the way they’ve done over the last couple of weeks, they should win this one easily.

25:25: Look at the state of the AFC. The Patriots are in the conversation. Who else can you look to in the AFC that might be a problem? Indianapolis? Denver? Kansas City?

26:00: “At some point, this team has to say, ‘All right, w’re no longer a team that is just trying to scrape together wins. … We’re playing for the playoffs.’ ” They should be 6-1.

28:40: Have you ever seen a comeback like the one the Broncos pulled off against the Giants?

30:30: On Christian McCaffrey, Bijan Robinson, and Jahmyr Gibbs and their work this season.

33:34: “Keeping the main thing the main thing.”

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00:01:00: On the first-place New England Patriots.

00:01:30: Is “strength of schedule” nonsense?

00:02:30: “Right now, we’re talking about a team that has a little momentum.”

00:03:55: Drake looks like the best quarterback in the National Football League right now.

00:05:00: “All we got is all we need”

00:05:45: This year’s team is executing in key moments.

00:06:45: “It matters to these guys … You can tell they care more about every single play.”

00:11:00: On the officiating on Sunday. “They need to be investigated.”

00:14:30: How much leeway do you have with an official? Can you charm your way out of a penalty?

00:17:44: They still need to lockdown a few things, including the running game. And they have to find a coverage linebacker.

00:18:25: What’s the biggest difference between Drake Maye this year and last year?

00:24:20: Is there a guy on the roster who deserves to be talked about more? Yes, says Hogan.

00:28:03: Patriots are favorites heading into the weekend, per FanDuel

00:28:35: How do the Titans respond this week after firing their head coach?

00:33:00: Why was Efton Chism III wearing No. 12 during practice?

00:34:40: Does a player have a little more juice when it comes to him going home or facing a former team?

00:39:40: Could Vrabel be the one getting a game ball Sunday?

00:41:18: On the MVP race…is Baker Mayfield the early favorite?

00:43:53: Are the Chiefs back?

00:45:13: Coach of the Year Odds for Vrabel, and Comeback Player of the Year odds for Diggs.

00:47:00: Could all the other AFC East coaches get fired or let go this offseason?

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The Bills have more than turned the tide in the AFC East with five straight division titles and marching toward a sixth. It's a far cry from when New England dominated with Tom Brady at the helm. But many have identified New England as the team most likely to eventually challenge Buffalo given the turn the organization has started to make. How far along are they? How might things play out Sunday night in Orchard Park? What has Stef Diggs meant to the Patriots so far? Christopher Price of the Boston Globe and the Patriots Report podcast joined Adam and Sal for a preview.

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