TEAM TALK

• Post Game Notes:Patriots-Steelers. Patriots defense held Pittsburgh under three yards per carry; Hunter Henry becomes fifth Pats tight end with 20 TDs.; Robert Spillane finishes with 15 total tackles.; More.
• Evan Lazar’s Game Observations: 8 takeaways from the loss to the Steelers. Turnover-worthy plays put a damper on QB Drake Maye’s performance.
• Gamebook: Full Steelers-Patriots stats.
• Post Game Quotes:Patriots and Steelers.
• Post Game Pressers:Mike Vrabel – Drake Maye – Rhamondre Stevenson, Robert Spillane, Milton Williams, Marcus Jones, Antonio Gibson, Jaylinn Hawkins, Morgan Moses, K’Lavon Chaisson, DeMario Douglas.
• Highlights:Steelers at Patriots. (6 min. video)

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• Karen Guregian writes how the Patriots still can’t get off the roller coaster.
• Matt Vautour emphasizes how Mike Vrabel’s next moves are very important.
• Mark Daniels suggests it’s time to unleash rookie RB TreVeyon Henderson.
• Doug Kyed looks at what we learned from Patriots’ 21-14 Week 3 loss. The Patriots quite literally fumbled away the game.
• Alex Barth gives us eight takeaways from the turnover-filled loss at home. On Sunday the New England Patriots out-gained the Pittsburgh Steelers by 166 total yards, ran 22 more plays, went 6-of-13 on third downs and 4-of-5 on fourth downs, and punted just once. They lost, 21-14.
• Mike D’Abate‘s Patriots Takeaways: Last-second interception kills momentum; More.
• Michael Hurley serves up some stone-cold leftover Patriots thoughts: DeMario Douglas had a simple mission on fourth-and-1. He didn’t execute, and the end result was bad, losing football; More.
• Andrew Callahan lays out how the this new, young team is getting in its own way under Mike Vrabel.
• Karen Guregian relays Mike Vrabel explaining why he went 4th-and-1 from his 15 early in the game.
• Michael Hurley details how Rhamondre Stevenson coughed up two brutal fumbles yesterday, noting the Patriots ‘don’t need me’ if the fumbles continue.
• Phil Perry questions the Pats’ decision to give Rhamondre Stevenson that crucial goal-line carry.
• Alex Barth notes Mike Vrabel and Drake Maye stand by Rhamondre Stevenson after two-fumble game.
• Sean T. McGuire relays Scott Pioli on how he believes Rhamondre Stevenson can fix his fumbling issues, but also knows what could happen if he doesn’t.
• Mike D’Abate notes Drake Maye gave an update after suffering what appeared to be a hard hit to the head.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Albert Breer (SI) Week 3 NFL Takeaways: 49ers have a real shot to contend; Plus, inside the Steelers’ takeaways, the Eagles’ big comeback and more.
• Around the NFL (NFL.com) Week 3 takeaways: What we learned from Sunday’s games. Patriots were their own worst enemies with turnovers, red-zone failures. It’s stunning that the Patriots even had a chance to tie or win the game late considering how they cared for the ball Sunday. /Click for more.
• NFL Nation (ESPN) Week 3: Biggest questions, takeaways for every game. Will Rhamondre Stevenson’s two lost fumbles lead to a change as the Patriots’ lead RB? Stat to know: Tight end Hunter Henry (10th season) had his fifth career game with multiple touchdown receptions; More.
• John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Week 3 grades. Patriots C-. This was a nightmare performance by a Patriots offense that couldn’t get out of its own way. The Patriots outgained the Steelers by more than 150 yards, but they lost because they turned the ball over five times. That total includes a goal-line fumble by Rhamondre Stevenson and an interception by Drake Maye that came on a play from Pittsburgh’s 2-yard line. The bottom line is that you can’t turn the ball over five times and expect to win in the NFL; More.
• Anthony Gharib (ESPN) Pittsburgh’s petty jabs, Browns’ cheese post top NFL Week 3 trolls.
• Judy Battista (NFL.com) NFL Week 3 identity checks: Cowboys defense in trouble; Buccaneers league’s toughest out? More.
• Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) NFL Week 3 overreactions: Time for Falcons to go back to Kirk Cousins? Bengals should move on from Zac Taylor?
• Dan Graziano (ESPN) Judging biggest overreactions for NFL Week 3 games.
• Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) Week 3 winners and losers. Winner: Mike Tomlin.
• Frank Schwab (NFL.com) NFL Winners and Losers: Winner: Aaron Rodgers.