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Vrabel X's and O's: Film Review of Week 5 Top Plays vs. Buffalo Bills Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel breaks down the film on New England's top plays from the Week 5 win over the Buffalo Bills. Vrabel breaks down Drake Maye's off platform throws to Stefon Diggs, the red...

"That's not some place we want to live, but we trust the guy pulling the trigger," Mike Vrabel says with a smile in his X's and O's breakdown.

One notable part of these weekly Patriots.com segments: Vrabel also points out deficiencies (e.g. pass pro).

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Patriots Wednesday

🎙️ 12:55p: Mike Vrabel

🔒🚪1:10p: Locker room

🏈 2p: Practice

🔟🕓 4pish: Drake Maye

NOTES: Prep for 1-4 Saints, who have lost to Bills (4-1), Seahawks (3-2), 49ers (4-1) and Cardinals (2-3) ... Former Pats w/ Saints - DT Davon Godchaux, WR Brandin Cooks.

Free-agent RBs Deon Jackson (Duke, most recently Lions) and Damien Martinez (University of Miami, Seahawks) were also in for tryouts with the Patriots today.

Patriots RB snapshot:

🏈 On 53-man roster: Rhamondre Stevenson, TreVeyon Henderson

🏈 On practice squad: Terrell Jennings, Jashaun Corbin (both with 3 elevations available for games)

🏈 Headed to IR: Antonio Gibson

NOTE: To make room for Corbin, OL Royce Newman released

Patriots sign RB Jashaun Corbin (5-11, 215) to the practice squad.

Corbin, 25, has been with the Giants, Panthers and Falcons. Also played for San Antonio Brahmas of the UFL in 2025, leading the league with 514 yards on 97 carries (4 TDs).

Cleaning out the Patriots notebook from Sunday’s 23-20 win over the Bills … and looking ahead to Sunday’s road game against the Saints.

Patriots Tuesday

📴 Players off

NOTES: At 3-2, first time over .500 multiple games into year since '22 (started 7-6)...Minus-1 turnover differential; prep for Saints, who are plus-5... RB Rhamondre Stevenson on 3rd lost fumble - "I have to clean that up. Bounced back in a way."

Patriots “core 4” special teams report, Week 5:

The Patriots had rookie free-agent LB Nick Kubitz (North Dakota State) in for a tryout. Kubitz (6-3, 229) had signed with the Falcons after the draft.

Would think some RBs will also be on the radar in the coming days.

Of the young players on the roster, highlighting LG Jared Wilson (58) and LT Will Campbell (66) here from post-game.

Patriots join 2016 Ravens as only team in last 25 years to open a season with 2 rookies starting on blindside.

Room to grow. But hasn’t looked too big for them.

Pats' Gibson hurts knee on kickoff return, exits Antonio Gibson was ruled out of Sunday night's game against the Bills due to a knee injury suffered on a kickoff return in the second quarter.

Mike Vrabel, to "The Greg Hill Show" on status of RB Antonio Gibson (knee): "Nothing new to add. He'll go through some tests this morning and we'll have to see what comes from those."

Didn't look good Sunday, with Gibson ruled out quickly.

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Mike Vrabel shares with "The Greg Hill Show" that his father, Chuck, attended Sunday night's game.

Chuck Vrabel is a former coach and Mike Vrabel said he always appreciates his perspective, and one thing he mentioned was contributions from young players in a tough/loud environment.

Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Adam Archuleta (analysis) and Aditi Kinkhabwala (sideline) are scheduled to be on the CBS call for Sunday's Patriots-Saints game.

Patriots defensive snaps vs. Bills:

🏈 Marcus Jones’ 52 as CB3 reflects how game was mostly played in nickel

🏈 DE Keion White (23) starts in place of injured K’Lavon Chaisson (knee) but doesn’t finish due to elbow

🏈 1st snaps of season for Brenden Schooler (2) on D

Patriots offensive snaps vs. Bills:

🏈 RBs: Rhamondre Stevenson (31), TreVeyon Henderson (30), Antonio Gibson (9), with Gibson knee injury likely requiring RB addition

🏈 WR Stefon Diggs: 30 snaps, 12 targets (54.4% on year)

🏈 Season-high for Jack Westover (14) as TE3/FB1

Patriots Monday

🎙️ 11:30a: Mike Vrabel

NOTES: First 2-game win streak since '22...Best start in division (2-0) since '19...1st win over 4-0 team or better since Week 6 of '18 (KC)...Drake Maye 86 passing yards outside pocket most of any Patriot since ESPN tracking began in '09.

Maye leads win as Diggs shines in Buffalo return Quarterback Drake Maye delivered a "gutty performance" down the stretch, and receiver Stefon Diggs was sensational in an emotional return to Buffalo as the Patriots shocked the Bills in primetime Sund...

News story: Drake Maye gets his signature win with first game-winning, fourth-quarter drive, while Stefon Diggs (10 for 146) stars in "storybook" return to Buffalo.

"I was just so proud of him coming in here and leading the team," Diggs said of Maye.

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Says it all, Part II, Andy Borregales edition.

Says it all.

Mike Vrabel: “Real gutty performance from Drake.”

Mike Vrabel greets Drake Maye in the tunnel after the riveting win.

“Andy! Andy! Andy!” chants from the Patriots locker room.

NE 23, BUF 20

😱 Shocker

🥊 Hung in the fight w/ champs

⭐️ Diggs’ day in return to Buffalo

‼️ Borregales from 52 with :15 left

⬆️ Diggs, Jones, Maye, Spillane

⬇️ Durden, Farmer, Schooler

🤷‍♂️ Another Rhamondre fumble

🚑 Gibson (knee), White (elbow)

⚜️ Next: at Saints

Drake Maye to Stefon Diggs on the improvised play to set up the TD.

That's some impressive growing chemistry between them ... for the second week in a row.

Patriots RB tracker (halftime): Rhamondre Stevenson played 8 snaps after his lost fumble, 6 of which came in the 2-RB package.

🏈TreVeyon Henderson: 19
🏈Rhamondre Stevenson: 15
🏈Antonio Gibson: 8

Patriots 6, Bills 3 (halftime): Defense playing lights-out and some Bills' self-destruction helping the cause. Offense's inability to score more points after defense forced turnovers feels like it could come back to haunt them.

Bills get back to start second half.

Patriots RB situation:

🏈Rhamondre Stevenson - limited usage after another lost fumble

🏈Antonio Gibson - injured on KO return

🏈TreVeyon Henderson - should be his time to show what he can do

🏈 Terrell Jennings - practice squad

CB Carlton Davis III, who left the field on the last drive after remaining down, has returned to the game.

RB snap tracker: Rhamondre Stevenson was kept on the sideline for 3 snaps after his fumble, entering in the pony package alongside Antonio Gibson.

Through 3 drives:

Stevenson: 8 (only 3 after fumble)
Gibson: 6 (all after Stevenson fumble)
TreVeyon Henderson: 1

Antonio Gibson in the huddle at RB to start this next drive. Have the RB tracker going to see how long they'll keep Rhamondre Stevenson on ice after that lost fumble ... his third of the season.