After Wednesday's dominant performance, Mike Vrabel demanded his team prove they could maintain their aggressive identity and correct mistakes in red zone situations. news sports entertainment obituaries subscribe

August 21, 2026 The MassLive Patriots Newsletter Patriots The fiery challenge Mike Vrabel gave his Patriots that sparked a physical day against the Eagles After Wednesday's dominant performance, Mike Vrabel demanded his team prove they could maintain their aggressive identity and correct mistakes in red zone situations. By Mark Daniels | mdaniels@masslive.com Read more Patriots After A.J. Brown and Jaylen Brown trades, Philadelphia is now Boston’s biggest rival Forget New York, Boston's real sports drama is now tied to Philadelphia. Plus an outsider who should be in Cooperstown and Brad Marchand's future By Matt Vautour | mvautour@masslive.com MORE    Patriots The Drake Maye-A.J. Brown connection is electric, but still a work in progress | Karen Guregian Drake Maye is still ironing out some kinks when deciding if A.J. Brown is truly open or not. By Karen Guregian | KGuregian@masslive.com MORE    Patriots 7 takeaways from Patriots second joint practice against Philadelphia Eagles Drake Maye's hot streak ended with a crushing red zone lesson against the Eagles defense on Thursday. Here's what happened in the Patriots' second joint practice: By Mark Daniels | mdaniels@masslive.com MORE    Patriots Eagles champ: Putting ‘boxing gloves on’ led to Patriots slowing down Philly running game The Patriots defense fared better against the run Thursday. Eagles tackle Jordan Mailata believed post-whistle fights "killed the momentum" for Philadelphia. By Chris Mason | cmason@masslive.com MORE    Patriots Why is Drake Maye a ‘big fan’ of Jalen Hurts game? Patriots quarterback Drake Maye spent a few minutes with Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts at the end of Thursday's joint practice. By Karen Guregian | KGuregian@masslive.com MORE    See more     Get Back to What You've Missed   Unlimited Digital Access   $1 for 3 months   Subscribe Now     Cancel anytime.