Pats Interference Football Podcast
The Boston Herald's Andrew Callahan covers everything New England Patriots in a brand new podcast blending good fun with hard reporting on the NFL's most successful franchise. Find wide-ranging interviews every week with people around the league and Boston sports media, plus occasional quick-hitters from anonymous front-office executives and scouts. Each episode will deliver insight into Bill Belichick, Mac Jones, the Patriots' revamped defense, front office and more on what will happen in Foxboro. Have a question? Ask Andrew on Twitter and hear the answer read during Pats Interference's weekly mailbag segment. Learn and laugh first, rate and review later. ____________________________________________ Pats Interference is powered by North Station Media (CLNS). For advertising or media inquiries, contact podcast@northstationmedia.com. To see more on Andrew and the show, go to https://clnsmedia.com
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The Patriots’ self-made QB conundrum and Bears ...
In a solo episode, Andrew shares what he’s heard regarding the Patriots’ failed QB rotation Monday night, why coaching failed them against the Bears and what comes next before answering your mailbag questions. The Pats Interference...
25 min
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Mac Jones' return, Patriots trade rumors and Pa...
The Athletic's Jeff Howe returns to run down what we know about Mac Jones' status ahead of his expected return Monday night, positions and players the Patriots might target on the trade market, why Bill Belichick may coach until he's 80 and give...
47 min
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Pats-Browns film notes and Mac Jones vs. Bailey...
In a solo episode, Andrew runs down the good, the bad and the game balls from the Patriots' 38-15 win at Cleveland and what Mac Jones can take from Bailey Zappe's breakout before answering your mailbag questions. The Pats Interference...
27 min
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Pats-Browns preview and Gronk stories with Ty D...
Ty Dunne, founder of "Go Long" and author of the upcoming book "The Blood and Guts: How tight ends save football," joins the show to help preview Pats-Browns and unload stories from his new book about Bill Belichick, Rob Gronkowski and Ben Coates. Buy...
55 min
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Pats-Lions film notes and Bailey Zappe breakdown
In a solo episode, Andrew hands out game balls from the Patriots' 29-0 shutout of the Lions, breaks down Bailey Zappe's first start and key coaching moves before answering your mailbag questions. The Pats Interference Football Podcast is...
28 min
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Patriots reasons for optimism and Pats-Lions pr...
WEEI's Nick "Fitzy" Stevens rejoins the show to run down reasons for optimism after a 1-3 start, how the Patriots offense should support Bailey Zappe, how their defense should approach the Lions' top-ranked offense, keys, matchups and answers to your...
62 min
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How the Patriots can upset Green Bay with Ted J...
Three-time Super Bowl champion and former Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson joins the show to cover why old game plans against Peyton Manning could help the Pats upset Aaron Rodgers, how they should play offense through Brian Hoyer, matchups to watch...
69 min
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The Patriots lose Mac Jones and Pats-Ravens fil...
In a solo episode, Andrew covers how long the Patriots should be without Mac Jones and reviews his film notes from the 37-26 loss to the Ravens before answering your mailbag questions. The Pats Interference Football Podcast is Powered By...
28 min
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Vince Wilfork stories and Pats-Ravens preview w...
Former Patriots tight end Christian Fauria, now a host at WEEI, and the Boston Herald's Karen Guregian join Andrew to cover old Vince Wilfork stories ahead of Wilfork's induction to the Patriots Hall of Fame. Later, they cover the keys and matchups to...
68 min
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Patriots-Steelers film notes and game balls
In a solo episode, Andrew hands out game balls from the Patriots' 17-14 win at Pittsburgh, covers the game-sealing adjustments on offense, how Matt Patricia improved as a play-caller, the good on defense and answers your mailbag questions. The...
27 min
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Pats-Steelers preview with NFL Network's Mike G...
The NFL Network's Mike Giardi returns to preview Pats-Steelers, including what he saw covering Pittsburgh's upset win last week, why the Patriots defense should feast up front and how the offense can fix itself. Plus, rumors about the Pats offense and...
56 min
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Why the Patriots offense struggled at Miami and...
In a solo episode, Andrew reviews the good, bad and ugly from the Pats' season-opening 20-7 loss at Miami, where the two-tight end package flopped, Matt Patricia failed to adjust and the pass rush came alive. The Pats Interference Football...
31 min
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Pats-Dolphins mega preview with NESN's Zack Cox...
NESN Patriots beat writers Zack Cox and Dakota Randall join the show in South Florida to cover what to expect from the Patriots' new offense against Miami, how they should defend Tyreek Hill, three keys to a Pats victory, two matchups to watch and why...
61 min
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Seth Wickersham on how the Belichick-Kraft era ...
ESPN's Seth Wickersham joins the show to cover where the Patriots stand in Year 3 post-Brady, Mac Jones' progress and the four factors that should determine the end of the Belichick-Kraft era. Later, Andrew answers four mailbag questions. The...
63 min
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Patriots' 53-man roster breakdown and trade rumors
Are the Patriots undergoing a youth movement? Were they close to a major trade on cutdown day? And what else did their 53-man roster reveal? Mark Daniels of the Providence Journal and MassLive's Chris Mason join the show to break down the Pats' new...
31 min
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3 lessons from Patriots preseason and training ...
Andrew covers three main takeaways from the Patriots' training camp and preseason, which ended with a thud Friday night in Las Vegas. And is the offense as bad as it looked? The Pats Interference Football Podcast is Powered By...
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Patriots-Raiders joint practice takeaways with ...
The Boston Globe's Jim McBride joins the show to run down what we learned at Patriots-Raiders joint practices, training camp storylines that deserved more attention and the appropriate level of concern with the Pats offense. Plus, Jim's No. 1 tip for...
40 min
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Dueling Patriots roster projections with Fitzy
WEEI's Nick "Fitzy" Stevens joins Andrew to compare 53-man roster projections with 10 days and one preseason game left until the NFL's final cuts. Plus, Andrew covers what he's heard on Tyquan Thornton's serious collarbone injury. The Pats...
72 min
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Pats-Panthers practice takeaways and why Belich...
Andrew Callahan runs down four main takeaways from the Patriots' joint practices with the Panthers, including the rampant fighting, Jalen Mills' ascension and the new offense settling. Plus, why you shouldn't rule out Bill Belichick calling plays and...
37 min
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4 film takeaways from the Patriots' preseason o...
In another solo episode, Andrew breaks down what we learned from the Patriots' first preseason game against the Giants, including why there's hope at wide receiver, trouble in the middle of the defense and more depth than we expected. Later, he...
22 min
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What to expect from Mac Jones in Year 2
USA Today NFL writer and quarterback guru Mark Schofield joins the show to cover everything Mac Jones, including how Mac surprised as a rookie, the best offense for him and reasonable expectations in Year 2. Can Mac become a top-10, top-12 quarterback...
46 min
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The 5 defining trends of Patriots training camp
In another solo episode, Andrew runs down the five trends of Patriots training camp, from Mac Jones' comfort in the offense, a youth movement in the secondary and the undrafted free agents coming on strong. The Pats Interference Football...
28 min
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Tom E. Curran on Brady-Dolphins and the Patriot...
NBC Sports Boston's Tom E. Curran joins the show to cover the Dolphins tampering with Tom Brady during Brady's final season in New England and how that affects Brady's legacy. Plus, what's to make of the Patriots' new McVay-style offense? And is the...
34 min
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What we've learned from Patriots training camp
In a solo episode, Andrew runs down seven lessons from Patriots training camp thus far, where Bill Belichick is running the offense, the rookies and Mac Jones will carry the team, there is no No. 1 wide receiver and much more. The Pats...
31 min
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The Patriots' 6 biggest training camp questions...
NFL Network insider Mike Giardi joins the show to discuss his favorite obvious and under-the-radar Patriots storylines, two things that concern him, whether a sea change is hitting the team's offense, defense or both and answer your mailbag questions....
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