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TEAM TALK
- Erik Scalavino presents a quarter-by-quarter film study of New England's Week 8 win over the Miami Dolphins.
- Conference Call transcript: Bill Belichick.
- Patriots Today - Six-pack of Tannehill takedowns. (2.59 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Logan Ryan comes up big. (2.56 min. video)
- Locker Room Uncut - Cole, Solder chat on Monday. (2.39 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Tom E. Curran is well worth a read this morning as he writes how 'Brady and his no-good, 6-2 Pats march on.'
- Bill Reynolds says to hold all those Tom Brady-is-on-the-downward-slide conversations and says that for one more day, Brady somehow finds a way.
- Jeff Howe gives us five takeaways from Pats-Dolphins: Unpredictability rules.
- Mike Reiss looks at the trickle-down effect on the O-line depth chart, after Sebastian Vollmer's injury.
- Jeff Howe details the pressures and blitzes in the second half that gave the dolphins fits.
- Paul Kenyon notes the Patriots stuck to the plan and kept on blitzing.
- Tom E. Curran reminds us that Stephen Gostkowski is having the best season in the NFL right now.
- Mike Reiss offers a few observations and insights following a review of Sunday's win: First quarter - Second quarter - Third quarter - Fourth quarter.
- Field Yates notes Tom Brady says he's confident improvement will come.
- Mike Petraglia gleans some nuggets from Bill Belichick talking about his game plan Monday: "You never leave fish to find fish."
- WEEI highlights Rob Ninkovich on the M&M show: Pats' second-half turnaround was 'exactly what we wanted to do.'
- Christopher Price looks back at the Patriots' in-season trades under Bill Belichick.
- Jeff Pini looks at some trade deadline possibilities for the Pats.
- Tedy Bruschi posts the transcript of his weekly Patriots chat.
- Christopher Price tracks the targets for the passing game through 8 weeks. /Edelman leads with 48 catches on 70 targets.
- Christopher Price updates his Tom Brady Confidence Index.
- Boston Herald Patriots Notebook: Patriots must keep Brady from getting sacked without RT Sebastian Vollmer, who underwent surgery on his broken leg; Brady has been sacked 23 times through 8 games; Pats aren't expected to take part in a trade before the trading deadline today at 4 p.m.; Marquice Cole didn't need instant replay to know his feet were in bounds; Dane Fletcher's reps have increased substantially after Jerod Mayo's injury.
- Karen Guregian grades the Patriots in her Week 8 report card. McCourty, Ryan and Ninkovich at the head of the class.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL morning after: It's amazing that the Patriots keep winning.
- Mike Tanier (Sports on Earth) Mandatory Monday: Statement wins.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Belichick credits Parcells after using the wind to Patriots' advantage.
- Greg Bedard (The MMQB) Week 8 decisive moments: 6-yard sack by end Rob Ninkovich, followed by a blocked field goal.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) Week 8 Monday musings: Tom Brady will turn it around.
- Andy Nesbitt (Fox Sports) Week 8 awards: Best and worst from Sunday's action.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Illegal batting in Dolphins-Patriots game comes under scrutiny.
- Pat Kirwan (CBS Sports) Six from Sunday: Patriots winning, but taking a beating.
- Marc Sessler (NFL.com) Only the best: Seven videos that explain NFL Week 8. /The McCourty-Cole pick six makes the cut.
- Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: Matthew Stafford comes of age; More from Week 8. /King confirms the illegal batting call was made correctly.
- Don Banks (SI) Week 8 Snap judgments: Bengals are among AFC elite; More.
- Ryan Wilson (CBS Sports) Biggest overreactions from first 8 weeks.
- Robert Weintraub (Sports on Earth) The NFL's biggest egomaniacs.