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TEAM TALK
- Game Preview: Patriots vs. Broncos. Broadcast info, series history, team connections and which players to watch for.
- Andy Hart tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: The flag that wasn't.
- Coaches Conference Call transcripts: Bill Belichick - Josh McDaniels - Matt Patricia.
- Patriots Today - Frustrating finish in Carolina. (2.59 min. video)
- Player Profile: Vereen's back. (2.22 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Jeff Howe reports Shane Vereen hit the ground running - and catching - in his return.
- Christopher Price lays out the suddenly precarious state of the Pats' secondary.
- Field Yates helps us get to know the Broncos, and which players to watch for on both sides of the ball.
- Field Yates says the Patriots don't have time to lick their wounds with Denver next up on a short week.
- Mike Reiss shares some follow-up thoughts on Monday night's game beyond the non-call: Shane Vereen shines in his return.
- Jeff Howe picks five takeaways from Monday's game: Mistakes add up.
- Gerry Callahan insists Monday night's non-call interferes with logic, and referee Clete Blakeman simply played to the crowd.
- Mike Reiss notes Rams' head coach Jeff FIsher said it 'looked like a penalty'.
- Christopher Price charts the offensive opportunities for the skill position players.
- Christopher Price tracks the opportunities in the passing game.
- Mike Reiss analyzes the snaps played by defenders: Patriots were in their base 3-4/5-2 defense more than the norm, hence the high snap totals for DL/DEs.
- Christopher Price tells us which defenders have done the best job of getting after the QB this season.
- Mike Reiss answers his weekly reader mailbag: Refs blew it, but Pats did too.
- Tedy Bruschi posts the transcript of his weekly online Patriots chat.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Alfonzo Dennard is not expected to play due to a knee injury, and may be out even longer; Kyle Arrington is expected to start in the base defense with Logan Ryan entering in nickel sets; Wes Welker is expected to get clearance to play after the concussion he suffered last Sunday; Matt Patricia's defense is charges with figuring out a way to let Peyton Manning know it exists.
- Ron Borges grades the Patriots in his Week 11 Report Card. Brady gets an A-, Coaching a C-.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Staff Report (ESPN Stats & Information) Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning: Round 14.
- Cary Chow and Eric Allen (ESPN) 2007 Brady vs. 2013 Manning. (5.03 min. video)
- Richard Deitsch (SI) Media circus: NBC ready for Brady-Manning duel, Incognito tests networks, more.
- Mike Tanier (Sports on Earth) RB Week: NFL's greatest rivalries.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Broncos: Welker was first checked for neck, not concussion.
- Kerry Byrne (Cold Hard Football Facts) A Tale of Two Penalties: NFL Officials Had Week 11 Ass Backward.
- Report (ESPN) 'Proper mechanics' used in refs' call.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Dean Blandino: I wouldn't say the officials got it wrong.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Blandino: Once ball is in the air, it’s interference or nothing.
- Opinion Roundup (ESPN) How they saw the controversial call.
- Doug Farrar (SI) NFL VP of Officiating: Controversial calls affecting 49ers, Patriots were correct.
- SportsCenter (ESPN) Bruschi: Rob Gronkowski was restricted. (2.02 min. video).
- Dave Dameshek (NFL.com) The Shame Report: Week 11. (4.28 min. video)
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Division Power Rankings. AFC East 3rd.
- Steve Shoup (Fanspeak) 2013 NFL midseason report card. Pats get an overall A.