TEAM TALK
- Erik Scalavino posts the results from his film study of New England's Week 12 thriller over the Denver Broncos.
- Broncos-Patriots overtime thriller grabs top primetime ratings.
- Monday Conference Call transcripts: Bill Belichick - Rob Ninkovich - Chandler Jones.
- Patriots Today - Mental toughness a strong suit. (3.26 min. video)
- Patriots Today - A sweet seal to victory. (3.39 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Field Yates helps us get to know the Houston Texans, what has changed and which players to watch for.
- Mike Reiss notes Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf will have the call Sunday for Patriots at Texans.
- Mike Reiss explores the question of what to do with Stevan Ridley.
- Jeff Howe lays out how the Patriots defense reduced Peyton Manning's numbers to pedestrian levels.
- Zuri Berry gives us five takeaways from Patriots-Broncos: Julian Edelman's playmaking ability was on display.
- Tom E. Curran writes the size of the fight in Brady -- and the conspicuousness of it -- can impact his teams more profoundly than Manning’s more clinical, detached approach.
- Gerry Callahan makes the case that Manning and Brady are both great quarterbacks, but one is just a little tougher than the other.
- Christopher Price believes the Patriots have found the right mix of players with mental and physical resilience.
- Tom E. Curran takes a look back on his Pats-Broncos predictions.
- Obnoxious Boston Fan says the Patriots left their critics eating crow Sunday night and made Peyton Manning serve up another turkey at Foxborough.
- Mike Reiss shares his observations after re-watching Sunday's game: First quarter - Second quarter - Third quarter - Fourth quarter and OT.
- Eric Wilbur says the AFC playoff picture isn't clear, but the Patriots are in the driver's seat to have a bye week.
- Ron Borges even uses a couple of gold star stickers in his Patriots Week 12 Report Card.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: The buildup for the Texans on Sunday has begun; Stevan Ridley's three-game fumbling streak has meant increased stays on the bench; Belichick clarified the sequence on the OT field goal, saying he wanted to take as much time off the clock as possible in the closing minutes in case Stephen Gostkowski missed.
- Tedy Bruschi posts the transcript of his weekly, day-after Patriots Q&A: It was a tough way for the Broncos to lose, but the Patriots earned this one.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Jenny Vrentas (The MMQB) A cold reality: Against Tom Brady, the ball never seems to bounce Peyton Manning's way.
- Steve Serby and Bart Hubbuch (NY Post) Cold truth: Brady still owns the edge over Peyton.
- Staff Report (ESPN Stats & Information) Tom Brady thrives in New England weather.
- Greg A. Bedard (The MMQB) Don't jump to conclusions: Don't write off Denver - or Peyton Manning.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Brady-Manning XIV another prime time ratings hit.
- Mike Klis (Denver Post) Tuesday Morning QB: Tom Brady supplants Peyton Manning at top.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Belichick leaned back on Parcells lesson about wind.
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Best videos of Week 12. Tom Brady highlights.
- NFL Total Access (NFL.com) Is New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady better than ever? (2.09 min. video)
- SportsNation (ESPN) Did Bill Belichick disrespect Peyton last night? (2.39 min. video)
- Benjamin Hochman (Denver Post) Mother Nature vs. Peyton Manning.
- Mike Klis (Denver Post) Issues are worth addressing after Broncos loss to Patriots.
- Doug Farrar (SI) First Down/Fourth Down: Bill Belichick understands OT, and the Packers do not.
- Peter King (The MMQB) The Tuesday Mailbag.
- Jason Cole (Nat'l Football Post) 5 up, 5 down for Sunday: Is it time for the NFL to say goodbye to the PAT?
- Schedule (NFL Network) NFL Replay Game of the Week: Denver Broncos at New England Patriots. Wednesday at 9:00 PM (ET)