TEAM TALK
- Patriots re-sign OL R.J. Dill to practice squad and release T Patrick Ford.
- Erik Scalavino shares his film study of New England's Week 13 seesaw win over the Houston Texans.
- Conference Call Transcript: Bill Belichick.
- Patriots Today - Gronk in action. (2.47 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Digging hole, and climbing back. (3.11 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Gerry Callahan has a good piece on how Belichick and Brady seem to get hotter as the days get colder.
- Field Yates notes Tom Brady says 'Minitron' Julian Edelman is Mr. Dependable for the Patriots.
- Erik Frenz issues his Patriots stock report: Julian Edelman remains a security blanket for Tom Brady.
- Nick Underhill reports Bill Belichick says Stevan Ridley did not dress Sunday because 'there were 46 other players active ahead of him'.
- Christopher Price looks at the team's defensive struggle to maintain order in the middle of the field since Vince Wilfork went down.
- Jeff Howe reports the Patriots are ranked 31st in run defense, allowing an average of 138.2 yards per game.
- Doug Kyed sees Dont'a Hightower's shaky play linked to a change of position, lack of Vince Wilfork, and hesitation.
- Jeff Howe gives us five takeaways from the game: Thank Gronk for the spike in production.
- WEEI highlights Rob Ninkovich on M&M: Antonio Smith's insinuation is 'kind of a silly comment.'
- Chad Finn says that in a strange way, Antonio Smith's spying implication is a compliment to the Patriots.
- Tedy Bruschi posts the transcript of his Monday Pats chat: How long can the offense carry the Pats?
- Mike Reiss re-watches the game and offers his observations: First quarter - Second quarter - Third quarter - Fourth quarter.
- Christopher Price offers a quick rundown of what some NFL analysts were saying about the Patriots before and after Sunday's win.
- Tom E. Curran reviews his Patriots-Texans predictions.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: The league has no plans to investigate Antonio Smith's spying allegations unless specific information is presented; Belichick said he didn't bench Stevan Ridley to 'send a message'; If there's a message, Belichick will sit down and talk with that player; Belichick reinforced his satisfaction with the way the Patriots handled the final 11 minutes of the game.
- Ron Borges grades the Patriots in his Week 13 Report Card. Defense gets detention.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Steve Palazzolo (Pro Football Focus) Refocused: Patriots @ Texans, Week 13.
- AP Report (NY Times) New England can't lose in December, and Houston can't win at all.
- First Take (ESPN) Reaction to Smith accusation. (6.42 min. video)
- Tania Ganguli (ESPN) Antonio Smith: Claims not serious.
- Brian T. Smith (Houston Chronicle) Kubiak dismisses Smith’s spy talk, praises Patriots.
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Tom Brady: Houston Texans did not blow our mind.
- Video (NFL.com) Week 13 can't-miss play: Gronktastic catch. (1 min. clip)
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Belichick: Benching Ridley not about sending a message.
- Staff Report (Dallas News) The top 10 quarterbacks in the NFL this season. Tom Brady 4th.
- Ryan Wilson (CBS Sports) This week in overreactions: Peyton Manning, cold-weather QB.
- Don Banks (SI) Week 13 snap judgments: Broncos looking positively Super after crucial win; More.
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Six videos that explain NFL's Week 13. James' Devlin's TD run makes the cut.
- Vince Verhei (Football Outsiders) Week 13 quick reads.
- Andy Benoit (NY Times) Week 13 quick hits.
- Khaled Elsayed (Pro Football Focus) 'Had a bad day' team, Week 13. Dan Connolly and Isaac Sopoaga get mentions.
- John Clayton (ESPN) Last call Week 13: AFC bracket taking shape.
- Doug Farrar (SI) Panthers, Eagles lead list of dangerous, under-the-radar contenders.
- Peter King (The MMQB) The Tuesday Mailbag.
- Greg A. Bedard (The MMQB) Throwing the challenge flag on inconsistency.