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TEAM TALK
- Patriots-Colts Thursday Injury Report.
- The AP reports the Colts will have their hands full trying to stop New England's deep group of running backs.
- Press Conference transcripts: Logan Mankins - Stephen Gostkowski - Chandler Jones.
- Patriots Locker Room Quotes.
- Patriots Today - Matchup to Watch: Talib vs. Hilton. (3.13 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Patriots practice for Indy. (1.28 min. video)
- Locker Room Uncut - Final thoughts before Saturday. (3.35 min. video)
- Patriots Today - One-on-one with Dierdorf. (2.41 min. video)
- From the NFL - Preview: Indianapolis Colts vs. New England Patriots. (3.35 min. video)
- From the NFL - Divisional Round X-factor: Patriots RB LeGarrette Blount. (1.41 min.video)
- From the NFL - Patriots top defense remaining in AFC? (3.34 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Jackie MacMullan writes an outstanding piece on Julian Edelman's fiery competitiveness. /It explains a lot.
- Matt Chatham points out where these Colts are a mixed bag, and the Patriots must expect their best, but be prepared to pounce on their worst.
- Christopher Price talks with Phil Simms and Dan Dierdorf about Patriots-Colts. Simms: 'Even the Belichick haters in the media have given up.'
- Tedy Bruschi and Mike Reiss break down Pats-Colts: These Colts no one-trick ponies.
- Karen Guregian matches up Patriots vs. Colts at each position.
- Jeff Pini looks at the Patriots vs. Colts key matchups to see who has the edge.
- Michael Hurley writes a rebuttal to the Sporting News article that ranked Tom Brady as the worst quarterback left in the playoffs.
- Gary Dzen presents the state of the Colts and their key team story lines: They're really good or really bad.
- Christopher Gasper reprises his 'Time is running out for Brady & Belichick' theme.
- Jeff Howe takes a look at the Patriots' and Colts' comebacks this season; Five game-winning drives for Brady and four for Luck.
- The Herald staff thumbnails some of Brady's and Luck's best comebacks this season.
- Steve Buckley knows the standards have been set so high that if the Patriots don't win Sunday the whole year will be deemed a disaster.
- Mike Reiss notes Logan Mankins has been helped by the bye week, with his ankle recovery.
- Mark Daniels focuses on how Stephen Gostkowski stays calm in the most pressure-filled moments.
- Christopher Gasper writes that now is the time for Danny Amendola to shine.
- Paul Kenyon sees Aqib Talib as a wildcard factor in this Patriots-Colts matchup.
- Mike Reiss posts the transcript of his weekly online chat.
- Mike Reiss projects the Patriots' inactives.
- Erik Frenz addresses his Patriots Mailbag: Brandon Spikes injury doesn't ruin the Patriots defense.
- ESPN Boston offers a weather.com forecast for Saturday night in Foxborough: A period of rain and winds that could reach 25 miles per hour.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Logan Mankins learned his toughness from working on the farm with his father; Rob Gronkowski had surgery yesterday and the initial feedback was positive; Don't count on Aaron Dobson for tomorrow's game against the Colts as he missed yesterday's final practice session and two straight weeks of workouts.
- Mike Reiss reports a Saturday edition of ESPN's NFL Countdown (11 a.m. ET), will have Bill Belichick sitting down with Chris Berman.
- Jim Lazar says it's Super Bowl or bust for these Patriots, and makes his Divisional Round picks. Patriots 48-38.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Greg A. Bedard (The MMQB) The Vereen machine.
- Jarrett Bell (USA Today) Tom Brady aside, Patriots lacking Super Bowl pedigree.
- Bill Barnwell (Grantland) NFL Divisional preview, Part 1: Everything you need to know (and more) about Saints-Seahawks and Colts-Patriots.
- Anwar S. Richardson (Yahoo! Sports) NFL Playoff Preview: Colts’ Andrew Luck poised to take torch from Patriots quarterback Tom Brady
- Tom Gower and Mike Kurtz (Football Outsiders) Scramble for the ball: Flip the script. Colts at Patriots.
- Shaun King (Yahoo! Sports) Will Brady's experience lead Pats over Luck's momentum? (2.02 min. video)
- Russell S. Baxter (Cold Hard Football Facts) Divisional round statistical onslaught: Why and why not.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Pep Hamilton gets a little salty with Patriots.
- Geoff Foster (Wall St. Journal) Bill Belichick smiled seven times this season.
- Erik Brady and Jim Corbett (USA Today) Is home-field losing its advantage in the playoffs?
- Elliot Harrison (NFL.com) Power Rankings: Divisional round. Pats 5th.
- Mark Schlereth (ESPN) Keys to this weekend's playoff games. (1.55 min. video)
- Don Banks (SI) Ranking the best potential Super Bowl XLVIII matchups.
- Darren Woodson (ESPN) Ranking playoff quarterbacks. (4.23 min. video) Brady 2nd.
- Don Banks (SI) NFL Divisional round picks. Pats 27-17.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Divisional round picks. MDS picks Pats 24-14, Florio picks Colts 23-20.
- NFL experts (CBS Sports) NFL Divisional round picks - straight up. Six of eight pick the Pats to win.
VIEW FROM INDY
- Stephen Holder (Indy Star) Colts' Pep Hamilton goes there, references Spygate.
- Reggie Hayes (News-Sentinel) Colts defense will have hands full with Brady, backs.
- Craig Kelley (Colts.com) Seven victory keys, New England.
- Reggie Hayes (News-Sentinel) Colts-Pats could ride on just a few key plays.
- Phillip B. Wilson (Indy Star) Brownsburg's Chris Jones fills gap for Patriots.
- Mike Chappell (Indy Star) Where's Hilton? Colts receiver's versatility will be key factor vs. New England.
- Bob Kravitz (Indy Star) Luck's not Jordan, but he's special.
- Writers (Indy Star) Playoff preview: Writers preview Saturday's divisional round game between the Colts and Patriots. (video)