TEAM TALK
- Post Game Notes: Patriots vs. Broncos. Records set, milestones reached, trends continued.
- Erik Scalavino offers his observations from the press box at Mile High stadium: It was a miracle they won double-digit games at all.
- Post Game Pressers: Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.
- Post Game Quotes: Patriots and Broncos.
- Patriots Today - End of the line. (2.31 min. video)
- Sounds of the game - Patriots vs. Colts. (3.29 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Jeff Howe says the Patriots ran out of miracles in their title game loss.
- Chad Finn asserts that as much as Manning and the Broncos deserve respect, even in defeat, so do the Patriots.
- Mike Reiss gives us his initial reaction to Sunday's loss.
- Jackie MacMullan writes that despite admirable accomplishments, their season ended with disappointment.
- Steve Buckley aims his sharp, poisoned barbs solely at Tom Brady and puts the loss on his shoulders alone.
- Ron Borges unnecessarily points out that Bill Belichick no longer owns Peyton Manning.
- Tom E. Curran points to the Aqib Talib injury as the key moment that doomed the Patriots secondary.
- Erik Frenz explains how the Aqib Talib injury caused a seismic shift in the Pats' secondary.
- Jeff Howe notes the Patriots believe Wes Welker's pick and low block of Talib was illegal and warranted a flag.
- Karen Guregian singles out the Aqib Talib injury as the tipping point.
- Nick Underhill notes Wes Welker said he wasn't trying to hit Aqib Talib, but the tape will say something different.
- Christopher Price tells us what we learned Sunday: For 2013 Patriots, their tank finally reached empty.
- Field Yates notes the Pats' running game went nowhere.
- Mike Reiss tells the long story behind Tom Brady missing the deep ball.
- Field Yates serves up some leftover nuggets from Denver: Defense struggled against Denver on third down.
- Mike Reiss looks at the snaps played by the skill-position players and lauds Julian Edelman for his ironman finish.
- Mike Reiss charts the defensive snaps and analyzes what it means: The depth at defensive back was exploited once Talib went out.
- Christopher Price tells us what went right and what went wrong in Sunday's loss.
- Mike Reiss gives us his Ups & Downs from Pats-Broncos.
- WEEI highlights Bill Belichick's post-game presser, with Belichick taking a chunk of blame for the loss and saying he's "proud to be their coach."
- Mike Petraglia notes Julian Edelman was heartbroken after the loss.
- Mike Reiss reports Stephen Gostkowski was added to the Pro Bowl.
- Jeff Howe lists the Patriots' 20 free agents heading into the offseason.
- Mary Paoletti posts her Patriots-Broncos superlatives.
- Karen Guregian picks her Best & Worst from Sunday.
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Game Center - New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos. Recap, stats, analysis and highlights.
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Loss of Aqib Talib key to New England Patriots loss.
- Joan Niesen (SI) Overmatched Patriots fall to Broncos in AFC Championship game.
- Staff Report (ESPN Stats & Information) Putting a few things in perspective.
- Mike Pereira (Fox Sports) Refs do it right and just let them play.
- Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: Welcome to New York.
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Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady had ligament damage in his hand in October.