TEAM TALK
- Erik Scalavino tells us what happened Thursday at Gillette: Austin Collie is back on the roster.
- Fred Kirsch offers his year-end thoughts on New England's season: It's a shame that injuries derailed the momentum we saw with the secondary early on.
- Inside the numbers: Regular season recap.
- The Patriots announced they have re-signed WR Austin Collie and placed WR Josh Boyce on IR.
- Press Conference Transcripts: Rob Ninkovich and Matthew Slater.
- Patriots Locker Room quotes.
LOCAL LINKS
- Matt Chatham explains very clearly why having the Bye week is a good thing, and why it's exactly what the Pats needed right now.
- Christopher Price says that no team in the AFC will rely more on its rookies to get it through the postseason than the Patriots.
- Nick Underhill goes inside the Patriots play-action attack: Nuances, details make complex design look easy.
- Jeff Howe focues on LeGarrette Blount finding his career revival with the Patriots.
- Doug Kyed reports LeGarrette Blount wins the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week.
- Doug Kyed thinks Tom Brady locks in on Julian Edelman, plus other Patriots thoughts from his latest film review.
- Mark Daniels reports Hulk Hogan declares his love for the Patriots, and how having the championship belt can help them in their upcoming playoff run.
- Field Yates notes Matthew Mulligan is pretty excited to get his Hulk Hogan championship belt replica in the mail.
- Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit thoughts on the Patriots' three possible playoff opponents -- Bengals, Colts and Chiefs.
- Field Yates scouts the Patriots' possible playoff opponents: Kansas City Chiefs.
- Christopher Price scouts potential playoff opponents: Denver Broncos and Cincinnati Bengals.
- Paul Perillo and Andy Hart debate which team you least want the Pats to play.
- Mike Reiss finalizes his All-AFC East Team, and notes the Patriots are well-represented.
- Mike Reiss posts the transcript of his weekly online chat.
- Tom E. Curran & Mary Paoletti react to resolutions viewers have for the Patriots in 2014. (1.28 min. video)
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Practice was held outside on the Gillette Stadium field during yesterday's winter storm, to work on ball control; Josh Boyce's rookie season was bookended by injuries; Boyce was emerging before the injury (7 catches, 91 yards in weeks 14-15); Mankins and Dennard missed their second straight practice.
- Jim Lazar makes his Wild Card Weekend picks: Colts, Saints, Bengals, 49ers.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Austin Collie returns to Patriots.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Patriots place Josh Boyce on injured reserve.
- Adam Schefter (ESPN) In playoffs, expect the unexpected.
- John Clayton (ESPN) Inside the Huddle: 2013 eye openers. (2.58 min. video)
- Mike Sando (ESPN) Super Bowl XVIII Power Rankings: Wild Card round. (1.55 min. video)
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) The daily coaching/G.M. search update.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) McDaniels could finally get the quarterback he wanted.
- Don Banks (The MMQB) Seeds of doubt: The NFL playoff seeding is flawed.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL considering, sort of, playoff seeding based on records.
- Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) What to watch for: Viewing tips for Wild Card weekend.
- Russell Baxter (Cold Hard Football Facts) Rating the field: 2013 Wild Card playoffs.
- Mike Tanier (Sports on Earth) Wild-Card riffs: Unsolved mysteries.
- Bill Barnwell (Grantland) NFL Weekend preview, Part 1.
- Judy Battista (NFL.com) Wild Card weekend: Drew Brees' New Orleans Saints will try not to freeze up in cold.
- Peter King (The MMQB) Wild-Card winners: Eagles, Colts, Bengals, 49ers.
- Around the League (NFL.com) Picking winners for Wild Card weekend.
- Expert picks (SI) 2013 NFL playoff predictions.
- Writers (The MMQB) The MMQB 2013 playoff predictions.