TEAM TALK
- Patriots announce a limited number of playoff game tickets to go on sale today.
- Paul Perillo and Andy Hart debate which of the injured players would be the most important to have healthy in the playoffs.
- Sunday Conference Call transcript: Bill Belichick.
- Patriots Today - 2013 in Review. (2.58 min. video)
- Patriots Today - One-on-one with Siliga. (1.58 min. video)
- Coffee with the Coach - Scott Zolak sits down with Bill Belichick. (2.56 min. video)
- Sounds of the Game - Patriots and Bills game last Sunday. (3.58 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Christopher Price offers five incredibly early thoughts on the Patriots and Colts: Turnovers will be at a premium.
- Mike Riess looks at the Colts' win from the Patriots' viewpoint: Indy's defense looks vulnerable.
- Tom E. Curran takes a quick glance at the Pats-Colts matchup.
- Mike Reiss gives us three things to know about Pats-Colts: Luck and Mathis can control/take over a game.
- Field Yates helps us get to know the Colts, and who to watch for on both sides of the ball.
- Erik Frenz scouts the Indianapolis Colts, and which players to watch for.
- Steve Buckley sees the Colts as a foe worthy of fearing.
- Nick Underhill posts a few early thoughts on Patriots-Colts: Luck shows poise.
- Nick Underhill says one of the big questions heading into Saturday's game is how New England plans to stop WR T.Y. Hilton.
- Mike Reiss notes Bill Belichick called the Colts' win over Cincy 'as good as it gets'.
- Nick Underhill reports Belichick and the Patriots will now prepare for the 'explosive' Colts.
- Mark Daniels notes the Patriots will be expecting a much improved Andrew Luck than the one that played at Gillette Stadium in 2012.
- Mike Reiss reports Patriots-Colts will get the crack broadcasting duo of Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf Saturday night. Dierdorf will be calling his final game.
- Mike Salk points out the playoffs are filled with good QBs, but there's still only one Tom Brady.
- Christopher Price looks into what are the realistic expectations for the rookies this postseason.
- Nick Underhill takes a look back at the 9 passes Aaron Dobson dropped this season.
- Karen Guregian hands out her regular-season superlatives for the Patriots.
- The Boston Globe presents a 2013 game-by-game review, and how the mood changed after each game.
- Mike Reiss reviews the snaps played by the offensive skill-position players this year while analyzing what it means.
- Mike Reiss reviews the snaps played by Patriots defenders in the 2013 season and analyzes what it means.
- Mark Daniels hears from plenty of Patriots players who are grateful to have been coached by Josh McDaniels.
- Paul Kenyon reports that no players were sent home because the snowstorm made them late.
- Adam Kaufman wonders if Bill Belichick will stay after Tom Brady is gone.
- Karen Guregian writes Candlestick Park holds fond memories for Tom Brady and his father.
- Field Yates revisits the draft-day trade with the Vikings.
- Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts from the Patriots and around the NFL.
- Mark Daniels Patriots Notebook: The younger players appreciate the presence of Vince Wilfork and Jerod Mayo every day, acting as extra coaches at practice and on the sideline at games; Logan Ryan lead all NFL rookies with five interceptions.
- Paul Kenyon Patriots Notebook: First taste of playoffs coming for 18 Patriots, including Blount, Amendola, White and 15 rookies; Only eight of the 22 starters in the '11 Super bowl are on the active roster; Belichick says attitude can make a bigger difference than experience.
- Video (YouTube) Smoothie Tyme with Julian Eelman. (2.33 min. video)
- NESN posts a clip of Charlie Moore with Kyle Arrington at his Annapolis, Md home on a new episode of 'Charlie Moore Outdoors'. (1.37 min. video)
- Mike Reiss tells us the Football Journey of Rookie Kanorris Davis, a college linebacker turned NFL safety.
- Greg Bedard thinks it's a long shot that Josh McDaniels takes the Browns job.
- Erik Frenz points out Josh McDaniels is not a guarantee as the next Cleveland Browns head coach; Mailbag.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Mike Wells (ESPN) Quick take: Colts at Patriots.
- Mike Chappell (Indy Star) Colts play at New England, 8:15 p.m. Saturday.
- Mike Wilkening (ProFootballTalk) Colts, Chargers significant underdogs in divisional round.
- Jeffri Chadiha (ESPN) AFC playoff Q&A: Rested or rusty?
- Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Previewing the NFL's Divisional Round weekend.
- Mike Tanier (Sports on Earth) Mandatory Monday: The NFL took us back to the '70s in the Wild Card round.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL morning after: A great time for great quarterbacks.
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com.) Ten things we learned from Wild Card Weekend.
- Kerry Byrne (Cold Hard Football Facts) 2013 NFL playoffs: Divisional round takes shape.
- Jason Cole (Nat'l Football Post) 5 up, 5 down for the playoffs.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Luck continues to outpace Peyton.