TEAM TALK
- Erik Scalavino tells us what happened Wednesday at Gillette: Mankins (ankle) and Dennard (knee/shoulder) were back on the field; Dobson (foot) was the only one missing.
- Patriots sign LB Ja'Gared Davis to active roster; Sign WR Reggie Dunn to practice squad.
- Paul Perillo tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: Playoff Edition.
- Press Conference transcripts: Tom Brady and Rob Ninkovich.
- Conference Calls: Bill Belichick - Chuck Pagano - Andrew Luck.
- Patriots Locker Room quotes.
- Patriots Today - Patriots bring practice indoors. (1.49 min. video)
- Patriots Today - The state of the linebackers. (3.25 min. video)
- Locker Room Uncut - Prepping for Indy. (4.33 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Karen Guregian reports Tom Brady continues to crave a chance to capture another crown.
- Christopher Price picks five Patriots who could be critical to the team's postseason success.
- Jeff Howe says the Patriots defense must take advantage of the situations when the Colts put the ball up for grabs.
- Tom E. Curran says the Patriots ground game could be a headache for the Colts.
- Christopher Price notes Dont'a Hightower says that he was trying to do too much to make a play, but now he's back to where he needs to be.
- Mark Daniels reports Alfonzo Dennard 'feels good' in his return to practice, and he's focused on helping the secondary this week.
- Mike Reiss explains why LB Ja'Gared Davis will be filling the void for the final roster spot.
- Tom E. Curran notes Tom Brady is leery of Mathis' potential.
- Zuri Berry notes Rob Ninkovich sees growing confidence in Andrew Luck.
- Mike Reiss answers his weekly Patriots Mailbag: How will Pats slow down Colts?
- Mike Reiss gives us his weekly penalty watch, and notes Pete Morelli will be the referee for Saturday's game.
- Mike Petraglia and Chris Price preview the Patriots playoff showdown with Andrew Luck and the Colts. (8.23 min. video)
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Patriots are thinning out at the linebacker position, but Hightower thinks they'll be fine; Spikes' juice in the huddle and trash talk at the line of scrimmage will be missed; Gronkowski will undergo surgery tomorrow in Florida; Mankins and Dennard returned to practice; Dobson was held out again.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Logan Mankins, Alfonzo Dennard back at practice for Patriots.
- Michele Steele (ESPN) Patriots' plan for slowing Colts' defense. (2.03 min. video)
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Bill Belichick loves all his old players in Indianapolis.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Gronk to have surgery Thursday.
- Mike Wells (ESPN) Andrew Luck ready for Pats rematch.
- Justin Henry (Cold Hard Football Facts) NFL Divisional snapshots: The field narrows.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) With Super Bowl in sight, which QBs are best suited to get there?
- Analysts (NFL.com) San Francisco 49ers, San Diego Chargers can prevail on the road.
- Peter King (The MMQB) The Tuesday Mailbag.
- Greg A. Bedard (The MMQB) Football the Way It Ought To Be: Flag-free.
- Kerry Byrne (Cold Hard Football Facts) MVP ghosts haunt Peyton Manning's playoff soul.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) History, odds stacked against top-seeded Broncos.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) O'Brien wants a quarterback to be "a partner in the offense."
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) A 14-team NFL playoff format is a horrible idea.
- Kevin Patra (NFL.com) Roger Goodell: No momentum for playoff reseeding.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Jeff Ireland out in Miami.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Divisional Round playoff picks. Colts 30-27.
VIEW FROM INDY
- Kevin Bowen (Colts.com) A quick look: Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots.
- Craig Kelley (Colts.com) Colts watch New England ground game.
- Rick Venturi (Indy Star) Inside the Colts playbook: Belichick will exploit weaknesses.
- Stephen Holder (Indy Star) Colts secondary ready for challenge of facing Patriots QB Tom Brady.
- Bob Kravitz (Indy Star) Boston columnist has had too much chowdah. /Thanks Shaughnessy
- Mike Chappell (Indy Star) Tom Brady on Andrew Luck: 'He obviously has all the ability'.