TEAM TALK
- Patriots-Colts Wednesday Injury Report.
- Erik Scalavino tells us what happened Wednesday at Gillette: Aaron Dobson was the only player held out of practice.
- The AP reports Tom Brady still plays with fire and intensity, even in his 14th season.
- The AP reports Dane Fletcher is likely to fill in for Brandon Spikes.
- PFW previews the milestones and important achievements to look for in the 2013 Postseason.
- Inside the Numbers: Postseason.
- From the NFL - Mind-blowing stats: Forget QB Tom Brady, the New England Patriots win by running. (4.07 min. video)
- Press Conference Transcripts: Bill Belichick - Nate Solder - Matthew Slater - Devin McCourty.
- Patriots Locker Room Quotes.
- Patriots Today - Dobson remains absent. (1.50 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Perillo talks Colts. (4.34 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Catching up with Collie. (2.56 min. video)
- Locker Room Uncut - Patriots chat Colts. (3.43 min. video)
- Next Game Up - A team built on adversity. (1,27 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Jeff Howe believes the Indy philosophy on defense plays into Tom Brady's strengths.
- Erik Frenz thinks the Patriots can set the tempo with their running game vs. the Colts' front seven.
- Mike Flynn gives us his three keys to a Patriots win over the Colts: Run the football.
- Adam Kaufman strongly believes the Patriots will defeat the Colts and it won't be close.
- Steve Buckley sees a wide-smiling, man at peace when LeGarrette Blount talks with the media.
- Mike Reiss notes Austin Collie was among the most popular Patriots during Wednesday's media-access period.
- Mark Daniels says this weekend is about football for Austin Collie, not retribution or resurgence.
- Doug Kyed spots Aaron Dobson wearing a walking boot in the locker room Wednesday.
- Luke Hughes thinks Tom Brady should beware of Robert Mathis, and more Divisional Playoffs thoughts.
- Mark Farinella reports Devin McCourty sees the Colts as kindred spirits, in that they have that will to win.
- Field Yates notes Devin McCourty has tapped his brother for tips for playing the Colts.
- Erik Frenz examines which cornerback should be matched up on T.Y. Hilton.
- Mary Paoletti focuses on the O-liners hanging tough for each other.
- Christopher Price tells us why these playoffs are so important for Aqib Talib's future.
- Erik Frenz and OBF address Patriots vs. Colts with their Q&A: How can the Colts beat the Patriots?
- Obnoxious Boston Fan tells fans not to boo WR Deion Branch as a member of the Colts.
- Boston.com gives us a closer look at the Colts vs. Patriots rivalry history.
- Jerry Spar highlights Heath Evans guest appearance on WEEI, where he cautioned the Patriots to be wary of Andrew Luck's ability to run.
- Mike Petraglia notes Bill Belichick talks about dealing with officials during a game: "there's always a certain amount of gamesmanship."
- Nick O'Malley looks at what makes a rivalry a Rivalry.
- Scott McLaughlin previews a Showtime clip of Vince Wilfork apologizing to Robert Kraft for letting him down after his injury. (1.40 min. video)
- Doug Kyed posts a photo of Matthew Mulligan proudly displaying Hulk Hogan's WWE Championship Belt in his locker.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Josh McDaniels withdraws from Cleveland's head coach search; The position isn't good enough for him to give up what he has going now; Aaron Dobson, still in a walking boot, appears less and less likely to play Saturday; Shane Vereen's reps were managed against the Bills, but he said the bye week was huge in getting his body & mind right for the playoffs.
- The CSNNE crew discusses who should be angrier at Dan Shaughnessy? Pats fans or Colts fans?
NATIONAL NEWS
- Andy Benoit (The MMQB) Brady and Manning: Making extraordinary plays look routine.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Belichick, Branch downplay idea of passing along Patriots' secrets.
- First Take (ESPN) Should Patriots be worried about Colts? (6.18 min. video)
- SportsNation (ESPN) Mark Wahlberg confident in Patriots. (1.12 min. video)
- Adam Schefter (ESPN) Josh McDaniels no longer candidate.
- Mary Kay Cabot (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Patriots OC Josh McDaniels took himself out of running for Cleveland Browns job when told he wasn't frontrunner, source says.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Report: McDaniels withdraws name from Cleveland search.
- Kerry Byrne (Cold Hard Football Facts) Brains over brawn: Smart teams dominated 2013 season.
- Brian Burke (NY Times) Divisional Round probabilities: Statistics are important, but so is luck.
- Dave Dameshek (NFL.com) Reality Shek: The legacies of Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers. (4.07 min. video)
- Jason Whitlock (ESPN) Style of QB play on center stage.
- Mike Wilkening (ProFootballTalk) Big divisional-round favorites haven't had it easy in recent years.
- Pat Kirwan (CBS Sports) NFL playoffs: Divisional round X's and O's to watch.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) 34 of America's 35 most-watched fall TV shows were NFL games.
- Mike Tanier (Sports on Earth) Divisional Riffs: Chalk City.
- NFL Live (ESPN) Indianapolis-New England Prediction. Schlereth & Saturday pick Pats to win. Bettis picks the Colts. (1.33 min. video)
- Around The League (NFL.com) Picking winners for divisional round playoffs. Two pick Colts to win, Three pick the Pats.
VIEW FROM INDY
- George Bremer (The Herald Bulletin) Hamilton vs. Belichick will be one of Saturday's key matchups.
- Bob Kravitz (Indy Star) High-risk, high-reward Vontae Davis needs to be at his best vs. Patriots.
- Stephen Holder (Indy Star) Brady, Luck demand more of their receivers.
- Kevin Bowen (Colts.com) Brady and Luck adjust to personnel.
- George Bremer (The Herald Bulletin) Eye on the opponent: Brady continues to beat back Father Time.
- Kevin Bowen (Colts.com) Divisional Round notebook: Wednesday edition.
- Craig Kelley (Colts.com) Deion Branch: I think I'm ok.
- Stephen Holder (Indy Star) Richardson ready to make amends after fumble.
- Phillip B. Wilson (Indy Star) Ex-Colts WR Austin Collie back with Patriots. Plus Video.
- Craig Kelley (Colts.com) Grigson's and Pagano's Resilient program. Among playoff teams, New England (74) had the second-most games by starters lost because of injuries.