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TEAM TALK
- Post Game Notes - Records set, milestones reached and trends continued. First team (since merger) to score three TDs in less than one minute on two occasions.
- Erik Scalavino posts his observations from the press box at Gillette Stadium: The Patriots made it look easy on Sunday.
- Paul Perillo says the Patriots dominated the overmatched Chicago Bears in all three phases and cruised to an easy win.
- Andy Hart's Pats-Bears post-game stock watch: Gronk, Brady, LaFell on the up.
- Post Game Pressers: Bill Belichick - Tom Brady - Vince Wilfork.
- Post Game Quotes - Patriots and Bears.
- Press Pass - Players react to the win over Chicago. (1.22 min. video)
- Press Pass: Akeem Ayers - Rob Gronkowski - Rob Ninkovich - Brandon LaFell - Darrelle Revis.
LOCAL LINKS
- Jeff Howe reports the Patriots look like a machine again, just in time for the Broncos.
- Mike Reiss offers his rapid reaction of the Patriots 51-23 win over the Bears: "This felt like old times."
- Christopher Price tells us what we learned Sunday: Patriots can score with the best of them.
- Ron Borges calls yesterday's performance by the Patriots ruthless, scoring the first six times they had the ball - 7 if you include Ninkovich's,
- Jimmy Toscano recaps Sunday's steamrolling of the Bears.
- Ryan Hannable highlights Tom Brady's comments following his 5-TD performance: "Everything was working."
- Mike Reiss details Tom Brady's brilliant stretch since the Sept. 29 loss in Kansas City: 100-of-144 for 1,268 yards, 14 TDs, 0 INTs.
- Bill Speros calls Tom Brady against the Bears 'the best at his best'.
- Michael Whitmer says Brady is silencing his doubters.
- Lee Schechter focuses on Rob Gronkowski's three-touchdown day.
- Phil Perry says the Patriots are in awe of Rob Gronkowski's 'monster' day.
- Adam Kaufman notes Gronowski brings the beast mode to bury the Bears.
- Karen Guregian points out how well LaFell is beginning to mesh with Brady after a sluggish start.
- Mike Petraglia notes Brandon Lafell looks like a man having a lot of fun, and after getting his career high Sunday who could blame him?
- Lee Schechter talks about Brandon LaFell and his career day for the Patriots (11 receptions, 124 yards).
- Mike Reiss shares some soundbites from the post-game locker room: Offensive line delivers.
- Eric Wilbur hears the message delivered loud and clear vs. the Bears: Bring on the Broncos.
- Ben Volin states this is why the Patriots picked up Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner.
- Kyle Brasseur reports the banged-up Patriots defense was up to the challenge of keeping the Bears in check
- Adam Kurkjian gives some love to the defense, who had lots of big contributors Sunday.
- Christopher Price notes Darrelle Revis is already looking forward to next week's "battle of the AFC" matchup with the Broncos.
- Jimmy Toscano details how Brandon Browner made his presence felt yesterday.
- Tim Benz concedes these Patriots just might be able to hang with those Broncos after all.
- Mark Farinella notes the Patriots' dominant effort comes at an opportune time.
- Jeremy Gottlieb gives us five takeaways from Sunday's blowout: Tom Brady is still great.
- Tom E. Curran comes clean with his Patriots-Bears preview review.
- Mike Reiss analyzes the snaps played by offensive skill-position players: Edelman dips for unknown reason.
- Mike Reiss breaks down the defensive snaps from Sunday: Ayers makes a mark.
- Mike Reiss posts his Ups and Downs for the Patriots.
- Karen Guregian picks the Best & Worst from Bears-Patriots.
- Mark Farinella picks his Hots & Nots for Pats-Bears.
- Lee Schechter issues his Week 8 Patriots Report Card. Gold stars.
- Erik Frenz posts his Week 8 Stock Report.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Darrelle Revis wakes up in time to get his second interception and shut down Brandon Marshall; To Brady delivered a reminder that he can still sling it, too; This isn't a bad time to be playing Denver; Jonas Gray bulldozed his way to 86 yards on 17 carries.
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Game Center - Bears vs. Patriots. Recap, stats analysis and highlights.
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Tom Brady throws five TDs as Patriots destroy Bears.
- Mike Wilkening (ProFootballTalk) Brady stars as Patriots rout struggling Bears.
- AP Report (USA Today) Tom Brady throws five TDs as Patriots rout Bears 51-23.
- Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: Big Ben goes boom.
- Chris Burke & Doug Farrar (NFL.com) Week 8 Superlatives: Brady torches Bears defense, Geno hits the bench.
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Sorting the Sunday pile: Brady breakout.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) Monday musings: Pats' Gronk, Brady are just fine.
- Don Banks (SI) Week 8 Snap Judgments: Early benching seals Geno Smith's fate with Jets; more.
- Bryant McFadden and Ovie Mughelli (Sports on Earth) Brady and Big Ben back on top.
- Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) Monday morning hangover: Harvin, Big Ben and brilliant disguises.
- John Clayton (ESPN) Last Call, Week 8: Quarterbacks step to fore.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL morning after: Keep the early kickoffs coming.
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) Thirty-nine things you need to know from Week 8.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Week 8 Grades: Tom Brady has monster game in win over Bears. A+
- Experts (USA Today) Takeaways: What you need to know from every NFL game.
- Sunday Blitz (ESPN) Ron Jaworski breaks down Bears-Patriots. (2.15 min. video)
- Jim Basquil and Eric Allen (ESPN) Double Check: Patriots Demolish Bears. (3.12 min. video)
- Peter King (The MMQB) Football for breakfast.
- Bill Barnwell (Grantland) The quarterback contract question.
VIEW FROM CHICAGO
- Rick Morrissey (Chicago Sun Times) There’s a whole lot about Bears’ miserable effort that looks ‘wack, bro’.
- Rick Telander (Chicago Sun Times) Tom Brady shows Cutler, Bears what a mismatch at QB looks like.
- Larry Mayer (ChicagoBears.com) Bears drubbed by Patriots 51-23.
- Patrick Finley (Chicago Sun Times) Bears can’t stop Rob Gronkowski, Tom Brady, lose big to Patriots.
- Mark Potash (Chicago Sun Times) Nothing works for Bears against Gronk.
- Larry Mayer (ChicagoBears.com) Gronkowski burns Bears for 3 TDs.
- Dan Wiederer (Chicago Tribune) Patriots' 1st-half onslaught leaves Bears reeling.
- Staff Report (Chicago Tribune) Breakdown: Bears-Patriots.