New England Patriots Links 11/12/14 - Road Test: Patriots Must Beat Contenders Away From Home

TEAM TALK

• Game Preview - Patriots vs. Colts: Broadcast info, series history, team connections and more.
• Erik Scalavino posts his news, notes and locker room chatter from Tuesday at Gillette.
• Paul Perillo tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: Coming out of the bye.
• Press Conference Transcript - Bill Belichick (plus video)
• Press Pass: Patriots chat about facing the Colts. (3.32 min. video)
• Patriots Today - Brandon LaFell absent at practice. (1.24 min. video)
• Totally Patriots - Malcolm Butler sits down with students from Exeter West Greenwich High School: Part 1 and Part 2.

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss reports Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth will call the game for NBC's Sunday Night Football.
• Steve Buckley states that as much as the league wants to promote Brady vs. Luck, there's really no debate here yet.
• Steve Silva takes a closer look at the Patriots vs. Colts rivalry over the years.
• Lee Schechter passes along some notes from the locker room: Ninkovich's underrated athleticism.
• Mike Reiss cleans out the Patriots notebook leading into Wednesday: Colts' onside kicks draw attention.
• Karen Guregian reports Brandon LaFell missed practice yesterday with a case of strep throat.
• Karen Guregian asserts the Patriots need to show they can beat contending teams away from home.
• Chad Finn tells us five things we've learned about the Patriots so far: Neither the scalpel nor T.J. Ward have reduced Gronk's powers.
• Adam Kurkjian notes Jamie Collins has shown tremendous ability, but he needs to perform on a consistent basis.
• Adam Kaufman tries to make the case that Rob Gronkowski is more important to the team than Tom Brady if it needed just one win.
• Mike Reiss takes a weekly look at what the New England Patriots must fix: Penalties.
• Lee Schechter reports Brandon LaFell and Dominique Easley were not spotted at practice on Tuesday.
• Mike Reiss notes Stephen Gostkowski is closing in on the Patriots' points record.
• Mike Reiss posts his weekly stat check to see how the Patriots compare with the Colts and the rest of the league.
• Mike Reiss answers his weekly Patriots Mailbag: Trouble ahead for the Patriots?
• Mike Reiss catches us up with former Patriots: AFC and NFC.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Nathan Jahnke (Pro Football Focus) 32 Observations, Week 10.
• Staff Report (Fox Sports) He DOES smile: Patriots coach Bill Belichick's happier public moments.
• Eric Edholm (Yahoo! Sports) With big stakes at hand, Week 11 has chance to be special.
• Peter King (The MMQB) Inside the NFL's replay command center.
• Andrew Sharp (Grantland) There will never be another Randy Moss.