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TEAM TALK
- Post Game Notes: Lions at Patriots - Records set, milestones reached, trends continued.
- Paul Perillo shares his notes from Lions-Patriots: Browner dominates.
- Erik Scalavino posts his observations from the press box at Gillette Stadium: Even when not at their very best, the Pats are still beating quality teams by more than three TDs.
- Andy Hart notes New England gave Detroit some of its own medicine with a stifling defensive effort.
- Post Game Pressers: Bill Belichick - Tom Brady - Vince Wilfork.
- Post Game Quotes: Patriots and Lions.
- Post Game Locker Room - Players react to win over Detroit. (3.55 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Breaking down the win over the Lions. (2.20 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss gives us his initial reaction to the Pats 34-9 win over Detroit: The Patriots showed they can win in different ways.
- Jeff Howe likes the versatility the Patriots have shown in their seven-game win streak including Sunday's blowout of the Lions.
- Ron Borges calls this the Swiss army knife of offenses for its versatility and ability to beat quality teams in different ways.
- Christopher Price tells us what we learned as the Patriots rolled over the Lions: Patriots can still get after the quarterback, even without chandler Jones.
- Jeremy Gottlieb gives us five takeaways from Patriots 34-9 win over the Lions: Diversity rules.
- Kyle Brasseur notes that even against the league's top defense, the Patriots offense couldn't be stopped and the Oline continues to protect Tom Brady.
- Dan Shaughnessy gets pretty smarmy in his dismissal of the Lions and premature coronation of the Patriots.
- Eric Wilbur tramples old ladies to get his seat on the bandwagon and declare that nobody is beating these Patriots.
- Adam Kurkjian notes that it's smart to pay extra attention to Rob Gronkowski in the end zone, but it's not too smart to leave fellow TE Tim Wright all by his lonesome.
- Lee Schechter reports LeGarrette Blount made an immediate impact in his return to the team.
- Steve Buckley gives a running back breakdown from Shane Vereen, The Quitter and The Oversleeper.
- Mike Reiss focuses on Darrelle Revis, the queen piece on the Patriots' chessboard.
- Karen Guregian focuses on how Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner contained the latest in a line of big-time QBs with lots of fancy weapons.
- Tom E. Curran reports the Patriots' weapons confiscation program continued Sunday against the Lions' big guns.
- Mike Petraglia says no one goes for the jugular like the Patriots.
- Tom E. Curran gets Revis' explanation of the end-of-game scuffle.
- Mike Reiss shares some soundbites from the post-game locker room: LaFell says his injury is not serious.
- Phil Perry believes the Mankins trade is working out for Wright and the Patriots.
- Mike Petraglia and Chris Price break down how the Patriots crushed the Lions. (9.08 min. video)
- Mike Reiss picks who's Up ad who's Down from Sunday's win.
- Karen Guregian picks her Best & Worst from Sunday's win.
- Erik Frenz issues his Patriots-Lions post-game stock report.
- Mark Farinella posts his Hots and Nots from the game: Who's hotter than Tom Brady?
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Tim Wright benefits from the attention the Lions defense gives to Rob Gronkowski; Stephen Gostkowski moved past Gino Capelletti for the second most points in franchise history; Gostkowski is 18 points shy of tying Adam Vinatieri's mark; Brandon LaFell left the game after landing hard on his left shoulder, but afterward said "shoulder feels good".
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Game Center - Lions at Patriots: Recap, stats, analysis and highlights.
- Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Belichick, Brady lead Patriots to another dominant win.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Patriots pummel the Lions, stay atop the AFC.
- Howard Ulman, AP (Yahoo! Sports) Brady passes Patriots to 34-9 win over Lions.
- Don Banks (SI) Week 12 Snap Judgments: Packers, Patriots win to set up Super Bowl-caliber clash.
- Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) Monday Morning Hangover: LeGarrette Blount, Patriots. "So...nobody needed this guy?"
- Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: Odell of a catch.
- Doug Farrar (SI) Week 12 Superlatives: Wilson keeps Seattle alive, Lions offense again flat.
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Sorting the Sunday Pile: Packers, Patriots only trustworthy teams.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL morning after: Brady and Belichick seeking their fourth ring.
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) Thirty-seven things you need to know from Week 12.
- Jim Basquil and Ron Jaworski (ESPN) Sunday Blitz: Lions-Patriots reacap. (2.33 min. video)
- Michael Rothstein (ESPN) Pats rip Dominic Raiola cut block.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Suh, Blount exchanged words after Patriots beat Lions.
- Ryan Wilson (CBS Sports) Pats beat Lions 34-9 after losing by same score 14 years ago today.
- Kevin Kaduk (Yahoo! Sports) Tom Brady's daughter cheers for dad in adorable picture.
- Josh Sanchez (Fansided) LeGarrette Blount does Antonio Brown's TD dance.
- NFL GameDay Morning (NFL.com) What makes Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski such a dynamic player. (6.55 min. video)
- Mike Wilkening (ProFootballTalk) Oddsmakers make Patriots underdogs at Green Bay.
- Ed Bouchettte (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Twist in Blount's career raises a suspicious eyebrow.
VIEW FROM DETROIT
- Tim Twentyman (DetroitLions.com) RECAP: Lions at Patriots.
- Dave Birkett (Detroit Free Press) Lions no match for NFL's best team.
- Bob Wojnowski (Detroit News) Patriots give Lions a reality check.
- Carlos Monarrez (Detroit Free Press) Why the Lions lost to the Patriots on Sunday.
- Jeff Seidel (Detroit Free Press) Lions' offense frozen out for second straight week.
- Josh Katzenstein (Detroit News) Missing the points: Lions offense flops again.
- Tim Twentyman (DetroitLions.com) Lions ready to turn the page after tough loss.
- Mike O'Hara (DetroitLions.com) No use sugar-coating loss to Patriots.
- Josh Katzenstein (Detroit News) Four downs: Ihedigbo says Lions still have great D.
- Dave Birkett and Jeff Seidel (Detroit Free Press) Lions' Raiola dives at Patriot late; Wilfork: That's dirty.