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TEAM TALK
- Erik Scalavino watches the film and breaks down Patriots-Broncos: The Patriots switched up their coverage in the secondary quite a bit against Denver.
- Paul Perillo looks at which team won their matchups on Sunday: Pats had the edge in all areas except when they tried to run.
- Andy Hart reports Akeem Ayers, just two games into his Patriots career, is making plays for New England.
- Patriots win over the Broncos is the second-highest rating in team history.
- Andy Hart notes the Weather Channel responds to Belichick's criticisms.
- Infographic: Breaking down the win over Denver.
- Patriots Today - Exclusive: Inside the locker room after the win. (1.41 min.video)
- Patriots Today - Player spotlight: All about defense. (2.06 min. video)
- WEEI Patriots Monday - Bill Belichick (3.53 min. video) - Julian Edelman (3.59 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss notes Bill Belichick raved about Brady's work in becoming more mobile.
- Jeff Howe says Peyton Manning was frazzled by some Belichickian trickery Sunday during the Patriots’ 43-21 lambasting of the Broncos.
- Jeff Howe gives us five takeaways from Patriots-Broncos:Brady on MVP path.
- Mike Reiss watches the film and finds five areas where the Patriots need to tighten things up: Downing punts inside the 10.
- Christopher Price reports Tom Brady's resurgence is among the best stretches of his career.
- Tom E. Curran likes it when a Denver Post writer has to eat his words.
- Steve Buckley enjoys all the noise from Brady-Manning week.
- ESPN Boston reports analyst Trent Dilfer admitted he was wrong about the Patriots, and says he was premature to rip team after ugly loss early in season.
- The AP reports the Patriots hit their bye week riding a five-game win streak.
- Bill Burt claims Bill Belichick is a genius, along with four other observations at the bye.
- Tedy Bruschi posts the transcript of his weekly online chat.
- Lee Schechter highlights Bill Belichick's morning-after conference call.
- Doug Kyed notes Tom Brady was very appreciative of the 'Brady's Better' chant coming from the crowd on Sunday.
- Mark Daniels notes what a difference a month makes: Brady tells WEEI that when things got tough the team never gave up on each other and never listened to the critics.
- Mark Daniels reviews the film: Total team effort for the secondary. /Good read, with screenshots and play diagrams.
- Kevin Duffy explains how the Patriots defense dominated Peyton Manning and the Broncos in all areas. /With gifs.
- Mike Reiss re-watches the game and shares his observations: First quarter - Second quarter - Third quarter - Fourth quarter.
- Christopher Price posts a quick rundown of what the national analysts were saying after Sundays win over the Broncos.
- Christopher Price tracks the target breakdown after nine games. Julian Edelman leads with 54 catches on 79 targets.
- Mike Reiss charts the base vs. sub defense from Sunday and through nine weeks.
- Mike Reiss charts the special teams players and the units they played on: Jonathan Casillas jumped right in on all four units, in his first game as a Patriot.
- Ron Borges issues his Week 9 Patriots Report Card: Peyton Manning wasn’t the reason the Broncos lost Sunday. Tom Brady was.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Jonathan Casillas was thrilled to be going to New England, and would play against Denver; Casillas made a game-high three special teams tackles and got a mention from Belichick; Belichick admitted he shouldn't have challenged the ruling that Gronkowski was down by contact; He also took blame for the poor execution of replacing the punting unit with the offensive unit on that 4th and 1.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Seth Wickersham (ESPN) Tom Brady proves more nimble: New mechanics make all the difference in New England's win over the Broncos.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) Brady, Patriots No. 1 in AFC, face hard road to stay there.
- William C.Rhoden (NY Times) Heirs to the Peyton Manning-Tom Brady rivalry? For now, it’s up for grabs
- Bill Barnwell (Grantland) Week 9 NFL Wrap-up: "The Broncos couldn't even approach competence on Sunday."
- Robert Mays (Grantland) NFL Week 9 Winners and Losers: Brady in the winners column.
- Steve Palazzolo (Pro Football Focus) ReFo: Broncos @ Patriots, Week 9.
- Staff report (Football Outsiders) Audibles at the line: Week 9. Broncos 21 at Patriots 43.
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) Seven plays that explain Week 9. 1. Peyton Manning sacked on 4th down.
- Doug Farrar (SI) Eight season-defining moments at NFL's midpoint, both good and bad. Patriots win over Cincinnati included.
- Peter King (The MMQB) The Week 9 Mailbag: Gronk for MVP?
- Ryan Wilson (CBS Sports) The week in overreactions.
- Kenneth Arthur (Sports on Earth) The 2014 NFL All-Overrated offensive team.
- Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Cardinals coach thanks Bill Belichick for Tommy Kelly.
- Seth Walder (NY Daily News) Former Patriots QB Drew Bledsoe supports Mark Sanchez, says playing for NY Jets like being sacrificial virgin.