New England Patriots Links 12/15/14 - Patriots Shut Down and Shut Up Dolphins 41-13

TEAM TALK

• Post Game Notes: Patriots vs. Dolphins - Records set, milestones reached, trends continued.
• Erik Scalavino posts his observations from the press box at Gillette Stadium: New England sobered up quickly after the halftime break.
• Andy Hart notes the Patriots take care of business with some old-fashioned revenge against the Dolphins.
• Paul Perillo lauds the defense, who again pitched a second-half shutout as the Patriots rolled to another division title.
• Post Game Pressers: Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.
• Post Game Quotes - Patriots and Dolphins.
• Post Game Locker Room - Patriots react to the win in the locker room. (3.03 min. video)
• Patriots Today - Recapping the Patriots win over Miami. (2.50 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss shares his initial reaction on the Patriots' 41-13 win over the Dolphins.
• Jeff Howe reports the Patriots collect another title and silence the Dolphins in the process. "Josh McDaniels uncorked a fiery halftime speech to get the Pats in order after a disappointing pair of quarters, and Brady took over from there."
• Christopher Price tells us what we learned Sunday: Jonas Gray is ALIVE.
• Jeremy Gottlieb gives us five takeaways from Pats-Fins.
• Ron Borges says It took a full half of nondescript offensive football for the Patriots to figure out all they needed was to tell Gronk to run straight up the seem
• Jen McCaffrey posts his instant analysis of New England's AFC East clinching win over the Miami Dolphins.
• Karen Guregian notes winning the division title is just one step in the Patriots quest for another championship.
• Mike Riess shares his observations and soundbites from the post-game locker room: Players enjoyed their championship gear.
• Jimmy Toscano writes the Patriots sleepwalked through the first half against the Dolphins but in the second half, they walked all over them.
• Lee Schechter reports Stephen Gostkowski became the leading scorer in Patriots history Sunday.
• Ryan Hannable highlights Tom Brady on his 17-yard run: "I was pretty pissed off that time, so I figured I wouldn't slide."
• Kevin Duffy gets reactions to Tom Brady's run from his teammates: 'The slowest 17 yards I've ever seen in my life.'
• Mike Reiss reports Brady got his teammates fired up not with his arm, but a 17-yard run.
• Steve Buckley liked Brady's 17-yard burst that helped kick-start the offense in the second half... but slide already.
• Bill Speros notes the Patriots may "Run the East" but Rob Gronkowski rules the world.
• Jen McCaffrey reports Chandler Jones picks up right where he left off.
• Kyle Brasseur notes Chandler Jones was emotional in his return after missing six games with a hip injury.
• Phil Perry notes Darrelle Revis didn't appreciate what the Dolphins had to say in the days leading up to Sunday's game.
• Kyle Brasseur talks about Darrelle Revis' shut-down-and-shut-up defense against the Dolphins.
• Adam Kurkjian notes Kyle Arrington's teammates were stingy awarding style points on his finish after scoring on a blocked field goal.
• Steve Silva notes even Drew Bledsoe got in the fun of ribbing Tom Brady for his wheels on the 17-yard third down run.
• Tom E. Curran comes clean with his Dolphins-Patriots preview review.
• Mike Reiss analyzes the offensive snaps by position: Not a big game for the three-receiver package.
• Mike Reiss analyzes the defensive snaps by position: Chandler Jones hits 55, Akeem Ayers gets 31.
• Mike Reiss picks his Ups and Downs from Pats-Fins.
• Karen Guregian picks her Best & Worst from Sunday's win.
• Erik Frenz issues his post-game Stock Report: Jamie Collins' blocked field goal spars winning effort.
• Mark Farinella tells us Who's Hot and Who's Not following a resounding victory for the Patriots.

NATIONAL NEWS

• NFL Game Center - Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots. Recap, stats, analysis and highlights.
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Pats score 24 in third quarter on way to rout of Dolphins.
• Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) New England Patriots are AFC East champions again.
• Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) Patriots' resilience, home dominance makes them most dangerous playoff team.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Don Jones talks about learning, the Patriot way.
• Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: Only in the NFL! More twists and turns in the story of the 2014 NFL season.
• Don Banks (SI) NFL Week 15 Snap Judgments: Death, taxes and the Patriots winning the AFC East.
• Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) NFL Week 15 Observations: Dolphins one step closer to needed overhaul.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL morning after: Tom Brady can run!
• John Clayton (ESPN) Last call, Week 15: Reasons to rejoice in AFC.
• John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Week 15 Grades: Bills prove that Packers are beatable. Pats earn an A.
• Staff Report (USA Today) Takeaways: What you need to know from every NFL game.
• Extra Mustard (SI) Five things you probably didn't know about Tom Brady.
• Judy Battista (NFL.com) Bose strives to create headsets fit for every NFL coach.

VIEW FROM MIAMI

• Adam H.Beasley (Miami Herald) After blowout loss to Patriots, Dolphins need ‘miracle’ to make playoffs. "The Dolphins have scored 42 points in December. The Patriots scored 41 points on Sunday."
• Andy Cohen (MiamiDolphins.com) Analyzing a disappointing day.
• Alain Poupart (MiamiDolphins.com) Dolphins drop 41-13 decision against the Patriots.
• Omar Kelly (Sun-Sentinel) 20 things we learned: New England Patriots 41, Miami Dolphins 13.
• Dave Hyde (Sun-Sentinel) Ten thoughts on Philbin,Tannehill and Patriots 41, Dolphins 13.
• John Congemi (MiamiDolphins.com) 3 Observations from Dolphins vs. Patriots.
• Chris Perkins (Sun-Sentinel) Dolphins teetering on playoff elimination after 41-13 shellacking to Patriots.
• Andrew Abramson (Palm Beach Post) It's Philbin watch for the rest of the season after Patriots crush Dolphins.
• Dave Hyde (Sun-Sentinel) End of the Philbin Era is coming.