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TEAM TALK
- Paul Perillo looks at which team won their matchups Sunday: It wasn't exactly a thing of beauty but the Pats made enough plays to squeak past the Jets.
- Erik Scalavino posts his film breakdown of New England's Week 16 win.
- Andy Hart notes the coaches are unanimous, the Patriots need to play better.
- Conference Call Transcripts - Bill Belichick - Matt Patricia - Josh McDaniels.
- Press Pass Transcripts - Brandon Bolden and Tim Wright.
- Patriots Today - Exclusive: Locker room sound after win over Jets. (1.22 min. video)
- WEEI Patriots Monday: Danny Amendola (2.05 min. video) - Bill Belichick (3.33 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Adam Kurkjian reports the Patriots clinched the top seed in the AFC playoffs, with homefield advantage throughout.
- Jeremy Gottlieb reports the Broncos' loss to the Bengals clinched the best record in the AFC for the Pats.
- Mark Farinella notes the concept of playing '60 minutes' for the Patriots seems to have fallen by the wayside lately.
- Lee Schechter notes that neither Bill Belichick nor Josh McDaniels is happy with the Patriots' offense.
- Mike Reiss looks at the offensive snaps and analyzes them by position: Rob Gronkowski played all 61.
- Jeff Howe states that Tom Brady, and his supporting cast, must be better.
- Steve Silva notes that Tom Brady said he's not concerned about resting for the playoffs and would prefer to work out the kinks in the offense.
- Jeff Howe gives us his 5 takeaways from Sunday's win: Patriots defense needs more takeaways.
- Jerry Thornton posts his knee-jerk reactions to Week 16, Pats-Jets. /Pretty funny.
- Mike Reiss analyzes the defensive snaps by position: Matchups dictate lineup shuffling along defensive line.
- Mike Reiss re-watches the game and offers his insight: First quarter - Second quarter - Third quarter - Fourth quarter.
- Tedy Bruschi posts the transcript of his weekly Monday Patriots chat.
- Ron Borges issues his Week 16 Patriots Report Card: The NFL indeed is a game of inches.
- Lee Schechter issues his Week 16 Patriots Report Card.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Chart (NFL.com) NFL playoff picture following Week 16.
- Mike Wilkening (ProFootballTalk) AFC playoff picture: Just one January ticket left.
- Mike Klis (Denver Post) Peyton Manning throws four picks as Broncos fall to Bengals.
- Bill Barnwell (Grantland) Week 16 wrap-up: The percentaage game.
- Robert Mays (Grantland) NFL Week 16 Winners and Losers.
- Chris Burke (SI) NFL Sour Rankings: Week 16.
- Ross Tucker (Sports on Earth) Still plenty to play for.