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TEAM TALK
- Game Preview: Patriots vs. Bills. Broadcast info, series history, team connections and more.
- Patriots-Bills Wednesday Injury Report.
- Erik Scalavino shares some notes and locker room chatter from Wednesday at Gillette: Patriots Pro Bowlers 'honored'.
- Paul Perillo tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: Patching the protection.
- Press Pass - Locker room talk on Wednesday. (3.45 min. video)
- Throwback Thursday - Holiday cooking with the Offensive Line. (4.12 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Opponent preview: Get to know the Bills. (2.45 min. video)
- Patriots Today - A Lil’ Mayo On Christmas. (2.58 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss helps us get to know the Buffalo Bills, what's changed since their Week six meeting and who to watch for on both sides of the ball.
- Mike Reiss offers a few thoughts on how the Patriots might approach their regular-season finale.
- Christopher Price gets one NFL scout's take on why there's plenty of reasons to take Sunday seriously.
- Mike Reiss reports Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcox will broadcast Sunday's Pats-Bills game at 1:00 pm on CBS.
- Ryan Hannable points out that no matter what Bill Belichick or Tom Brady says, the Patriots have historically dominated the Bills.
- Glen Farley points out the Bills are first in sacks and 3rd-down efficiency, ranked second in takeaways, third in pass defense, fourth in total defense and fifth in points allowed and interceptions.
- Mike Reiss reports referee Terry McAulay has been assigned Sunday's Pats-Bills season finale.
- Mike Reiss looks at the Patriots and Bills in his weekly stat check to see where they stand.
- Michael Gee explains why there is no such thing as a meaningless game in the NFL.
- Adam Kurkjian sees Sunday's matchup as a hard final exam for the Patriots O-line.
- Jeff Howe notes the Patriots want to refocus on generating turnovers.
- Phil Perry reports Bill Belichick had his players practice in full pads on Christmas Eve.
- Adam Kaufman begs Santa to please don't let the Patriots play Rob Gronkowski on Sunday.
- Tom Layman talks up the importance of Julian Edelman's presence to the offense.
- Karen Guregian wonders why more teams haven't attacked Rob Gronkowski the way Rex Ryan did last Sunday.
- Will Gordon claims that no matter how boring it is, Tom Brady continues to be the Most Valuable Patriot.
- Christopher Price tells us why Bryan Stork is the Patriots' 2014 Rookie of the Year.
- Mark Daniels reports Vince Wilfork is as good as new in his comeback from the Achilles injury.
- Tom E. Curran notes Rob Ninkovich thinks the Patriots "gotta continue to improve and stay on the gas."
- Karen Guregian lists five threats who might come between the Patriots and their fourth Super Bowl title.
- Field Yates highlights some of the intriguing contract-related notes for Patriots players.
- Mike Reiss answers his Patriots Mailbag: What's with the O-line?
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Matthew Slater is being paid to be the best special teams player in the NFL. He keeps complying; Darrelle Revis was selected to his sixth Pro Bowl; Revis has 'immense amount of respect' for Bills' rookie WR Sammy Watkins. Pats held a full-pads practice on Wednesday.
- Eric Silva posts the 12 Days of Gronkmas.
- The Herald's Bet Box thinks the starters will play this week, and makes its Week 17 picks. Pats 27-17.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Mike Reiss and Mike Rodak (ESPN) Bills at Patriots preview.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Playing on Sunday would be pretty lucrative for Vince Wilfork.
- Patrick Imig (Cold Hard Football Facts) Bill Belichick passes Curly Lambeau on all time wins list.
- NFL Total Access (NFL.com) Kurt Warner on whether Brady, Romo should sit on Sunday. (1.24 min. video)
- Videos (NFL.com) 2014 Can't miss plays of the Week - Week 15: New England block party and Week 11: You can't stop the Gronk.
- 2014 Elite Performers (NFL.com) Best of TE Rob Gronkowski. (1.51 min. video)
- Don Banks (SI) Si's 10 Favorite NFL moments of 2014.
- Lorenzo Reyes (USA Today) The Top 10 moments in the 2014 NFL season.
- Bill Barnwell (Grantland) The Grantland All-Pro Team. Rob Gronkowski, Darrelle Revis, Stephen Gostkowski make it.
- John Clayton (ESPN) Playoff field has familiar feel.
- Nate Davis (USA Today) Late-season NFL momentum about more than winning games.
- Patrick Imig (Cold Hard Football Facts) Peyton Manning has playoff-like performance in Cincinnati.
- Tom Pelissero (USA Today) Week 17 primer: 10 questions left to be answered.
- Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) Week 17 Game Rankings: Playoffs, byes, home field on the line.
- Brian Burke (Sports on Earth) Man vs. Machine: NFL Week 17 picks. Machine: Patriots 24-13, Will Leitch: Patriots 44-9.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) PFT's Week 17 picks. Florio: Patriots 27-10, MDS: Patriots 17-13.
- Around The NFL (NFL.com) Week 17 picks. Five of five pick Patriots to win.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) Week 17 picks. Patriots over Bills 27- 23.
- Sports Staff (USA Today) Week 17 NFL picks. Seven of seven pick Pats over Bills.
- Bill Simmons (Grantland) This is the end: Time for the Week 17 picks.
VIEW FROM BUFFALO
- Jerry Sullivan (Buffalo News) Rex bemoans what could have been, for the New England game to matter.
- Chuck Pollock (Olean TImes) Marrone sticking with Orton against Patriots.
- Matthew Fairburn (Syracuse Post-Standard) Aaron Williams wants Patriots to play starters, and what Bills are saying about motivation.
- Matthew Fairburn (Syracuse Post-Standard) Fred Jackson, Buffalo Bills trying to avoid a franchise season-low rushing total against Patriots.
- Sal Maiorana (Rocherster Democrat & Chronicle) Bills running on empty in run game.