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TEAM TALK
- John Rooke chooses his Nitpicks & Nitwits from Sunday: Patriots don't dig the long ball on defense.
- Paul Perillo tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: Picking up Packers pieces.
- Conference Call Transcripts: Bill Belichick - Josh McDaniels - Matt Patricia.
- Totally Patriots - Patrick Chung: Part 1 (3.23 min. video) and Part 2 (2.20 min. video).
- Totally Patriots - How tape helps improve player's performance. (3.02 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss announces Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth will broadcast Patriots-Chargers Sunday night on NBC.
- Lee Schechter notes Tom Brady is all business in San Diego.
- The AP reports the Patriots spend the week practicing in warm San Diego, rather than cold, rainy Foxborough.
- Jen McCaffrey reports the Patriots are seeking better balance in rush-pass attempts heading into San Diego.
- Karen Guregian points out the times when the Patriots are too smart for their own good and over-think situations.
- Erik Frenz diagrams out exactly how the Patriots were dominated up front on both sides of the ball on Sunday.
- Jim Donaldson says third-down problems haunted the Patriots defense in Green Bay.
- Tom E. Curran details the brilliance of Aaron Rodgers in three, not-so-easy plays.
- Mike Reiss gives us a quick stats snapshot of Tom Brady.
- Jim Donaldson finds Brady's burning desire to win on full display, even in loss.
- Tim Benz calls out Patriots homers for believing Belichick held back against the Packers. /Benz should recognize an Eric Wilbur column before condemning anyone.
- Ryan Hannable highlights Rodney Harrison as a guest on WEEI: Patriots can 'play with any team' in the NFL.
- CSNNE guest Ross Tucker still believes the Patriots are the best team in the NFL.
- Lee Schechter notes Bill Belichick has nothing but love for Doc Rivers.
- Mike Reiss answers his Patriots Mailbag: Mixed reaction to Packers loss.
- The Herald Staff looks at the Patriots' run/pass ratio in victories and losses this season.
- Christopher Price tracks the Patriots penalties by player and position through 12 games.
- Christopher Price lists the weather conditions the Patriots have faced already this season.
- Eric Wilbur thinks the Kraft's adding more "exclusive" seating will make the stadium even more of the morgue that the place has become.
- Karen Guregian Patriots Notebook: Patriots defense doesn't get much of a break facing Philip Rivers; Tom Brady plans to lay low while in San Diego and enjoy getting some sleep without the kids; Josh McDaniels has nothing to add to the rumor regarding University of Florida's head coaching position; Chargers coach Mike McCoy was on McDaniels' staff in Denver as QB coach and offensive coordinator.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Curtis Crabtree (ProFootballTalk) Patriots move practices from UC San Diego.
- Dan Hanzus (NFL.com) Clinton-Dix learns wrong way to tackle Gronkowski.
- Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) AFC playoff picture: Pats, Broncos still superpowers.
- Robert Klemko (The MMQB) The best offensive minds.
- Judy Battista (NFL.com) Broncos, Browns among teams to watch as final month begins.
- Chris Burke (SI) NFL Week 13 winners and losers.
- Dave Dameshek (NFL.com) Week 13: The Shame Report. (3.17 min. video)
- Bill Barnwell (Grantland) Mining for Gold: Searching for the next NFL head coaches.
- Joel Corry (Nat'l Football Post) 2014 salary cap king: The ten players with the largest salary cap numbers this season.