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TEAM TALK
- Erik Scalavino posts his notes and locker room chatter from Tuesday at Gillette.
- Paul Perillo notes Darrelle Revis gave up a huge completion early to allow the Bills to take the early lead.
- John Rooke picks his Nitpicks & Nitwits from Sunday: Buckle up, this could be a bumpy ride.
- Erik Scalavino tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: Worried about injuries affecting Patriots in playoffs?
- Press Pass - Locker room chatter from Blount, Hightower & more. (2.39 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Player spotlight: Jimmy Garoppolo. (2.32 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Brandon LaFell absent from practice. (1.15 min. video).
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss notes the Patriots were back at practice yesterday and have another one today, dedicated mostly to themselves and areas to tune up.
- Lee Schechter reports Brandon LaFell was the only player not practicing on Tuesday.
- Mike Reiss notes LeGarrette Blount expressed his confidence that recent offensive struggles won't hold the team back in the postseason.
- Chad Finn doesn't think the Patriots should be concerned with the Ravens -- or any other potential AFC opponent.
- Karen Guregian lays out five of the most likely obstacles that could trip up the Patriots on the road to Phoenix.
- Eric Wilbur wants us to know Tom Brady has been an inconsistent playoff quarterback.
- Christopher Price explains how Dont'a Hightower has become one of the most indispensable parts of the Patriots defense.
- Lee Schechter notes Dont'a Hightower welcomes the bye week for a chance to heal.
- Braden Campbell notes Tom Brady's restructure could get some key free agents paid.
- Mike Petraglia and Chris Price talk Woody Johnson, Josh McDaniels, Tom Brady and the Patriots at the playoff bye. (10.10 min. video)
- Mike Reiss offers a few quick observations of Tom Brady and Jimmy Garoppolo and how they played Sunday.
- Mike Reiss cleans out the notebook from the Pats' season finale against the Bills: Disappointing performance from Cannon.
- Mike Reiss answers his weekly Patriots Mailbag: Busy bye week for Pats.
- Christopher Price tracks the Patriots penalties for the 2014 season.
- Braden Campbell lists the best Boston sports quotes of 2014.
- Jeff Pini notes the first ever College Football Playoff on New Year’s Day pits Hightower's Tide against Ebner's Buckeyes.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: LeGarrette Blount sounds happy with whatever workload he's been given since he's been back and knows he has to just play his role; Dont'a Hightower is grateful for the chance to rest his shoulder before the playoffs; Nate Solder was present for the start of practice after suffering a right knee injury against the Bills.
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL AM (NFL.com) Are the New England Patriots unbeatable? (2.26 min. video)
- Paul Kuharsky (ESPN) AFC Playoffs Confidential: How to fluster Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, more.
- Bill Barnwell (Grantland) Brady's new contract is more about flexibility than generosity.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) League still silent on Jets tampering situation.
- John Clayton (ESPN) Inside the Huddle: Tight ends help set a new NFL record. (1 min. video).
- Chris Burke & Doug Farrar (SI) Cover-Two: Team under the most pressure; toughest road to the title.
- Andrew Brandt (The MMQB) The NFL’s best and worst business decisions.
- Dave Dameshek (NFL.com) Week 17: The Shame Report. (3.35 min. video)