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TEAM TALK
- Game Preview: Patriots at. Vikings - Broadcast info, series history, team connections and more.
- Andy Hart says despite a dismal performance in the 2nd half, New England was still in the game late until Knowshon Moreno ran away with the victory.
- Patriots report Jerod Mayo held his 5th annual Mayo Bowl to raise funds for Boston Medical Center.
- Conference Call Transcripts: Bill Belichick - Josh McDaniels - Matt Patricia.
- Patriots Today - First and goal: Targeting Minnesota. (2.20 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Tom Brady and others support Mayo Bowl. (2.07 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss helps us get to know the Minnesota Vikings and which players to watch for on both sides of the ball.
- Tom E. Curran notes the Pats will get another crack at a harsh defensive scheme in Minnesota.
- Mike Petraglia reports Belichick is ramping up for another pressure-packed attack from Mike Zimmer.
- Mark Daniels reminds us the run defense faces an even bigger test this week against Adrien Peterson.
- Kevin Duffy points out the defense also has to worry about dynamic open-field playmaker WR Cordarrelle Patterson.
- Mike Petraglia notes this is the first time Bill Belichick gets to scheme against Matt Cassel, and the 13th time against a Norv Turner offense.
- Lee Schechter highlights the Patriots coaches on the Vikings' explosive offense.
- Mike Reiss reports the CBS broadcasting duo for Sunday's Pats-Vikes game: Ian Eagle & Dan Fouts.
- Tom E. Curran highlights Josh McDaniels explaining why the Patriots 'went away' from Julian Edelman in the second half.
- Christopher Price notes Josh McDaniels traces the breakdowns up front to not being 'technically sound.'
- Kevin Duffy looks at the running game, which doomed the Patriots on both sides of the ball.
- Lee Schechter looks at the coaches' decision to rotate the O-linemen instead of playing the same five.
- Karen Guregian says the pressure's on Tom Brady, who must play better regardless of conditions.
- Gary Tanguay chastises the pessimists, 'For God's sake, people, give Brady a break.'
- Mark Daniels reports Patrick Chung said he had fun returning kicks for the first time since college.
- Doug Kyed notes ex-Patriots LB Steve Beauharnais worked out for the Vikings Tuesday. What a coincidence.
- Chad Finn wonders if the Patriots are too dependent on players returning from major injuries.
- Christopher Price looks at the Pats' recent history and sees a correlation between pass attempts and wins and losses.
- The AP reports McDaniels knows the offense needs a better performance against Minnesota than it showed in Miami.
- Mark Farinella shares his conversation with the Voice of Doom about the 2014 Patriots.
- Mike Reiss addresses his weekly Patriots Mailbag: Aftermath of opening day loss.
- Mike Reiss breaks down who played the most on special teams.
- Mike Reiss catches up with former Patriots and how they are doing with their new teams.
- Rich Levine has had enough of Roger Goodell.
- Karen Guregian Patriots Notebook: Vikings use system similar to Dolphins, putting the OL back on the line of fire; Forget Knowhon Moreno, Adrian Peterson is the best RB in the NFL; Rob Gronkowski played a limited amount of snaps, getting eased into the game; The Dolphins ran at Chandler Jones in the 3-4 and Matt Patricia was asked to explain Jones' fit in that role.
- Boston.com posts an aerial photo of Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen’s 14,000 square foot Brookline estate, showing construction nearing completion.
NATIONAL NEWS
- John McTigue (ESPN Stats & Info) Is AFC East now wide open?
- Staff Report (ESPN Stats & Info) Brady and the long ball: Troubling trend?
- Sam Monson (Pro Football Focus) The New England Patriots are under pressure for the first time in a while.
- Kevin Seifert (ESPN) Inside slant: NFL Week 1 QB Report.
- Staff Report (Fox Sports) Week 1 turning points.
- Dave Dameshek (NFL.com) The Shame Report, Week 1.
- Kenneth Arthur (Sports on Earth) NFL Week 1's passing fancy.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Orakpo wants roughing the passer to be reviewable on replay.
- Ross Tucker (Sports on Earth) The NFL's least appreciated skillset.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFLPA waits for final drug proposal from NFL.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) De Smith: Players deserve due process, just like Irsay.
- Nancy Armour (USA Today) Goodell shows again that NFL has sold its soul.
- Andrew Garcia (Sports on Earth) The NFL's suspension of disbelief.
- Andrew Brandt (The MMQB) NFL's credibility hangs in balance of Ray Rice saga.
- Michael McCann (SI) Examining the legal fallout from Ray Rice release, new suspension.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL needs to hire outside investigator on Rice case.