New England Patriots Links 1/19/15 - Patriots Crush Colts 45-7, Move On to Super Bowl XLIX

TEAM TALK

• Post Game Notes - Patriots vs. Colts.  Records set, milestones reached, trends continued.
• Andy Hart notes New England executed on both sides of the ball to punch a ticket to Arizona.
• Erik Scalavino shares his observations from the press box at Gillette Stadium: Just like old times.
• Paul Perillo posts some random thoughts from the Patriots 45-7 blowout victory: LeGarrette Blount ran all over the Colts in the rain last year, and still could not be stopped Sunday.
• Post Game Press Conferences: Bill Belichick (10.02 min. video) - Tom Brady (3.39 min. video) - Vince Wilfork (2.37 min. video).
• Post Game Quotes: Patriots and Colts.
• Post Game Locker Room - Patriots react to being AFC Champions. (3.36 min. video)
• Patriots Today - Breaking down the AFC Championship win. (2 min.video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss offers his initial reaction to the Patriots' win over the Colts and what it means: Power running with Blount the winning formula.
• Jeff Howe recaps the Patriots romp over the Colts in their quest of their first Super Bowl victory in a decade.
• Christopher Price tells us what we learned from the Patriots crushing of the Colts: Tom Brady can play relatively well in an AFC title game.
• Ron Borges describes what happened to Andrew Luck last night: He made two more tackles than he threw touchdown passes.
• Erik Frenz could see the rout was on from the get-go as the Patriots never looked back after their first touchdown and the Colts were never competitive.
• Jeremy Gottlieb gives us five takeaways from the Patriots win: Colts are still no match for the Pats.
• Tom E. Curran believes Tom Brady and the Patriots have a chance to create a 'legacy'.
• Christopher Price notes that with another AFC title in hand, Tom Brady is poised to make history.
• Eric Wilbur sidles back on the bandwagon, saying the Patriots are back where they belong thanks to the hapless Colts.
• Steve Buckley notes that Belichick's 'We're on to Cincinnati' routine wasn't meant for the reporters, it was a message to his players. They bought it, moved on, and are now 'on to Seattle'.
• Jimmy Toscano observes LeGarrette Blount couldn't wipe the smile off his face last night, "New England is "the best place I've been".
• Troy Brown says Bill Belichick 'doesn't like [trick plays] a whole lot' and it takes a lot of convincing on Josh McDaniels' part to get him to run them.
• Ty Law and Troy Brown were very critical of the way the Colts played in the AFC Championship. (2.45 min.video)
• Mike Reiss gives us three quick things to know about the Patriots' matchup against the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX.
• Bill Speros says it's time to share the joy of six with Brady and Belichick.
• Karen Guregian looks ahead at the Seahawks, who match up with the Patriots like the Ravens, only better.
• Mike Petraglia believes the Patriots have proven they belong on the Super Bowl stage against Richard Sherman and the Seahawks.
• Tom E. Curran passes along an Adam Schefter report that the Patriots formally filed a tampering complaint against the NY Jets.
• Mike Reiss picks his Ups and Downs for the Patriots.
• Jimmy Toscano posts the Best and Worst of Patriots 45, Colts 7.
• Art Montone relays Tom Brady's reaction to deflate-gate: "Now I've heard it all."
• Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Patriots reopened their bag of tricks and pulled out a 16-yard TD reception to Nate Solder: "I blacked out. I don't remember half the play"; Brandon Browner was overjoyed that the win set up a date with his former team; Kyle Arrington was dispatched on T.Y. Hilton for positive results again; Bryan Stork was seen walking around the locker room without crutches.

NATIONAL NEWS

• NFL Game Center - Indianapolis Colts vs. New England Patriots: Recap, stats, analysis and highlights.
• Greg A. Bedard (The MMQB) Are they having fun yet? Belichick, Brady and the Patriots have spent 10 years chasing their fourth ring.
• MikeTanier (Bleacher Report) Beyond Brady and Belichick, the Patriots' legacy is about working-class heroes.
• Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: Seattle, suddenly super.
• Chris Burke (SI) Patriots ride offensive variety to defeat Colts, reach Super Bowl XLIX.
• Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) Patriots riding creative offensive game plans to Super Bowl.
• Michael Rosenberg (SI) Ten years after last Super Bowl win, it looks like it's Pats' time once again.
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady leads Patriots to Super Bowl XLIX vs. Seahawks.
• Andrew Garda (Sports on Earth) Patriots never cease to amaze.
• Staff Report (ESPN Stats & Information) Top stats to know: Patriots rout Colts.
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Nate Solder touchdown pass hits right before the deluge.
• Bart Hubbuch (NY Post) Darrelle Revis found what was only a rumor with Jets.
• Mark Cannizzaro (NY Post) The sad truth about Andrew Luck and his white whale.
• Don Banks (SI) Seahawks look to cement their own dynasty vs. Patriots in Super Bowl.
• Bryant McFadden and Ovie Mughelli (Sports on Earth) Pats and 'Hawks primed for battle.
• Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) Playoff Musings: 'Old man' Tom Brady to face Seahawks in Super matchup.
• Steve Serby (NY Post) Why fans should salivate over a Seahawks-Patriots Super Bowl.
• Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Sorting the Sunday Pile: Russell Wilson is the new Tom Brady.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) League confirms ball-deflation investigation.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Patriots file tampering charges against the Jets.
• Seth Walder (NY Daily News) Tampering charges filed against Woody Johnson after Jets owner said he’d ‘love’ for Darrelle Revis to come back.

VIEW FROM INDY

• Gregg Doyel (Indy Star) Didn't we see this Colts loss somewhere before? "The Colts' top four receivers combined for two catches for 51 yards against a New England defense that used the exact same scheme it used in November."
• Kevin Bowen (Colts.com) Colts season ends in AFC Championship.
• Zak Keefer (Indy Star) Rivalry? Not this Patriots team vs. this Colts team.
• Kevin Bowen (Colts.com) Colts take next step, see their 2014 season end one game short of Super Bowl.
• Dana Hunsinger Benbow (Indy Star) Tom Brady racks up records, three in AFC win.
• Stephen Holder (Indy Star) Colts need to give Luck more support to reach next level.
• Stephen Holder (Indy Star) Report: Luck working on deal to be NFL's highest-paid player.