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TEAM TALK
- Divisional Playoff Prevew: Ravens at Patriots. Broadcast info, series history, team connections and the tale of the tape.
- Paul Perillo scouts the matchups: Gronkowski vs. Ravens safeties.
- Patriots in the playoffs: Inside the numbers.
- Paul Perillo and Andy Hart debate whether the Patriots have to win the Super Bowl in order for this to be considered a successful season.
- Erik Scalavino notes that after two job interviews, Josh McDaniels is non-committal on his future.
- Conference Call Transcripts: Bill Belichick, Josh McDaniels and Matt Patricia.
- WEEI Patriots Monday: Bill Belichick (3.56 min. video) - Tom Brady (14.50 min. audio) - Vince Wilfork (6.51 min. audio)
LOCAL LINKS
- Christopher Price gets one NFL scout's take on Pats-Ravens: Battle will be won up front.
- Christopher Price thinks now is the time for the offense to go uptempo and finally put its foot on the gas.
- Jeff Pini sees John Harbaugh as the only AFC coach who can keep up with Belichick and regularly beat the Patriots when it matters most.
- John Tomase (yes, that John Tomase) explains why Dean Pees is the man Tom Brady really hates to see.
- Mike Petraglia tells us what Antonio Brown might teach Josh McDaniels about the Ravens' approach to Rob Gronkowski.
- Jeff Howe writes that Darrelle Revis is driven solely by his quest for a Super Bowl championship.
- Mike Reiss points out some potential Patriots sleeper players in the playoffs.
- Chad Finn gives some love to VInce Wilfork, whose return to health and form has been huge.
- Ryan Hannable highlights Vince Wilfork on WEEI Monday: 'It's going to be an old-school football game, it's going to be a physical ballgame.'
- Mike Reiss asserts Vince Wilfork is one of the most important keys to the New England Patriots' success.
- Braden Campbell details how Matt Slater went from no-name receiver to special teams ace.
- Phil Perry posts his Patriots-Ravens matchups to watch: Solder vs. Suggs.
- Adam Kurkjian focuses on how the Patriots fared on third down in their last five games and sees a weakness that could be exploited.
- Lee Schechter serves up some quick hits from Monday's conference calls with Josh McDaniels and Matt Patricia: Prepping for a Dean Pees-led defense.
- Mike Reiss highlights Bill Belichick's Monday conference call with the media: Ravens 'keep coming at you.'
- Mike Reiss notes Bill Belichick shed some light on the interviewing process as it relates to Josh McDaniels and his focus.
- Steve Buckley senses the uneasiness from Patriots fans about Saturday's matchup with the Ravens.
- Kirk Minihane lists the reasons Baltimore is 'gonna come here and win'.
- Ron Borges suggests referee Pete Morelli and his "all-star" crew remain 'a"a hundred miles away" from next year's playoffs.
- Erik Frenz notes Bill Belichick's coaching tree has had a few successes and a lot of failures once they've left the fold.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady on playoff history: It’s the 2014 Patriots against the 2014 Ravens.
- Greg A. Bedard (The MMQB) Unplugged - Darrelle Revis: 'A sickness to be the best'.
- Tedy Bruschi (ESPN) Bruschi on Tap: 'Be ready for a fistfight'.
- Adam Schein (NFL.com) 2014 NFL playoff musings: Tony Romo's elite, Joe Flacco's scary.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) Playoff Musings: Sticking with Patriots, Broncos, Seahawks, Packers.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Divisional Playoff Picks: Cowboys over Packers, Patriots win.
- Peter King (The MMQB) The Wild-Card Mailbag.
- Bill Barnwell (Grantland) Wild-Card wrap-up: A flag on the play.
- Ross Tucker (Sports on Earth) Ref confusion is a playoff problem.
- Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) 2015 Super Bowl Odds: Seahawks still favorites, New England's odds drop.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Josh McDaniels: Interviews with Falcons, 49ers went "fine," haven’t gone any farther.
- Chris Burke (SI) Stock Watch: Where head coaching candidates stand as market heats up.
- Jim Basquil and Tim Hasselbeck (ESPN) Brady-Belichick dynamic. (5 min. video)
- Mike Sando (ESPN) How big is being at home for the playoffs? (1.49 min. video)
- SI Now (SI) Will the Ravens continue to have success against the Patriots? (1.13 min. video)
- Graphic (SI) The price of winning: How the NFL's 25 highest-paid QBs fared in 2014.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) No changes coming to NFL officials’ playoff assignments.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Huge wild-card audience surely means more wild-card games.