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TEAM TALK
- Patriots-Ravens Thursday Injury Report.
- Erik Scalavino shares some notes and locker room chatter from Thursday at Gillette: Brandon LaFell's injured 'ankle' turned out to be a toe.
- Paul Perillo previews the game matchups: Hard to imagine any defense containing Brady in this atmosphere.
- Paul Perillo scouts the matchups: Owen Daniels vs. Patrick Chung/Jamie Collins.
- Press Conference - Bill Belichick (25.16 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Three points for the win. (2.39 min. video)
- Patriots Today - We're on to the Ravens. (1.12 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Matchup of the Week: O-Line vs. The Sack Duo. (2.24 min. video)
- Press Pass - Blount, others chat about the Ravens on Thursday. (2.56 min. video)
- Press Pass: Chandler Jones - Shane Vereen - LeGarrette Blount - Brandon LaFell - Tim Wright.
LOCAL LINKS
- Lee Schechter reports 100 percent attendance at practice Thursday, and the only drama was whether Chris Jones would be wearing shorts in the frigid temperatures.
- Chad Finn believes that Rob Gronkowski's healthy-at-last status this postseason hasn't received enough attention.
- Mike Reiss reports Brandon LaFell says he's fine and will be ready to play against the Ravens this weekend.
- Adam Kurkjian says Shane Vereen is eager to contribute, and this looks like a great week for him to play an impactful role.
- Mark Daniels reports Jonas Gray is excited to play his former team and make his playoff debut.
- Lee Schechter hears from Jonas Gray, Tim Wright and Akeem Ayers as they enter their first NFL playoff game.
- Tedy Bruschi and Mike Reiss breakdown Ravens vs. Patriots: Protection for Brady, big plays on D will be key for New England.
- Ron Borges believes that the fight in the trenches will be critical to the outcome of the game.
- Jeff Howe thinks Tom Brady will have a chance to devour the Ravens’ porous pass defense tomorrow in the divisional round of the playoffs.
- Karen Guregian lays out how the Patriots and Ravens match up against each other.
- Phil Perry highlights Bill Belichick explaining how the Patriots can avoid pass-interference flags.
- Mike Petraglia notes Bill Belichick defends having his team practice outside on Thursday.
- Adam Kurkjian notes the Ravens opted to practice indoors yesterday.
- Michael Gee doesn't see the weather as a determining factor for which team wins on Saturday.
- Kerry J. Byrne finds that this year's defense isn't as good as it was back in the Super Bowl-winning glory days.
- Peter Gobis tells us the secondary's primary goal is to shut down Joe Flacco.
- Tom E. Curran notes Gary Kubiak wants his offense to stay aggressive vs. the Patriots defense.
- Christopher Price previews Patriots vs. Ravens. (5.43 min. video)
- Mike Reiss posts the transcript of his weekly online chat.
- Jack Andrade looks at who is the better analyst, former Patriot Tedy Bruschi or former Raven Ray Lewis? /Without even reading his conclusion, it's Bruschi. No contest.
- Tony Massarotti has a message to Don Shula: 'Stick a sock in it and get over yourself.'
- Jimmy Toscano reminds Don Shula that he was talking with the Dolphins while he was still with the Colts, leading to a tampering charge and costing the Fins a first-round pick for signing him.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Brandon LaFell joined the chorus of Pats who have declared themselves ready for tomorrow’s playoff opener; Bill Belichick offered no apologies for having his team practice outside yesterday; Pats had perfect attendance at all three practices this week - for the second time this season.
- Jim Lazar doesn't predict a cake-walk as he makes his Divisional Round picks, but he does pick a win for the Pats 27-16.
- Eric Wilbur posts a playoff prediction roundup, from the Baltimore Sun staff to the national experts to the Boston Globe staff.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady has an interesting answer to cold questions.
- Kevin Patra (NFL.com)Pats give Patrick Chung, Brandon Bolden extensions.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Belichick one away from Tom Landry’s postseason win record.
- Kerry Byrne (Cold Hard Football Facts) Final 2014 Intelligence Index: Patriots NFL's smartest team; Redskins dumbest.
- Ross Tucker (Sports on Earth) Brady's G.O.A.T. legacy on the line.
- Mike Freeman (Bleacher Report) Don't bet against Joe Flacco in the playoffs.
- Doug Farrar (SI) The All-22: Under-the-radar stars of NFL playoff divisional round. Patriots: Jamie Collins
- Doug Farrar (SI) Ranking the remaining playoff teams' offensive lines, from best to worst. Pats 5th.
- Sport Science (ESPN) Cold Weather. (2.55 min. video)
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Don Shula calls Bill Belichick "Beli-cheat". /What a petty, jealous old man.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Browns apparently violated electronic devices rule.
- NFL experts (CBS Sports) NFL Divisional Round picks - straight up. All eight pick the Pats to win.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) PFT's divisional round picks. Florio: Pats 34-17; MDS: Pats 21-20.
- Brian Burke (Sports on Earth) Man vs. Machine: NFL Divisional Weekend. Machine: Pats 24-20; Will Leitch Pats 34-14.