New England Patriots Links 11/18/15 - Belichick's Digging the Long Ball

TEAM TALK

• Game Preview: Patriots vs. Bills - Broadcast info, series history, team connections and which players to watch for.
• Andy Hart takes a closer look at the Rob Ninkovich 4th-qtr sack on Eli Manning that took the Giants out of field goal range.
• Erik Scalavino tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: Overcoming Edelman's injury.
• Conference Call Transcripts: Bill Belichick, Josh McDaniels and Matt Patricia.
• Patriots sign WR Chris Harper to 53-man roster; Release OL Chris Barker.
• Patriots come-from-behind victory scores a 46.3 rating; largest of 2015 season and third highest for a Patriots regular season game.
• Briana Palma tells us eight things we need to know from Gronk's Twitter chat.
• Patriots Today - Monday's Moment: Patriots at Giants. (1.29 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Michael Whitmer reports how the Patriots are working the long ball back into their attack.
• Mike Reiss notes that Brandon LaFell has totaled 13 catches for 240 yards since returning from injury, and after four games he puts himself at 90 percent back.
• Gregory Hunt previews the improved Buffalo Bills, who have a good chance at making the playoffs for the first time since 1999.
• Christopher Price tells us five things we have to know about the Bills.
• Mike Petraglia observes that as the Patriots offense takes a hit, the Bills defense gets reinforcements.
• Jen McCaffrey notes that the Patriots will be facing a much different Bills team than they took on in Week 2, and they aren't taking Buffalo lightly.
• Phil Perry hears Rex Ryan compliment Tom Brady and warn the Patriots that his Bills are better than they were in Week 2.
• Karen Guregian believes that injuries to the offense means the defense will have to pick up the slack.
• Tom E. Curran points how the losses of Lewis and Edelman will force deep changes to the Patriots attack.
• Karen Guregian thinks it’s doubtful the Patriots will be able to maintain their torrid scoring pace, but their remaining schedule doesn't look too impressive..
• Phil Perry notes that when Julian Edelman was injured, the Patriots lost their team leader in targets and receptions.
• Jen McCaffrey reports the Patriots have signed WR Chris Harper from the practice squad.
• CSNNE catches Rob Ninkovich explaining why Bryan Stork might have an advantage over some defensive linemen.
• Kerry J. Byrne finds that the Mother of All Stats predicts an Arizona-New England Super Bowl. "Other contenders are rotting on a statistical vine."
• Mike Reiss looks at how Sunday's win over the Giants stacks up among other exciting regular-season wins in the Belichick era.
• Michael Hurley notes Tom Brady wrote the foreword for Troy Brown's book during the deflategate hysteria.
• Matt Dolloff posts a handy 'Do's and Don'ts' guide to Bill Belichick's press conferences, for any national media invading Foxboro.
• 98.5 Sports Hub guest Troy Brown shares some not-so-fond memories of Michael Felger as the media member players hated the most.
• Matt Dolloff makes fun of the Giants' fan who posted a video accusing the Patriots of cheating by getting extra time at the end of the game. /FYI bub: Giants are in charge of the clock, and Coughlin called the time out.
• CSNNE Quick Slants guest Devin McCourty takes the blame for the 87-yard touchdown reception from Odell Beckham Jr.
• Karen Guregian Patriots Notebook: Rex Ryan showered the Patriots with a lot of love yesterday.
• Henry McKenna reports Tom Brady makes the cover of GQ as one of the ‘Men of the Year’.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Chandler Jones making a case for defensive player of the year.
• Chuck Zodda (Inside the Pylon) Danny Amendola's unexpected return gets Patriots back in game. /Good read.
  
• Pepsi Rookie of the Week (NFL.com) Malcom Brown was nominated for Week 10.
• Jason Lisk (The Big Lead) Bill Belichick is the only NFL coach not wearing "Salute to Service" apparel, and he might be worth actually listening to on this topic.
• Jonah Bronstein (AP Pro32) Bills view Patriots game as barometer.
• Chuck Klosterman (GQ) Tom Brady Is the greatest quarterback of all time. Period.
• Photos (GQ) Tom Brady's exclusive GQ Man of the Year photo shoot.
• Around the NFL (NFL.com) Have the New England Patriots lost their invincibility? (1.17 min. video)
• Richard Deitsch (SI) Patriots-Giants draws 28.3 million in CBS’s most-watched game of season.
• Peter King (The MMQB) The Week 11 Mailbag and five midweek NFL thoughts.
• Dave Dameshek (NFL.com) The Shek Report: Week 10 shame. (4.08 min. video)
• Ron Clements (Sporting News) NFL’s longest losing streaks to single opponent.
• Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Dwayne Bowe leads list of top 10 free-agent flops.
• Mike Freeman (Bleacher Report) Aldon Smith suspension shows real progress in NFL;s handling of off-field issues.  /Eh... call me skeptical.
  
• Sam Farmer (LA Times) It's a trying game for the dads of NFL quarterbacks too.

VIEW FROM BUFFALO

• Mike Rodak (ESPN) Rex Ryan: Patriots have greatest coach, best offense, best quarterback.
• Jerry Sullivan (Buffalo News) Bills may shock world against the Patriots.
• Jay Skurski (Buffalo News) Coming attractions: Five things to know about the Patriots.
• Vic Carucci (Buffalo News) Despite his super-fast throws, Bills need to focus on Brady.
• Mike Rodak (ESPN) Are depleted Patriots ripe for the Bills' picking on Monday night?
• John Murphy (BuffaloBills.com) Top 6 storylines for the Bills-Pats rematch.
• Sal Maiorana (Democrat & Chronicle) Bills defense gets a mulligan against Patriots.
• Sal Capaccio (WGR550) Rex, Bills look to avenge "embarrassing" week 2 loss.
• Jay Skurski, Jerry Sullian & Tyler Dunne (Buffalo News) Bills notebook: Dareus misses practice; Kyle Williams out.
• Tyler Dunne (Buffalo News) Tom Brady's dominance of the Buffalo Bills, game by game.