TEAM TALK
- Post Game Notes - Patriots vs. Titans: Records set. milestones reached, trends continued.
- Andy Hart Stock Watch: Tom Brady's Patriots do their job against the Titans.
- Paul Perillo shares some random thoughts from the game: Defense gets it done.
- Erik Scalavino posts his observations from the press box: Injuries continue to cause concern.
- Post Game Pressers: Bill Belichick (5.25 min. video) and Tom Brady (5.33 min. video).
- Post Game Quotes: Patriots and Titans.
- Press Pass: Patriots discuss win over Tennessee. (1.52 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss takes note of the Patriots' injuries during the Titans game.
- Christopher Price spotlights new RB Joey Iosefa, who crushes the competition in his Pats' debut.
- Henry McKenna notes "grinder" Joey Iosefa provided the blunt force today, in LeGarrette Blount's absence.
- Mike Reiss notes Joey Iosefa did his best LeGarrette Blount impression Sunday.
- Doug Kyed notes Joey Iosefa said it 'felt good to hit somebody besides' his teammates.
- Ben Volin reviews the performance of the running back corps, noting that in his first first-ever NFL game, Joey Iosefa rushed 14 1 times for 51 yards.
- Kevin Duffy sees a lot of Shane Vereen in James White.
- Christopher Price focuses on the unheralded players taking on larger roles for the Pats.
- Tom E. Curran says yesterday's result may have been what everyone expected, but look at the players who accomplished it. The Patriots' smoke-and-mirrors act is something to behold.
- Christopher L. Gasper believes the Patriots are going to have to 'play more precisely and more passionately' the rest of the way, or they won't last in the playoffs.
- Chad Finn points to Joey Iosefa as the latest example of the Patriots' knack for finding and maximizing readily available talent.
- Adam Kurkjian thinks the secondary did just fine without Devin McCourty, although to be fair, the challenge wasn’t exactly a daunting one.
- Ron Borges urges the Patriots to let their injured players heal.
- Jim McBride details Akiem Hicks' touchdown that had his teammates laughing.
- Brian Robb tells us three things we learned from the slamming of the Titans: A new face emerges in the backfield.
- Jeff Howe reports the Patriots clinch a playoff bye after beating the Titans.
- Erik Frenz gives us five takeaways from Pats-Titans: Tom Brady is on fire.
- Mike Reiss notes that playing the Titans brings out the best in Chandler Jones.
- Adam Kurkjian reports Tom Brady knows patience is required on offense with injured players
- Ryan Hannable says that despite offensive inconsistencies, Tom Brady is glad to get the win against the Titans.
- Doug Kyed Patriots Advanced Stats: For a team whose system gives new players fits, New England sure seems to have a lot of success at finding in-season acquisitions.
- Mike Reiss breaks down the snap counts.
- Mike Reiss reports Rob Gronkowski dedicated New England's 33-16 victory and his first-quarter TD to his late friend Dana Parenteau.
- Steve Buckley finds Rob Gronkowski emotional as he dedicates the win to his late friend.
- Tom E. Curran offers his post-game Pats-Titans preview review.
- Mike Petraglia explains how the Patriots can and should play out the last two weeks.
- Eric Wilbur describes a 'deliciously perfect scenario' arising for the Patriots and Panthers.
- Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts from the Patriots and around the NFL: Pats churning their roster more than the norm in 2015.
- Mike Reiss gives us his Ups and Downs following the 33-16 victory.
- CSNNE picks the Best and Worst from Sunday.
- Mark Farinella picks his Hots and Nots from Sunday.
- Dan Ventura picks his Best & Worst from Pats-Titans.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Injuries mount as Rob Gronkowski limps away.
- Peter Gobis Patriots Notebook: Akiem Hicks had an opportunity to score a TD off of a fumble against Denver several games ago, but muffed that play. Sunday he made sure he recovered it.
- Mike Petraglia and Chris Price explain how Rob Gronkowski and rookie Joey Iosefa inspire the offense in win. (8.46 min. video)
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Game Center - Patriots vs. Titans. Recap, stats, analysis and highlights.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Patriots remain atop the AFC with easy win over Titans.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Rapid reaction: Patriots' 33-16 victory over Titans.
- Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Patriots ride new backfield trio to victory over Titans.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) Who is Joey Iosefa? Meet the Patriots' latest backfield steal.
- Oliver Thomas (247 sports) Tom Brady finding a reliable target in James White.
- Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) Injury-riddled Patriots have two hurdles left in pursuit of No. 1 seed.
- Sterling Xie (Bleacher Report) Titans vs. Patriots: New England grades, notes and quotes.
- Andrew Perloff (SI) Against the Grain: Gronk wouldn't be Gronk if he didn't play for Patriots.
- Videos (NFL.com) The Gronk effect. (2.16 min. video)
- Big Play Highlights (NFL.com) Patriots force fumble and return for TD. (1.02 min. video)
- AP Report (USA Today) Patriots clinch first-round bye with 33-16 win over Titans.
- Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: Another smashing Sunday.
- Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) Monday morning hangover: 5 Reasons a Patriots-Panthers Super bowl won't happen.
- Don Banks (SI) Week 15 Snaps: Instant classic shows Panthers, Giants couldn’t be less alike.
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Sorting the Sunday Pile: Refs dropped ball by not ejecting Odell Beckham.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Grades Week 15. Patriots earn a B+.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Report: Random PSI testing at New England on Sunday.
- Chris Burke (SI) NFL Playoff Picture, Week 15: Complete standings and hopefuls.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) Injuries hit NFL playoff hopefuls hard on a rough Sunday.
- Tadd Haislop (Sporting News) NFL injury impact meter: Which Super Bowl contenders are too banged up?
- Andy Benoit (The MMQB) And the awards go to ...
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) New postseason officiating procedures won’t be adopted for the 2016 regular season.
VIEW FROM TENNESSEE
- Jim Wyatt (TitansOnline) Patriots top Titans 33-16 at Gillette Stadium.
- Jason Wolf (The Tennessean) Marcus Mariota injured as Titans continue plunge.
- John Glennon (The Tennessean) Titans lose to Patriots: 5 observations.
- Jason Wolf (The Tennessean) Titans lose to Patriots: By the numbers.
- John Glennon (The Tennesseean) Titans QB Zach Mettenberger: 'I made too many mistakes'.
- Photos (The Tennessean) Scenes from the game: Titans vs. Patriots.