TEAM TALK
- Post Game Notes: Patriots vs. Jets - Records set, milestones reached, trends continued. Tom Brady ties Brett Favre for most TDs thrown with one team.
- Andy Hart's Stock Watch: Banged up Patriots kick one away in New York.
- Paul Perillo shares some random thoughts after the loss: Pats kick away their chance for No. 1 seed.
- Gamebook: Full Patriots-Jets stats.
- Post Game Pressers: Bill Belichick (4.52 min. video) and Tom Brady (6.04 min. video)
- Press Pass: Patriots reflect on loss to Jets. (2.56 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss believes that despite the loss to the Jets, the short-handed Patriots showed grit in the setback and are still in good position.
- Jim McBride writes that despite missing key players in the defense, the Patriots secondary shined in the second half.
- Doug Kyed Advanced Stats: Malcolm Butler barely outplayed by Darrelle Revis.
- Doug Kyed points out the Patriots won't use injuries as an excuse for the loss, but says they could.
- Brian Robb tells us three things we learned in the loss: Third-down woes plague the Pats.
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Monday observations: Patriots lose to Jets in OT, #1 seed still in sight.
- Jeff Kane (ESPNNH) Patriots lose in OT to New York Jets.
- Michael Whitmer says the Patriots suffered a double whammy yesterday, losing to the Jets and losing Sebastian Vollmer
- Kevin Duffy notes Matthew Slater checked with Belichick "three of four times" to confirm his decision to kick off in OT.
- Mike Petraglia explains why Bill Belichick made the right call in OT.
- Tom E. Curran explains Belichick's calculated risk gone wrong.
- Ron Borges says even though it failed, Belichick's call to kick off was not wrong.
- Jeff Howe says Belichick wanted to kick off in OT because the Pats forced three consecutive punts to close regulation, and they hadn't surrendered a TD in their previous five possessions.
- Kevin Duffy analyzes Belichick's decision to kick off in OT.
- Scott Zolak says there was no confusion on Sunday about their decision to kick the ball away at the start of overtime.
- Mike Reiss says Matthew Slater didn't dodge questions after OT coin-toss call.
- Mike Petraglia observes Duron Harmon was the first to comfort Logan Ryan after Eric Decker caught the game-winning TD in OT.
- Ryan Hannable reports Tom Brady makes no injury excuses: "All the guys who played today have to obviously do a better job."
- Ryan Hannable says Sunday again proves that Darrelle Revis was never a true Patriot.
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Gregory Hunt issues these hide-from-the-parents team grades after Sunday's lackluster loss.
- Christopher Price reassures that the loss to the Jets changes nothing in terms of the Patriots' place in the AFC playoff picture.
- Tom E. Curran revisits his pre-game predictions for Pats-Jets.
- Mark Daniels shares Akiem Hicks journey on an unlikely road all the way to Foxboro. /Good read.
- Mike Reiss hears Tom Brady expressing empathy and support for Peyton Manning.
- Phil Perry notes the NFL tested the air pressure of game-used footballs during last week's Titans-Patriots game, but didn't share any of the information acquired from the tests.
- Mike Reiss gives us his Ups and Downs after the loss.
- Dan Ventura selects his Best & Worst from Pats-Jets.
- Mark Farinella picks his Hots and Nots from Sunday.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Long line of injury trouble continues; Vollmer's ankle injury might be only a sprain; RB Steven Jackson had 7 carries for 156 yards in his first game in 371 days; Rob Ninkovich hobbled around the locker room on a balky left ankle; CB Justin Coleman left the game in the 2nd half with a concussion.
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Game Center - Patriots vs. Jets. Recap, stats, analysis and highlights.
- Doug Farrar (SI) Depleted personnel, questionable decisions seal Patriots’ loss to Jets.
- Sean Wagner-McGough (CBS Sports) The Jets' Chuck it to Brandon Marshall plan delivers yet another TD.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Brandon Marshall evens series against Logan Ryan.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Steven Jackson looking to 'build off' Patriots debut.
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Bill Belichick defends Pats kicking to begin overtime.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Slater apparently didn’t understand the procedure after winning the toss.
- Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) Patriots' war on injuries threatening playoff hopes.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Sebastian Vollmer has an ankle sprain.
- Brian Burke (ESPN Stats & Info) Numbers don't back up Patriots' OT strategy.
- Judy Battista (NFL.com) Ryan Fitzpatrick, Jets make most of Patriots' OT decision in win.
- Ted Nguyen (Inside the Pylon) How the Patriots exploit matchups.
- Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: Upsetting developments.
- Don Banks (SI) Week 16 Snaps: Panthers' first loss of season may be just what they needed.
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Sorting the Sunday pile: Your NFL playoff picture need to know is all right here.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL morning after: The ’72 Dolphins deserve to celebrate.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL Winners and Losers: Pats in... winners column?
- Staff Report (USA Today) 50 things we learned in Week 16 of the 2015 NFL season.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Grades Week 16. Pats earn a C-.
- Chris Burke (SI) NFL playoff picture, Week 16: Latest standings, seeds and scenarios.
- Chart (NFL.com) NFL playoff picture following Week 16.
- Sound FX (NFL.com) The best sounds of 2015. (3.26 min. video)
- Andy Benoit (The MMQB) For once, Monday Night is must-see.
- Emily Kaplan (The MMQB) ‘Concussion’: The review.
- Al Jazeera Investigates (YouTube) The dark side of doping in sports. (49.12 min. video)
- Michael McCann (SI) How NFL and Peyton Manning could respond to accusations of HGH use.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Reporter stands by claim that Charles Sly worked at Guyer Institute in 2011.
- Conor Orr (NFL.com) Peyton Manning denies using HGH, banned substances.
- Travis Waldron and Ryan Grim (Huffington Post) Explosive documentary links Peyton Manning, major athletes to doping ring.
VIEW FROM NEW YORK
- Steve Politi (NJ.com) Bill Belichick's blunder on coin flip gives the Jets an overtime win over Patriots.
- Manish Mehta (NY Daily News) Bill Belichick outsmarts himself, insults both Jets and Tom Brady with decision to kick in overtime.