TEAM TALK
- Patriots - Dolphins Wednesday Injury Report.
- Paul Perillo hears Bill Belichick with some praise for rookie DT Malcom Brown during his Wednesday press conference.
- Andy Hart highlights Tom Brady's presser: 'It's a great goal for us to be the No. 1 seed.'
- Lauren Williams recaps the biggest, cutest and happiest moments shared by the Patriots on Facebook this year.
- Press Conference Transcripts: Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.
- Conference Call Transcript: Chandler Jones.
- NFL UP! - Find out how Malcolm Butler went from relative unknown to one of the best corners in the league. (1.42 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Claude Julien visits Patriots practice. (1 min.video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mark Daniels reports Malcom Brown has yet to hit any 'rookie wall.'
- Kevin Duffy notes the Patriots' top two picks in the 2015 NFL Draft -- Malcom Brown and Jordan Richards -- earned some big-time praise from Bill Belichick Wednesday.
- Rich Thompson points out that Tom Brady is leading the league in passing yards and touchdowns, despite dealing with continuous moving parts on offense.
- Tom E. Curran finds that Tom Brady is working smarter, not harder nowadays when it comes to taking hits. He wants his teammates to be similarly judicious.
- Mark Farinella says Keshawn Martin is proving to be a good catch for the Patriots.
- Mike Reiss reveals there is no word yet on Julian Edelman's status for Sunday, but he was a bit more visible in the locker room Wednesday.
- Ryan Hannable gives us a practice report update: Dont'a Hightower and Julian Edelman among 9 limited at practice.
- Karen Guregian believes Josh McDaniels needs to find a rhythm to jump-start his sagging offense.
- Doug Kyed explains why the Patriots' recent offensive struggles shouldn't continue in the playoffs.
- Jeff Howe talks about how Matt Patricia has seized control of Belichick's defense and turned it into a unit that is ranked 8th in points, 7th in yards and 2nd in sacks. Plus.... he fixed the clock in Belichick's car.
- Mike Petraglia notes that while Bill Belichick admits versatility is needed, it shouldn't be overvalued.
- Gregory Hunt notes Bill Belichick says the Dolphins are a better team than we might think, and he's taking them very seriously.
- Matt Dolloff notes Bill Belichick offered up a perfect response to the Dolphins' paranoia over playing at Gillette, even if it wasn't his intention: 'Just worried about what we're doing.'
- Troy Brown gives us the keys to Week 17: Don't step in the trap. (2.02 min. video)
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots-Dolphins II - key matchups: Who has the razor's edge?
- Connor Fulton (MusketFire) Patriots vs. Dolphins: 6 Bold predictions.
- Matt Dolloff reports the NFL was forced to refile its deflategate appeal because it used the 'wrong color cover.'
- Adam Kurkjian Patriots Notebook: The Pats OL will have to pay attention to Miamii's $114M dollar man, Ndamukonk Suh; Dolphins lead the league in forcing negative rushing plays; Pats are flying to Fort Lauderdale, FL today and will practice at Florida Atlantic University tomorrow; Keshawn Martin has become one of Tom Brady's top receiving targets; Injury update.
- NESN reports the Patriots are teaming with a Detroit nonprofit to assist homeless people in New England this winter.
- Mike Reiss reports Bill Belichick welcomes Bruins' Claude Julien to Patriots practice.
- Cameron McDonough posts a photo of the banners the Patriots left behind for the Bruins, wishing them luck and reminding them to 'Do Your Job' at the Winter Classic.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) Patriots Week 17 stock report.
- Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Cam Newton, Carson Palmer top list of MVP candidates.
- Elite performers (NFL.com) Tom Brady: Top 10 plays of 2015. (3.28 min. video)
- Photos (NFL.com) Mind-blowing stats for Week 17.
- Albert Breer (NFL.com) NFL head-coaching candidates: The buzz on the hottest names.
- Eric Adelson (Yahoo! Sports) How can Manning, Brady be careful with image, yet clumsy elsewhere?
- Nathaniel Vinton (NY Daily News) Guyer clinic linked to notorious Ponzi schemer.
- Mike Freeman (Bleacher Report) Players say the NFL has an HGH problem, even if Peyton Manning isn't part of it.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL says Hochuli got no help from replay assistant or league office. /Right, and the check is in the mail.
- Mike Florio (NBCSports) Patriots’ cheating persona has opponents scuffling. (1.45 min. video)
VIEW FROM MIAMI
- Alain Poupart (MiamiDolphins.com) Inside the Numbers: Dolphins in season finales.
- Adam H. Beasley (Miami Herald) Brent Grimes apologizes to Ryan Tannehill for wife's attacks.
- Hal Habib (Palm Beach Post) Boston sports talk radio mocks ‘Dolphin dysfunction’.
- Andy Cohen (MiamiDolphins.com) Random thoughts with finish line in sight.
- Armando Salguero (Miami Herald) Miami Dolphins team MVP? Neither Tannehill nor Suh.
- Armando Salguero (Miami Herald) Dolphins hope Ja'Wuan James can play Sunday.
- Dave George (Palm Beach Post) Dolphins fans hang in there year after year.
- Rob Maaddi,AP (Miami Herald) Pagano's fake punt vs. Patritos heads list of worst calls.