New England Patriots Links 9/11/15 - Nifty, Shifty Dion Lewis; Unstoppable Gronk; NFL to Blame for Headsets

TEAM TALK

• Post Game Notes: Records set, milestones reached and trends continued.
• NFL statement on communication issue.
• Erik Scalavino offers his observations from the press box at Gillette: The Steelers' utter inability to cover any of New England's receivers was primary reason for win.
• Paul Perillo says the Patriots offense showed no signs of rust as the Patriots rolled over Pittsburgh in the opener.
• Post Game Quotes: Patriots and Steelers.
• Post Game Interviews - Belichick, Brady, Edelman, and Gronkowski.
• Patriots Today - Breaking down Patriots vs. Steelers. (3.30 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Christopher Price says Tom Brady had one of the most accurate games of his career last night.
• Kevin Duffy notes that only in 2007 did Tom Brady have a better season opener than he did last night.
• Mike Petraglia explains why Thursday could signal a record-breaking season for Rob Gronkowski.
• Mike Reiss focuses on the impact Rob Gronkowski had on the field, including the goal-line fumble recovery.
• Jeff Howe jests that it's only a matter of time before the Steelers, or the NFL, launch a Spikegate investigation against the Patriots.
• CBS Boston reports Roethlisberger complains about the Patriots shifting on the goal line.
• Chad Finn says the Steeers' failure to communicate wasn't limited to the sidelines.
• Tom E. Curran notes every Patriots win now comes with some whine from the beaten foe, but Tom Brady soars above the pettiness.
• Karen Guregian says the Men of Steel looked more like the Men of Jello whenever they came anywhere near Gronk.
• Ron Borges thinks Dion Lewis stepped in nicely for suspended LeGarrette Blount
• Erik Frenz gives us five takeaways from the Patriots' win: 1. The Patriots have a lot of confidence in Malcolm Butler.
• Steve Silva posts a montage video of the emotionally-charged pregame ceremony and unveiling of the Super Bowl XLIX banner.
• Steve Buckley calls the pregame ceremony a blast - the smoke, the mirrors, the Dropkicks - but all the fans needed to go nuts was for Tom Brady to get back under center.
• Ryan Hannable reports Tom Brady calls the latest ESPN report regarding spygate a 'disservice to the game of football'.
• CSN Postgame guest Dan Koppen discusses whether Tom Brady was making a stand by not doing postgame TV interview.
• Mike Reiss posts his post-game Ups and Downs.
• Dan Ventura picks his Best and Worst from last night's win.
• Michael Hurley picks his Ups and Downs.
• Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Early exit for Dominique Easley, who lasted 8 snaps before going down with a hip injury; Bryan Stork is dealing with a muscle-related issue in his neck, not just the aftereffects from a concussion.
• Jim Lazar lists who will be receiving their Free Brady gift boxes, and makes his Week 1 picks.

NATIONAL NEWS

• NFL Game Center - Patriots vs. Steelers: Recap, stats, analysis and highlights.
• Tom Pelissero (USA Today) NFL says Patriots not to blame for headset mishap.
• Mike Tunison (Sports on Earth) A Gronking to remember.
• Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) Patriots dominate, or was that the Steelers defense being exposed?
• Greg A. Bedard (SI) Steelers' real problem in loss was defense, not dysfunctional headsets.
• Don Banks (SI) What off-season distractions? Brady sharp as ever in Pats' opening win.
• Peter King (The MMQB) The Predictable Patriots.
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Thursday Night wrap-up: Tom Brady’s settling scores again.
• Mike Freeman (Bleacher Report) Tom Brady, Patriots start season of revenge with statement win over Steelers.
• Judy Battista (NFL.com) Tom Brady impressive following challenging offseason.
• Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Rob Gronkowski, Patriots take care of Steelers.
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Steelers "obviously" allowed Rob Gronkowski to do too much.
• Ian OConnor (ESPN) Tom Brady reminds us why we cared in the first place.
• David Steele (Sporting News) Patriots' offense shows it can cover for flawed defense.
• Staff Report (ESPN Stats & Info) Brady makes everything look easy versus Steelers.
• Will Brinson (CBS Sports) 'Where is Roger?' Patriots fans troll absent NFL commish with chant.
• Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Steelers, Patriots experience headset issues in opener.
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Headsets weren’t all the Steelers were complaining about post-game.
• Tom Pelissero (USA Today) Steelers raise another protest of Patriots' maneuver.
• Cy Brown (Sports on Earth) Antonio Brown and the NFL's best hairdos.
• Matt Gagne (The MMQB) Dear Roger Goodell: Drop your deflategate appeal, end the madness.
• Joel Corry (CBS Sports) Agent's Take: Real costs behind the NFL's suspended stars of 2015.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) De Smith opens door for two huge deals with NFL

VIEW FROM PITTSBURGH

• Gene Collier (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Brady, Gronkowski torment Steelers defense in season opener.
• Bob Labriola (Steelers.com) Steelers come up short vs. Pats, 28-21.
• Mark Kaboly (Pittsburth Tribune-Review) Steelers fall to Brady, Patriots in opener.
• Bob Labriola (Steelers.com) If not for several missed offensive opportunities, the Steelers' fate could have been different.
• Ralph Paulk Jr. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) Play of the game: Patriots keep teams off balance by changing tendencies.
• Gerry Dulac (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) It's not a shock, but Tom Brady has been a dominating QB against Steelers.
• Rob Rossi (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) Unlike Steelers secondary, Brady sets 'standard'.
• Ron Cook (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Naturally, Patriots get the last laugh after Deflategate.