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TEAM TALK
- Patriots - Dolphins Thursday Injury Report.
- Andy Hart Keys to the stating lineup: Patriots need to do their job in Miami.
- Andy Hart and Paul Perillo debate whether the Patriots offense will regain its early-season form when the injured players return in the playoffs.
- Press Conference Transcrpt - Bill Belichick.
- Media Availability transcript - Rob Gronkowski.
- What they're saying: Miami Dolphins.
- Briana Palma suggests 12 resolutions every Patriots fan should make in 2016.
LOCAL LINKS
- Jeff Howe talks about how the Patriots’ rotation of three quality DEs has been significant on two fronts.
- Adam Kurkjian says Jamie Collins is at least 10 pounds lighter than he wants to be, but he's still effective even if he's not back to 100 percent.
- Doug Kyed notes Chandler Jones was limited in practice with a new toe issue. He was already limited with an abdomen injury.
- Doug Kyed notes Dont'a Hightower sees the defense "all coming together as one."
- Tom E. Curran highlights Donta Hightower's reaction to whether he should have made the Pro Bowl: "I’m more into team goals and accolades."
- Christopher Price wonders what happened with the NFL's focus on Rob Gronkowski and offensive pass interference.
- Mike Reiss finds Julian Edelman got into the Winter Classic spirit by tweeting an edited picture of Bill Belichick, a couple of teammates and himself as Boston Bruins.
- Mike Petraglia notes Bill Belichick says his program didn't really start in Foxboro until 2003.
- Henry McKenna reports Bill Belichick went skating with Bruins head coach Claude Julien on The 2016 Winter Classic rink at Gillette Stadium.
- Doug Kyed notes Bill Belichick said he played in a 'Huff-and-Puff" hockey league during his time with the Giants.
- Jerry Thornton displays the NFL Tweet (since taken down) that trolls Tom Brady one last time in 2015.
- Mike Reiss tells us ten things to know about Sunday's New England- Miami matchup.
- Derek Havens (PatsFans) Pregame thoughts: Patriots travel to face Dolphins in regular season finale.
- Josh Brown (Boston's Title Town Talk) Game-plan against the Jets sucked.
- Chad Finn opines on what might be next for the Bruins, Celtics, Red Sox, and Patriots in 2016.
- Eric Wilbur calls 2015 the year of the absurd in Boston sports.
- Chad Finn recaps the top 10 Boston spots stories in 2015.
- Doug Kyed Patriots Mailbag: Jamie Collins, Dont'a Hightower must have contracts extended.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Bill Belichick can relate to Chip Kelly's early ouster. Devin McCourty 'reveals' he's day-to-day with his high ankle sprain; Belichick has high praise for Claude Julien and his approach to coaching; Gronk talks where he'll be spending New Year's Eve: 'In a room. Bed check.'; Dont'a Hightower didn't mind his Pro Bowl snub, "I'm in the ring business.'
- Jim Lazar makes his Week 17 picks: Patriots win 31-13.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Steven Wine, AP (Yahoo! Sports) Gap grows between Patriots and Dolphins; they meet Sunday.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Ryan Tannehill calls Miko Grimes situation a distraction.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL deletes tweet that arguably trolled Tom Brady.
- Editors (Inside the Pylon) ITP Mailbag: NFL New Year edition.
- Editors (Inside the Pylon) The best of ITP from 2015. /Some good reads here.
- Jarrett Bell (USA Today) Patriots among the best and worst NFL memories when reflecting on 2015.
- A.J. Perez (USA Today) The reasons why Peyton Manning, others probably won't sue Al Jazeera over report.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Report: Andrew Luck’s rib injuries were worse than originally thought . /Hey NFL! How's that Colts practice-report investigation going?
- NFL Nation (ESPN) Week 17 predictions. Patriots 33-13.
- Nate Davis (USA Today) Week 17 NFL picks. All 7 pick Pats to win.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) NFL Week 17 Picks. Pats 27-20.