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TEAM TALK
- John Rooke Nitpicks & Nitwits: Just what - or who - is Momentum?
- Monday Conference Call - Bill Belichick (12.23 min.) - Matt Patricia (8.22 min.)
- WEEI Patriots Monday: Tom Brady (14.37 min.) - Dont'a Hightower (6.03 min.) - Bill Belichick (19.58 min.)
LOCAL LINKS
- Ryan Hannable notes Julian Edelman won't hold anything back in his return: "I'm going to go full throttle regardless."
- Jeff Howe reports Julian Edelman will play Saturday for the first time in 62 days, after a methodical recovery process.
- Ryan Hannable highlights Julian Edelman's reflections on his foot injury.
- Tom E. Curran likes how Julian Edelman uses a quote from Shakespeare to confirm he's back.
- Mike Reiss points out some things that stand out with the Chiefs, as the players return to Gillette Monday for their first of four practices.
- Doug Kyed posts his Patriots-Chiefs film review: Tom Brady must avoid turnovers.
- Andrew Mahoney warns the Patriots to be wary of the Chiefs' ability to force mistakes.
- Christopher Price picks the biggest concern for the Patriots: Avoid a repeat of the 2014 debacle.
- Mike Petraglia states the hottest team in the NFL playoffs also possesses the defense that is playing the best right now.
- Kevin Duffy explains how injuries may be a bigger concern for Kansas City than New England.
- Ryan Hannable wonders if the Chiefs are being overrated entering the divisional game against the Patriots.
- Steve Buckley says it's not easy to drum up any real, deep-in-the-belly hatred for Kansas City.
- Jeff Howe reports core special teamer Nate Ebner was the only member of the Patriots who was missing from today's practice.
- Phil Perry mentions how Logan Ryan elevates his game with commitment to film study.
- Mike Reiss notes Stephen Gostkowski feels 'really bad for Blair Walsh.'
- Mike Petraglia reports Devin McCourty reveals the Patriots did a lot of reflecting during the bye week.
- Tim Healey writes a feature piece on OL coach Dave DeGuglielmo.
- Mike Petraglia notes Matthew Slater says the Patriots need to be ready for a fight.
- Dan Shaughnessy is under the delusion that the Patriots - and their fans - have been choosing weaker opponents in the playoffs, but got stuck with the tough Chiefs one this year.
- Ian Logue (PatsFans) Tom Brady on one of his worst moments in college 'I didn't really think I'd ever be on the field after that'
- Mike Reiss points out how Tom Brady's postseason numbers are downright scary.
- Ian Logue (PatsFans) Inside the numbers: The second half is Brady's time in the postseason.
- Matt Dolloff counts down the top ten gutsiest in-game performances by injured athletes. /What, no Paul Pierce?.
- Tom E. Curran points out that Josh McDaniels and Matt Patricia were left off the NFL's "primary" list of head-coaching candidates.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Coaches mum on nob prospects; Belichick addressed the departure of Bob Quinn; Jonathan Freeny continued to practice with a hard cast over his dislocated thumb and wrist; Belichick usually addresses what is unacceptable behavior with his team early in preseason.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Julian Edelman wants to go "full throttle" Saturday.
- Brent Sobleski (Bleacher Report) Julian Edelman's strange journey from college QB to Patriots difference-maker.
- Dominique Easley (The Players' Tribune) My Destinee.
- Marc Sessler (NFL.com) Belichick: No 'great example' of how to beat Chiefs.
- AP (Yahoo! Sports) Patriots player Amendola defends carport, says he needs it.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Reports: J.J. Worton joining Patriots' practice squad.
- Dan Graziano (ESPN) Answers to some of our bigger questions ahead of the NFL divisional playoffs.
- Bill Barnwell (ESPN) Ranking the difficulty of every Super Bowl path.
- Alex Marvez (Fox Sports) 5 reasons the Patriots won't repeat as Super Bowl champs.
- David Purdum (ESPN) Cardinals emerge as Super Bowl 50 favorites in Las Vegas.
- Peter King (The MMQB) An open letter to players: In the wake of the Steelers-Bengals debacle, the future of the sport depends on you.
- Jim Reineking (NFL.com) Top 50 clutch moments in Super Bowl history: 31-40. Patriots in Nos 35, 34.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Report: Thursday night package could be divided among multiple networks.
- Ken Fang (Awful Announcing) NFL Wild Card Weekend provides networks with some good numbers.