TEAM TALK
- Andy Hart passes along the report that the Patriots have parted ways with OL coach Dave DeGuglielmo.
- Andy Hart highlights Bill Belichick's end-of-season press conference: Patriots will 'turn the page here and move on.'
- Erik Scalavino unenviably breaks down the film from Sunday's loss. Offensively, their heroics at the end were a little too late.
- Paul Perillo looks back at who won their matchups Sunday: Broncos pass rush too much for the Patriots.
- John Rooke's Nitpicks & Nitwits: Keeping it in context - you can't win 'em all.
- Briana Palma notes Joey McIntyre, Chris Evans and Scotty McCreery were among the Patriots fans who showed their team pride even after the tough loss.
- Final Press Conference: Bill Belichick (18.39 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mark Daniels reports the Patriots fire OL coach Dave DeGuglielmo one day after the offensive line fell apart allowing Tom Brady to be hit 20 times.
- Mike Reiss discusses the reasons behind the Patriots decision to part ways with offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo. (2.35 min.video)
- Jeff Howe says that Sunday, Tom Brady was knocked down and yesterday, Dave DeGuglielmo was knocked out.
- SportsNet Central guest Dan Koppen discusses the firing of coach Dave DeGuglielmo after the performance of his truly offensive line.
- Kevin Duffy looks back at when exactly the 2015 season took a wrong turn for the Patriots.
- Michael Hurley finds plenty of blame to go around but thinks the Broncos earned the victory, and other leftover thoughts from the game.
- Chad Finn offers some parting thoughts on a season that fell incomplete: The Redemption Tour ended a date short of the scheduled final show.
- Karen Guregian sees the Patriots' future as bright despite the loss.
- Ryan Hannable suggests that despite the loss, we should take time to appreciate Rob Gronkowski. /Good idea.
- Christopher Price poses ten questions facing the Patriots at the start of the offseason.
- Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Offseason Day #1: The Patriots Plan.
- Eric Wilbur says Tom Brady's greatness hasn't expired yet, but the Patriots can't really count on it forever.
- Chris Mason notes that for Matthew Slater, "It never feels like a successful season unless you win the whole thing."
- Jeff Howe reports Scott Chandler wants to return to the Patriots, who will have to look at the cost of his contract.
- Jeff Howe reports Joe Cardona is ready to return to the Navy on a fulltime basis during the NFL offseason.
- CBS Boston looks at what's next for the Patriots this offseason.
- Tim Britton hears from the locker room as the Patriots are on to 2016.
- Matt Monitto (PatsFootballFans) Y factors (and Why factors) 2015 recap.
- CBS Boston reports Vikings kicker Blair Walsh Tweets his support for Stephen Gostkowski.
- Mike Reiss reports Rob Gronkowski and Tom Brady have withdrawn from the Pro Bowl.
- WEEI highlights Tedy Bruschi breaking down the game.
- Tony Mazzarotti passes along a number of statistics and details to consider from Sunday's loss.
- Darren Hartwell notes Bill Belichick says the tablet malfunctions have been a 'pretty common problem.'
- Phil Perry notes Bill Belichick says he will 'evaluate' his team's end-of-season approach.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Scott Chandller fizzled out at the finish, not catching a pass in the last five games and not even targeted in the playoffs; Patriots must make a choice on whether to keep him; LB Kevin Snyder, the undrafted Rutgers product ended up debuting in the AFC Championship; Julian Edelman was limping in the locker room yesterday, but not wearing a boot; Chris Jones was wearing one.
- Doug Kyed Patriots Mailbag: 2016 Squad looks set up for another Super Bowl run.
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Ron Borges scolds New Englanders before taking out his big red Sharpie and issuing his AFC Championship Game Report Card. /Might want to hide this one from Mom & Dad.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Matt Chatham (Football by Football) 4 Factors in Patriots' Failed 2-Point Conversion in AFCCG vs Broncos. (1 min. video)
- Robert Klemko (The MMQB) Brady, bruised and beaten: The Patriots O-Line didn't do it's job in the AFC title game and there were day-after repercussions.
- Marc Sessler (NFL.com) Brady: 'No excuses for me for not getting the job done'.
- Jay Busbee (Yahoo! Sports) Ten reasons Patriots fans can claim they were robbed at Mile High.
- Kevin Seifert (ESPN) Ed Hochuli did not beat the Patriots.
- Kyle Hightower (AP Pro32) Deflating ending sends Patriots trudging into offseason.
- Steve Keating (Yahoo! Sports) Little mistake ends Patriots Super Bowl defense.
- Barry Petchesky (Deadspin) Bill Belichick doesn't regret going for it on fourth down, twice.
- Chase Stuart (Football Perspective) Was Belichick correct in going for it in the AFC Championship game?
- Bill Barnwell (ESPN) How Denver's coaching retreads toppled the Patriots.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) TV ratings up for Conference Championship Sunday.
- Emily Kaplan (The MMQB) What 45.7 million NFL TV viewers don't see at home.
- Chart (Spotrac) 2016 Quarterback cap hit rankings. /Interesting.
- Jimmy Traina (Fox Sports) Day after loss, Tom Brady gets supportive boost from Gisele.
- Alex Marvex (Fox Sports) What's next for Tom Brady? More Deflategate, of course! "Patriots will be right back in the championship mix next season with better health, personnel upgrades and renewed commitment to taking the ball out of Brady's hands a little more."
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Ranking 9 most painful playoff losses of Belichick era. /How about ranking the top 9 teams who'd love the privilege of even getting to the playoffs once?
- Zac Jackson (ProFootballTalk) Gronk out of Pro Bowl, Barnidge in.
- Dave Dameshek (NFL.com) The Shek Report: Championship Sunday. (3.49 min. video)
- Thomas Barrabi (Fox Business) Super Bowl 50 ticket prices plummet after Patriots' loss.
- Dan Levy (Awful Announcing) NFL fans deserve better than Phil Simms at the Super Bowl.
- Eric Edholm (Yahoo! Sports) Super Bowl 50: Five early storylines in Broncos-Panthers matchup.