TEAM TALK
- Post Game Notes: Patriots vs. Dolphins. Records set, milestones reached, trends continued.
- Gamebook: Full Patriots-Dolphins stats.
- Paul Perillo offers his random thoughts from Sunday: Offensive woes continue in Miami.
- Post Game Pressers: Bill Belichick (3.21 min. video) and Tom Brady (3.52 min. video).
- Press Pass: Patriots respond to loss. (1.34 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Jeff Howe notes that the next time the Patriots take the field, the conceivably healthier group will determine whether the last six weeks were reality or a wakeup call.
- Mike Reiss discusses the conservative, run-first approach by the Pats, almost as if they were trying to avoid injury.
- Christopher Price recaps the ugly afternoon loss to the Fins, with Brady 12-for-21 for 134 yards.
- Mike Reiss isn't seeing the Patriots with the look of a title contender in their loss to the Dolphins.
- Ben Volin questions whether the Patriots were really going for it.
- Erik Frenz gives us 5 takeaways from the loss: 1. Winning was not the primary goal.
- Kevin Duffy thinks we should be optimistic heading into the playoffs.
- Ryan Hannable tells us five reasons why the Patriots should be concerned going into the postseason.
- Ron Borges writes the Patriots are in trouble, and it's not a given that the returning injured players will be the same guys they were before they limped off.
- Bob George (PatsFans) Patriots loss sets up big questions heading into the postseason.
- Brian Robb comes up with three things we learned in the loss: 1. Patriots go conservative.
- Dan Shaughnessy takes the team to task for "totally disrespecting their opponent."
- Tom E. Curran and Mike Giardi break down the Patriots game plan against the Dolphins and whether it was the right call. (2.56 min. video)
- Jeff Howe reports New England will open the playoffs Saturday, Jan. 16 at 4:35 p.m. in the divisional round at Gillette Stadium.
- Mike Reiss notes Tom Brady is nursing a 'pretty sore' ankle after a big hit from DL Ndamukong Suh.
- Karen Guregian states there is no doubting Tom Brady's value in a trying year.
- Tom E. Curran takes some liberties and expands on what he imagines Tom Brady would have liked to say in his post game presser.
- Doug Kyed finds Tom Brady isn't panicking entering the playoffs so neither should we.
- Ryan Hannable reports Rob Gronkowski calls the loss "a tough one" and admits "We have plenty to work on."
- Ryan Hannable notes Devin McCourty says the team will have to "hit the reset button once the postseason starts" and get ready to go.
- Kevin Duffy hears from Matthew Slater post-game: Patriots need bye week to 'get our stuff together'.
- Adam Lichtenstein talks about how the Dolphins took Rob Gronkowski out of the game.
- CSNNE picks the Best and Worst from Pats-Fins.
- Adam Kurkjian gives us the Best & Worst from Sunday.
- Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts from the Patriots and around the NFL: Pats optimistic on health front for playoffs.
- Jeff Kane (ESPNNH) Back to the Future; Who is in Your Patriots Delorean?
- Tom E. Curran explains why today's NFL has no patience for the 'Next Belichick'.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Steven Jackson saw his workload doubled on Sunday; James White wasn't focused on his big catch and run yesterday; Devin McCourty wasn't thrilled with his performance in his return from a 2-game absence.
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Game Center - Patriots vs. Dolphins. Recap, stats, analysis and highlights.
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Patriots continue to struggle with loss to Dolphins.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Dolphins keep Patriots from grabbing top seed.
- Mark Maske (Washington Post) Patriots look nothing like a powerhouse with NFL playoffs at hand.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady hobbles away after press conference.
- Jorge Alonso (BroBible) Tom Brady was noticeably limping during postgame press conference. (gif)
- Antonietta Collins and Field Yates (ESPN) How concerned should the Patriots be? (2.16 min. video)
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Report: Julian Edelman, Sebastian Vollmer on track for playoffs.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Steven Jackson gets extended look in second game with Patriots.
- Mike & Mike (ESPN Radio) Tom Waddle: Pats desperately need healthy bodies. (2.45min.)
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Patriots' opponents for 2016 season determined.
- Chart (NFL.com) NFL playoff picture.
- Mark Maske (Washington Post) AFC playoffs appear wide open as Broncos, Patriots and Bengals sport major flaws.
- Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: It's playoff time. But first...
- Don Banks (SI) Week 17 Snaps: Ryan Fitzpatrick throws away Jets' chances at playoffs.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL morning after: Rex Ryan’s revenge headlines a wild Week 17.
- Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) Monday Morning Hangover: Playoff teams prove it's best to spend smart, not big.
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Sorting the Sunday Pile: 2016 NFL playoff odds, picks and schedule.
- Staff Report (USA Today) 50 things we learned in Week 17.
- Report (ESPN) The players who hit and missed performance bonuses. Danny Amendola (63 receptions) 70 receptions: $225,000.
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) What to watch for on Wild Card Weekend.
- Report (ESPN) FB Glenn Gronkowski to skip senior season to enter NFL draft.
- Chris Burke (SI) NFL Black Monday Tracker: Browns fire Pettine, Farmer after Week 17.
DUMPSTER DIVE
- Rohan Nadkarni (SI) Jets stunned, eliminated from playoffs after three Fitzpatrick INTs.
- Bart Hubbuch (NY Post) Jets choke away playoff spot as Rex Ryan gets revenge.
- Steve Serby (NY Post) Ryan Fitzpatrick betrays Jets when they need him most.
- Mark Cannizzaro (NY Post) Sad truth for Rex Ryan: Huge win was relief, not celebration.
- Michael O'Keeffe (NY Daily News) 2nd source confirms HGH sent to Manning's wife: Al Jazeera.