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TEAM TALK
- Paul Perillo tells us who won their matchups Sunday.
- Andy Hart highlights Bill Belichick's Monday presser: "Right now we have one game we have to win."
- Andy Hart passes along the report that the Dolphins requested interviews with New England’s coordinators.
- Briana Palma reports Dont'a Hightower is being recognized by the NFL PA for his work off the field.
LOCAL LINKS
- Rich Garven reports the Patriots bye week is all about preparation and recuperation.
- Jeff Howe dissects the film and shares 22 thoughts on the game.
- Doug Kyed Patriots film review: Tom Brady unsuccessfully relies on the deep ball.
- Mike Reiss analyzes the snap-count from Sunday, including a look at the expanded role of RB Steven Jackson.
- Doug Kyed believes that the Patriots' struggles caused by injuries should be fixed for the playoffs.
- Matt Burke sees the Patriots with a relatively easy road to Super Bowl 50.
- Eric Wilbur wonders, what's so suddenly wrong with the Patriots?
- The Herald thinks the Patriots’ 2-4 tailspin to end the regular season is an ominous sign for their postseason chances and takes a look at how the 49 Super Bowl winners finished the season.
- Adam Kurkjian thumbnails the Patriots' 3 potential playoff-opening opponents.
- Kevin Duffy looks at the Pats' possible matchups in the Divisional round.
- Nick O'Malley shares Bill Belichick's explanation of why he left an injured Tom Brady in the game Sunday.
- Mike Reiss reports Jamie Collins is now eligible to renegotiate or sign an extension with the Patriots, which would up his price tag, but it would also be a win-win.
- Steve Buckley says the year isn’t even a week old and already the NFL has inspired a couple of really cool bedtime stories for the kids.
- Jerry Thornton says Darrelle Revis proves the Patriots made the right decision letting him leave.
- Christopher Price looks back at his preseason Patriots predictions to see how close he came.
- Hilary Sargent introduces us to the chef who decides what Tom Brady eats - and what he definitely doesn't.
- Jeff Howe and Adam Kurkjian Patriots Notebook: Tom Brady will be a frequent inhabitant of the training room for at least the next two weeks, with a sprained ankle; Pats' assistant coaches have been fielding requests for interviews.
- Ron Borges issues his Week 17 Report Card: Survival school.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Michael Lopez (The MMQB) Truth in numbers: What the 2015 fumble stats say about deflategate.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Josh McDaniels, Matt Patricia land on Dolphins coaching candidate list.
- Jarrett Bell (USA Today) One pressing question for every NFL playoff team.
- Brian Billick (NFL.com) Patriots, Cardinals playoff favorites; fear the Steelers, Seahawks.
- Nate Davis (USA Today) AFC wild-card matchup previews: Chiefs at Texans, Steelers at Bengals.
- Staff Report (USA Today) If we could re-seed the NFL playoff teams: Seattle, Pittsburgh would benefit greatly.
- Steven Wine, AP (Yahoo! Sports) With a wobble, Brady and Patriots head into the playoffs.
- David Purdum (ESPN) Patriots, Panthers, Cardinals are 9-2 co-favorites to win Super Bowl 50.
- Matt Chatham (Football by Football) Majority of NFL Quarterbacks with top 10 salary cap hits watch playoffs from home.
- Mark Cannizzaro (NY Post) Darrelle Revis embarrassed by Sammy Watkins, then himself.
- Kevin Seifert (ESPN) How the NFL's PAT rule changed the game (or didn't).
- Conor Orr (NFL.com) Monday after review: What to make of coaching news?
- Zak Keefer (Indy Star) Colts keep coach Chuck Pagano.
- Richard Deitsch (SI) How ESPN can improve its image after the network’s unfavorable 2015. /For starters, 'Tell the truth'.
- Alex Reimer (Forbes) The Peyton Manning HGH allegations should receive more media scrutiny.
- Christian Red, Michael O'Keeffe (NY Daily News) Peyton Manning and announcer Jim Nantz have same rep, which comes to light after announcer refuses to discuss HGH story on air.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) The Peyton Manning HGH story subsides, for now.