TEAM TALK
- Post Game Notes and Records: Patriots to finish .500 or better for 16th straight season; More.
- Erik Scalavino shares his observations from the press box at Levi's Stadium: A happy homecoming.
- Andy Hart's Stock Watch: Brady's four scores help the Patriots pull away.
- Paul Perillo collects his random thoughts from yesterday: Tom Brady's dominance was once again on display.
- Post Game Pressers: Bill Belichick (9.47 min. video) and Tom Brady (4.57 min. video)
- Week 11 Recap: Miranda Mason and Scott Zolak break down Patriots 30, 49ers 17. (2.07 min. video)
- Press Pass: "We created a lot of chaos with the pass rush." (1.47 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Jeff Howe recaps the Patriots knock-off of the 49ers, that gave 199th draft-pick Tom Brady his poetic199th win.
- Ron Borges points out how it was Tom Brady's feet that bailed the Patriots out yesterday, assisting his primary weapons, his arm and his head.
- Ben Volin points out how Tom Brady's feet helped carry the Patriots.
- Mike Reiss details the Brady magic as it looked on two plays when the Patriots needed him to put the game away.
- Chad Finn thinks 30 thoughts on the Patriots' "sloppy" win: The miserable field conditions were something of an equalizer.
- Jim McBride says the "Patriots started and finished impressively but went through a stretch of five possessions through the middle quarters where they appeared to be stuck in neutral."
- Christopher Price lays out what we learned from Sunday: No one does a better job covering defensive flaws than Tom Brady.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) 5 takeaways from Patriots' win over 49ers: 2. Patriots generated sacks and pressure galore.
- Ian Logue (PatsFans) Five things we learned from the win over San Francisco: Another big day for Blount.
- Dave D'Onofrio gives us 5 takeaways from the Pats' 30-17 win. 3. Turnovers still not there.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Rookie wideout Malcolm Mitchell comes up big.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Here's how Dion Lewis played in Patriots' win over 49ers.
- Mike Reiss highlights how Dion Lewis' return will cut into James White's playing time.
- Ryan Hannable hears from Dion Lewis on his first game back: 'It's like riding a bike.'
- Karen Guregian isn't afraid to say it: The defense has a better day against the Niners.
- The Herald Staff comes up with three lingering issues from this game we’ll likely be talking about all week: 1. Struggle to stop the run.
- Zack Cox reports Matthew Slater was seen after the game in a walking boot. /Heal up, son.
- Mike Reiss talks about Patrick Chung's act of kindness that made the day of a die-hard Patriots fan.
- Mike Reiss gives a quick look at who's Up and who's Down after Sunday's win. Malcolm Mitchell is definitely up.
- Nancy Lane picks her Best & Worst from Sunday's win.
- Matthew Geagan looks at what went right, and what went wrong, in Sunday's win.
- Scott Zolak tells CSN that two plays from last week's loss led the Patriots to demote Jabaal Sheard. (1.37 min. video)
- Eric Wilbur declares the race for NFL MVP is over, and Tom Brady stands alone as homecoming king.
- Mike Reiss posts some quick-hit weekend thoughts: Tom Brady was elevated to team captain once again. /Didn't know that wasn't an automatic.
- Bill Burt talks about Tom Brady beating father time and playing his best football. "This isn't supposed to happen, and it's never happened before.
- Bill Burt writes about how a close-knit family, with a lot of love and competition, helped mold one of the greatest QBs that ever lived.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Watch Malcolm Mitchell take his first TD reception 56 yards. (1 min. video)
- Mike Felger, Albert Breer and Troy Brown discuses Tom Brady's performance in the team's 30-17 win over the 49ers. (2.38 min. video)
- 98.5 Guest Boomer Esiason says it takes some guts to do what Belichgick does.
- Miguel Benzan (PatsFans) Tracking the Patriots incentives after the Week 11 49ers game.
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Game Center (NFL.com) Patriots at 49ers. Recap, stats, highlights.
- Bill Speros (All 22) Homewrecker: Tom Brady resumes 2016 rampage with rout of 49ers.
- Mike Freeman (Bleacher Report) Tom Brady uses his feet to get out ahead of the 49ers and his MVP pursuers.
- Zac Jackson (ProFootballTalk) Patriots pull away in fourth, hold off 49ers.
- John Kosko (Pro Football Focus) Patriots at 49ers grades: Patriots backfield trio impresses in win.
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) What we learned: Business as usual for Pats, 'Hawks.
- Kerry Byrne (Football Nation) Intelligence Index says Patriots, Chiefs smartest teams in the NFL.
- Greg A. Bedard (SI) NFL Week 11 Blanket: Dak Prescott doesn't play like a rookie, but Carson Wentz still does.
- Kenneth McGuire (The Comeback) The cheat sheet, Week 11: 'Fins spoil Goff's debut; Brady's Inspector Gadget coat; Persistent dog.
- Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: On the Dolphins, Giants and others nobody saw coming.
- Analysis Team (Pro Football Focus) 5 Must-know stats from NFL Week 11.
- Staff (The Ringer) The winners and losers from NFL Week 11.
- Staff (USA Today) 40 things we learned in Week 11 of the 2016 NFL season.
- Dieter Kurtenbach (Fox Sports) What we learned in Week 11 of the NFL season.
- Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) NFL Insider notes: Carson Palmer's window slams shut, Dak plays his best game.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Week 11 grades: Patriots A.
- Kirstie Chiappelli (Sporting News) Patriots won't let anybody steal Martellus Bennett the way they did.
- Danny Kelly (The Ringer) Who has the best receiving corps in the NFL? Patriots ranked 28th.
- Staff (SI) NFL playoffs: Who's in, who's out? Latest standings and seedings.
- Chris Burke (SI) High frequency of missed extra points making NFL more competitive.
- Wire (SI) NFL kickers set record with 11 missed extra points on Sunday.
- Video (SI Now) NFL's best team: Cases for the Pats, Cowboys and Seahawks. (1.36 min.)
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL’s Career Development Advisory Panel’s preliminary list includes Jim Harbaugh. /But not Josh McDaniels.
- Kenneth Arthur (Sports on Earth) NFL heads to Mexico amid concerns.
- Ken Fang (Awful Announcing) NFL considering pushing London games back to 1 p.m. ET.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL sees TV ratings increase in Canada.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL denies inherent conflict of interest for team physicians.
VIEW FROM SAN FRANCISCO
- Jacob C. Palmer (San Francisco Examiner) Patriots turn it on late, pound 49ers.
- Ann Killion (SFGate) Tom Brady, the legend, comes home.
- Eric Branch (SFGate) As it came to pass, 49ers couldn’t keep up.
- Peter Panacy (Fansided) Patriots vs. 49ers: The good, bad and ugly from San Francisco's Week 11 loss.
- Taylor Price (49ers.com) 4 Notes from Chip Kelly after 49ers-Patriots Game.
- Taylor Price (49ers.com) What we learned: Patriots 30 - 49ers 17. "Brady gonna Brady."
- Staff (SFGate) 49ers’ stats and facts vs. Patriots.
- Jacob C. Palmer (San Francisco Examiner) Eddie D drowned out by Pats fans during pregame at Levi’s Stadium.
- Eric Branch (SFGate) Patriots fans plentiful at Levi’s Stadium.
- Art Spander (San Francisco Examiner) Mother Nature, 49ers let down Eddie D. on his big day.
- Eric Branch (SFGate) DeBartolo on 49ers: ‘They’ll come out of it’.