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TEAM TALK
- Game Preview: Ravens at Patriots.
- Patriots sign DL Darius Kilgo to the Practice Squad.
- Andy Hart presents the keys to the starting lineup: Flacco's offense - and the Patriots defense - have made improvements in recent weeks.
- Andy Hart and Paul Perillo debate whether the Ravens emerged as the Patriots biggest rival.
- What They're Saying: Baltimore Ravens.
- Belichick Breakdown: Ravens Defense. (3.03 min. video)
- Matt Chatham breaks down how to defend tight end Dennis Pitta. (1 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts: Tom Brady reflects on plane ride with John Harbaugh after a Michigan event in February; More.
- Jeff Howe tells us five things to watch tonight vs. Ravens: 3. The Patriots might man up on the Ravens' three primary weapons: Dennis Pitta, Mike Wallace and Steve Smith.
- Jim McBride takes a close look at Monday night’s matchup, with an emphasis on who has the edge in the passing and running games.
- Matthew Geagan tells us what to watch for tonight: A hard-hitting chess match between Pats-Ravens.
- Mark Daniels sees one of the keys to tonight's game is the Patriots must slow down Terrell Suggs.
- Kevin McNamara finds that playing the Pats usually brings out the best in the Ravens.
- Karen Guregian digs through all the subplots for tonight's Pats-Ravens grudge match.
- Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Patriots Gameplan: Week 14 vs. Baltimore Ravens.
- Matt Monitto (PatsFootballFans) Y Factors 2016: Patriots vs. Ravens.
- Karen Guregian notes that according to Randy Moss, Tom Brady embraces the challenge of facing tough defenses like the Ravens.
- Sam Benson Smith (PatriotsWire) Randy Moss breaks down Patriots' matchup against Ravens.
- Mark Daniels notes LeGarrette Blount credits his dedicated offseason workouts for revitalizing his career.
- Matt Burke won't be surprised if the Patriots' offense sucks vs. the Ravens.
- Mark Daniels explains how the numbers say the Patriots defense is putting up comparable numbers with last year’s top-10 defensive showing.
- Chad Finn looks at the New England Patriots Monday Night Football history, from banished to brilliant.
- Karen Guregian focuses on how Belichick and Patricia are bringing the patchwork defense up to snuff.
- Ron Borges suggests that "the Patriots could not ask for a better opponent against whom to test their newly reduced offensive reality than the rock-ribbed and stingy Baltimore defense."
- Ryan Hannable dives into the Fun Facts to pull out ten things to know heading into Patriots-Ravens. 2. The Patriots have won 23 straight regular season home games against non-division AFC opponents.
- Adam Kurkjian talks with Pats LB Kyle Van Noy who knows how patience can pay off.
- Chris Mason notes veteran Griff Whalen is confident he'd be able to step in at punt returner Monday night, and was spotted catching punts during Saturday's bitterly cold practice session.
- Gary Tanguay calls Belichick vs. Harbaugh: 'Bad guys at their best.'
- Hayden Bird offers seven stats showing how the Patriots have dominated December in the Brady-Belichick era: Tom Brady owns the month.
- Tom E. Curran suggests it's worthwhile to see how the Patriots are treating Jacoby Brissett when trying to figure out what they'll ultimately do with QB Jimmy Garoppolo.
- Chris Mason Patriots Notebook: ESPN analyst and former NFL coach Jon Gruden gushes with praise for Tom Brady.
- Chris Mason caches up with Sean McDonough, who remembers his father during his return to Foxboro to call tonight's game.
- Nicholas Goss explains why the Patriots can't clinch a playoff bye or AFC East title this week, even with a win over the Ravens.
- NESN notes Tom Brady has a legitimate case to win the NFL MVP, but he was snubbed by the "NFL Now" verified Twitter account.
- Nora Princiotti Patriots Notebook: Terrell Suggs acknowledges Brady's success, but not by name; New Patriots are surprised at the 'ramped-up' energy at Gillette in December; More.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Kerry Byrne (FootballNation) Tom Brady is the greatest winner in the history of football, and the race isn't even close.
- Staff (AP) Patriots rookie Malcom Mitchell awaits Monday night stage.
- Jamison Hensley and Mike Reiss (ESPN) History shows Ravens-Patriots matchup should be a prime-time thriller.
- Jamison Hensley (ESPN) Ravens' secret to limiting Tom Brady's success: Keep it simple.
- David Ginsburg (AP) Ravens' No. 1 defense is a testament to a time-tested system.
- Kyle Hightower (AP) History, playoffs surround Ravens matchup with Patriots.
- Tom Perrotta (Wall St. Journal) Joe Flacco's awesome mediocrity.
- Greg A. Bedard (SI) NFL Week 14 Blanket Coverage: The Seattle Seahawks may be doomed without Earl Thomas.
- Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: The NFL is a wide-open race; More. /"Patriots will feel justified ..." ??? Sorry Peter, that's a copout.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL Morning After: The sad decline of Robert Griffin III; Time to eject players for cheap shots; More.
- Dieter Kurtenbach (Fox Sports) What we learned in Week 14 of the NFL season.
- Staff (USA Today) 40 things we learned in Week 14. No. 40: More snow predicted in Foxborough on Monday night. Perfect.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL Winners and Losers: Steelers are riding Le'Veon Bell, but will they pay him?
- Staff (The Ringer) The winners and losers from NFL Week 14.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) NFL playoff picture: Steelers back in; Broncos need Patriots' help.
- Gary Gramling (The MMQB) 10 Things I think I think: Nothing wrong with retread coach; Really need to vote a Cowboy MVP; Monday Night flex scheduling; More.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) The 10 unsung players who'll play huge role in their team's playoff push.
- Mike Reiss points out the roster of former players now in the media that were spawned by Bill Belichick.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL to take a closer look at celebrations.
- David Steele (Sporting News) Week 14 NFL picks straight up. Patriots win 27-26.
VIEW FROM BALTIMORE
- John Eisenberg (BaltimoreRavens) Ravens can prove they have their swagger back.
- Mike Preston (Baltimore Sun) With win vs. darling Patriots, Ravens can enter NFL's upper echelon once more.
- Jeff Zrebiec (Baltimore Sun) ESPN's Jon Gruden on Ravens vs. Patriots: 'It’s going to be a hell of a game'.
- Ryan Mink (BaltimoreRavens) How much does Rob Gronkowski's absence affect Patriots? Not much, says Ravens.
- Kevin Byrne (BaltimoreRavens) Lots of buzz, lots of focus, and much talk about the Ravens and Monday's game...
- Jeff Zrebiec (Baltimore Sun) Ravens in good spot health-wise for Monday's matchup versus Patriots.
- Ryan Mink (BaltimoreRavens) Who's playing, who's not vs. New England Patriots.
- Sarah Ellison (BaltimoreRavens) Can Ravens upset Patriots? 46 Game predictions.
DEFLATEGATE. DUMPSTER DIVE
- Alex Reimer (Forbes) Short lifespan of Deflategate 2.0 exposes NFL's hypocrisy.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Giants measured Steelers footballs at 11.4, 11.8 PSI.
- Michael Hurley sees how the NFL acted quickly to try to extinguish a recent story about deflated footballs from gaining any steam is just a bit different from the way the NFL handled accusations against the Patriots.
- Christopher Price agrees the Patriots have every right to question the NFL's double standard after the league's response to the latest PSI rumor.
- Tom E. Curran gives us the honest and simple answer as to why the NFL's latest ball-deflating incident didn't take off: Because it didn't involve Patriots-bashing.
- Jerry Thornton (Barstool Sports) The NFL is already claiming there's no need to look into deflategate 2.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Ben McAdoo confirms Giants concerns about Steelers footballs.
- Steve Buckley mentions how quickly the NFL dismisses Deflategate II, with obtuse statements and spin doctoring. "When the NFL wants a story to go away, it acts with dizzying speed. When the NFL wants a story to linger on . . . and on . . . and on . . . and on . . . well, we’ve already seen that movie."
- Andrew Tomasi (OffTheMonsterSports) Giants PSI measurements of the Steelers footballs have been released.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Mike Tomlin: Report of deflation a "non-story for us".
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Watch Jay Glazer explain Deflategate 2.0. (1 min. video)
- Sheilla Dingus (Advocacy for Fairness in Sports) Denial of NFL player's disability claim shrouded in inconsistencies and conflicts of interest.