New England Patriots links 10/23/17 - Patriots 23-Falcons 7: Flog in the fog

TEAM TALK

• Post Game Notes and Records: Brady remains undefeated against Atlanta.
• Gamebook: Full Falcons-Patriots stats.
• Paul Perillo shares some random thoughts from last night's dominant win, that saw the Patriots turn in their most complete performance of the season.
• Erik Scalavino shares his observations from the press box at Gillette Stadium: Atlanta certainly looked like it was in a figurative fog, not just a literal one.
• Andy Hart's Stock Watch: Pass defense anchors win over Atlanta. /Go figure.
• Post Game Transcripts: Patriots and Falcons.
• Post Game Pressers: Bill Belichick - Tom Brady - Rob Gronkowski - Devin McCourty.
• Post Game Locker Room: Hear from Malcolm Butler, Rex Burkhead and Dion Lewis. (1.14 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss recaps what was easily the Patriots’ best defensive game of the season, shutting down the Falcons in a lopsided Super Bowl LI rematch.
• Jeff Howe recaps a night in which it seems the Patriots had a point to prove as they unleashed a dominant performance against the Falcons.
• Ron Borges says the Falcons are still battling one crippling hangover.
• Michael Hurley declares the Patriots have broken the Falcons.
• Karen Guregian lauds the Patriots defense for stepping up and shutting down the Falcons [formerly] prolific offense.
• Phil Perry gives props to the defense for stepping up in gotta-have-it situations vs. the Falcons.
• Doug Kyed looks at how the defense seemingly turned around its season last night.
• Phil Perry notes the strong night overall for special teams, capped off by Cassius Marsh's blocked field goal.
• Tom E. Curran reminds us, amid another killer performance, New England has a history of correcting their problems. They also have a history of tearing the hearts out of vanquished foes.
• Dan Ventura notes the four-headed backfield finally comes to life, and works just the way the Patriots had hoped.
• Ryan Hannable posts 10 quick observations from the blowout win: 1. The defense deserves a ton of credit.
• Doug Kyed gives us his Pats-Falcons takeaways: Should Johnson Bademosi maintain his defensive role?
• Michael Hurley notes Julio Jones thinks the Patriots contributed to the foggy conditions to make it hard for the Falcons to come from behind.
• Karen Guregian says that with the Falcons in town, it really hits home how much the Patriots have missed Edelman the first six weeks of the season.
• Doug Kyed Patriots Injury Update: Two starting defenders - Malcom Brown (ankle) and Dont'a Hightower (shoulder) left the game with injuries.
• Michael Hurley picks his Four Ups and Four Downs following last night's win.
• Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Winners and losers from Patriots' win over Falcons in epic fog game.
• The Herald Staff picks the Best & Worst of Falcons-Patriots.
• Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Cancer fight continues for Nate Solder’s family.
• Zack Cox Patriots Notes: Dense fog adds surreal backdrop to Super Bowl rematch.
• Nicole Yang Morning sports update: Devin McCourty says the Patriots defense had ’11 guys on the same page’.
• Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts: Patriots players and coaches rally around Joe Cardona's idea for Sunday's gesture for military members.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Robert Klemko (SI) Falcons in need of changes after another disappointing offensive performance vs. Patriots.
• Mike Freeman (Bleacher Report) Pats rediscover their nasty side and leave the Falcons wondering who they are.
• Bill Barnwell (ESPN) What changed in Super Bowl rematch, and why Falcons are in trouble.
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Sunday Night wrap-up: Patriots pummel Falcons.
• Ryan Wilson (CBS Sports) Falcons at Patriots takeaways: New England defense crushes Atlanta.
• Arthur Weinstein (Sporting News) Patriots dominate the Falcons in Super Bowl rematch.
• Nick Shook (NFL.com) Tom Brady, Patriots roll through fog past Falcons.
• Jay Busbee (Yahoo! Sports) Patriots cruise over unwatchable Falcons in Super Bowl rematch.
• Danny Heifetz (The Ringer) This Falcons team isn't getting revenge on anyone.
• Danny Heifetz (The Ringer) The heavens tried to block your view of the Falcons’ offense.
• Jordan Heck (Sporting News) NFL conspiracy theorists think Patriots are behind the fog in game vs. Falcons.
• Peter King (SI) Monday Morning QB: The fog, the flag and the football.
• Don Banks (Patriots.com) Week 7 Snap Judgments: Musings, observations and the occasional insight as we take stock of some pretty ugly field-goal-fest football.
• Gary Gramling (SI) Sunday Freakout: Packers are in it deep, Zeke rolls, Steelers are dominant.
• Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Sorting the Sunday Pile Week 7: Steelers look like the NFL's most complete team.
• Around the League (NFL.com) Thirty-nine takeaways from Sunday's Week 7 games.
• Ron Clements (Sporting News) NFL Week 7 Blitz Read: Zero was Sunday’s magic number.
• Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) Too many bad teams, awful quarterback play making NFL games hard to watch.
• Rodger Sherman (The Ringer) The winners and losers from NFL Week 7.
• Highlights (NFL.com) Falcons vs. Patriots. (4.51 min. video)
• Highlights (ESPN) Patriots win Super Bowl rematch. (1 min. video)

VIEW FROM ATLANTA

• Jeff Schultz (AJC.com) Falcons get drilled, problems far worse than Super Bowl hangover.
• Vaughn McClure (ESPN) Falcons' season in danger of imploding after loss to Patriots.
• D. Orlando Ledbetter (AJC.com) Run defense gets plowed over.
• Report (AP) Super Bowl malaise not plaguing Falcons? Want to bet?
• Matt Urban (FalconsWire) Was Matt Ryan's 2016 MVP season a blip or a trend?
• D. Orlando Ledbetter (AJC.com) My take: Here’s how to fix the Falcon’s offense.
• Will McFadden (AtlantaFalcons) Despite moving the ball, the Falcons offense couldn't put up points against the Patriots.
• Will McFadden (AtlantaFalcons) Falcons at Patriots: Final score; Julio Jones scores lone Atlanta touchdown, hits milestone.
• D. Orlando Ledbetter (AJC.com) Report card: Patriots 23, Falcons 7.
• Maghen Moore (AJC.com) Fans react: Fog covering Gillette Stadium during Falcons-Patriots game.