TEAM TALK
- Post Game Notes and Records: Robert Kraft earns 21st winning season as Patriots owner; Patriots earn 17th straight winning season; More.
- Gamebook: Full Dolphins-Patriots stats.
- Paul Perillo posts his random thoughts from the Patriots latest victory: Tom Brady tossed four TD passes but the work of the ground game was key to the win.
- Erik Scalavino shares his observations from the press box at Gillette Stadium: Overcoming mistakes, injuries.
- Andy Hart's Stock Watch: Gronk, Brady and backs lead victory.
- Post Game Transcripts: Patriots and Dolphins.
- Post Game Pressers: Bill Belichick - Tom Brady - Devin McCourty - Rob Gronkowski.
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss notes that on a day of sloppy football with little flow, the Patriots leaned on reliable Rob Gronkowski to help pull them through in a win over the Dolphins.
- Jeff Howe recaps Sunday's 35-17 win as the Patriots refused to be bullied by their nasty AFC East rivals.
- Mark Daniels highlights a dominant win over a divisional opponent, but one where multiple Patriots players expressed the need to improve.
- Phil Perry says it looked like the Dolphins forgot about Trey Flowers, as the Patriots pass-rush came to life with seven sacks on Sunday.
- Dave Brown writes the Patriots remain unbeaten 'since their season-ending loss to the Panthers on Oct. 1,' and notes it was 'total bust' Stephon Gilmore who helped them win Sunday.
- Karen Guregian mentions the beating Brady took on Sunday and questions the wisdom of keeping him in the game in the fourth quarter.
- Zack Cox finds Bill Belichick didn't take kindly to a question about pulling Tom Brady.
- Ryan Hannable offers 10 quick observations from the Patriots' 7th-straight win: 1. It was a chippy game from the beginning, which is par for the course with the Dolphins.
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Lewis, Patriots run over the Dolphins 35-17: Quick observations.
- Ryan Hannable talks about how the Dolphins tried to bring the Patriots down to their level and failed miserably.
- Tom E. Curran points out how the Dolphins are light-years behind the Pats, mostly because they keep doing the same stupid things over and over and over again.
- Ron Borges writes "If yesterday’s Patriots-Dolphins game was a movie, you would have walked out before the popcorn got cold." It wasn't entertaining, but it was costly.
- Dan Ventura reports Rob Gronkowski set a team record for multiple touchdown games. Last Patriot to hold the record was Randy Moss.
- Ian Logue (PatsFans) Karras on bad snap: "That's 100 percent my fault."
- Mark Daniels notes Rex Burkhead is enjoying his elevated role with the Patriots.
- NIck O'Malley likens the Patriots offense to a Lamborghini held together with duct tape.
- Mark Daniels hears from Stephon Gilmore who knew that after struggling early, he'd get through it and come out on top.
- Mike Reiss reports that five days after being signed off the Bills' practice squad, DE Eric Lee came up with four tackles and a sack in his Patriots debut.
- Phil Perry counts the Patriots lost five players to injury vs. the Dolphins: Nate Ebner (knee), Kyle Van Noy (lower right leg), LaAdrian Waddle (leg), Marquis Flowers (rib) and Trevor Reilly (concussion).
- Mike Reiss puts Trey Flowers and Nate Ebner at the top of the Patriots' injury concerns.
- Ryan McNeil (OffTheMonsterSports) It appears Cameron Wake tried to tear Brady's ACL.
- Mike Reiss notes Tom Brady admits he's 'a little sore' this morning after taking 8 hits from the Dolphins, but said he will be ready to go for Sunday's road game against the Bills.
- Tom E. Curran says WR Kenny Stills says he spent the game yelling at Tom Brady from the sidelines, and thinks Brady's interception is proof that he rattled him.
- Mike Reiss updates us with the status of David Andrews, Chris Hogan and Martellus Bennett (pre-game).
- Steve Buckley notes that with a 17th straight winning season, there is a generation of Patriots fans who know nothing but success.
- DJ Bean looks at Bill Belichick’s assertion that there are more former Patriots throughout rest of NFL than other teams.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Dion Lewis cracks century mark for first time in his career.
- Zack Cox Patriots Notes: Pass rush finally flourishes in win over Dolphins.
- Mike Reiss picks his initial Ups and Downs from Sunday's win: Dion Lewis' career-best game and Rob Gronkowski's two touchdowns were highlights.
- Matthew Geagan picks his Ups & Downs from the win over the Fins.
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Game Center (NFL.com) Dolphins vs. Patriots: Recap, stats, highlights.
- Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Patriots improve to 9-2 with 35-17 victory over Dolphins.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) Patriots put best backfield forward with Dion Lewis, Rex Burkhead.
- Ron Clements (Sporting News) Rob Gronkowski says he got 'yelled at' after 'horse' TD celebration with Brandin Cooks.
- Shalise Manza Young (Yahoo! Sports) Patriots' Rob Gronkowski speaks hilarious inner monologue out loud.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Dolphins got “good shots” on Tom Brady; no thought to taking him out in fourth.
- Kristopher Knox (Bleacher Report) How has New England turned season around after mediocre start?
- Peter King (SI) Monday Morning QB: The race is on to catch the Patriots and a word about the Greg Schiano-Tennessee mess.
- Gary Gramling (SI) Sunday Freakout: Fake punts forever!
- Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) Monday Morning Digest: Patriots, Eagles pull away from contenders and pretenders. "A Super Bowl XXXIX rematch feels so inevitable right now that Donovan McNabb is already getting queasy. (Kidding!)"
- Don Banks (Patriots.com) Week 12 Snap Judgments: New England (9-2) clinched its 17th consecutive winning season.
- Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) Week 12 NFL Notebook: Gotta love the Patriots, who will go for your throat at any point.
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) NFL Week 12: What we learned from Sunday's games.
- Jacob Feldman (SI) The Morning Huddle: The Packers lived until they died.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL Winners and Losers: It's time for Andy Reid to bench Alex Smith. Winner: Rob Gronkowski.
- Rodger Sherman (The Ringer) The Winners and Losers from NFL Week 12.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Week 12 Grades: Patriots B+, Dolphins C-.
- Joe Starkey (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Mike Tomlin wrote a really big check, so he best cash it.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Mike Tomlin: “We should win it all.”
- Andy Benoit (SI) The Chiefs have been figured out.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) NFL playoff picture: Bills, Panthers, Falcons play strong wild cards.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) No momentum to make pass interference reviewable.
VIEW FROM MIAMI
- Dave Hyde (Sun-Sentinel) DeVante Parker's non-play the story of Dolphins' awful day.
- Omar Kelly (Sun-Sentinel) Dolphins outclassed by Patriots as Miami loses fifth straight game.
- Adam H. Beasley (Miami Herald) Miami Dolphins battered, beaten by New England Patriots in 35-17 drubbing.
- Alain Poupart (MiamiDolphins) Patriots defeat Dolphins: On a day when the Dolphins lost players to injuries and an ejection, a fake punt set the stage for a frustrating day at Gillette Stadium.
- Armando Salguero (Miami Herald) Miami Dolphins need to rethink roster, philosophy, coaching staff.
- Andy Cohen (MiamiDolphins) So hard to overcome these slow starts.
- Dave Hyde (Sun-Sentinel) Ten thoughts on Dolphins' 35-17 loss to Patriots.
- John Congemi (MiamiDolphins) 3 Takeaways: Dolphins - Patriots.
- Adam H. Beasley (Miami Herald) What went wrong for Dolphins on Patriots' fake punt — and who took the blame.
- Joe Schad (Palm Beach Post) What Miami Dolphins offensive linemen said after Matt Moore sacked 7 times. /What Matt Moore said: “Ouch!”
- Chris Perkins, Steve Svekis (Sun-Sentinel) Gallery: 20 things we learned in the Miami Dolphins' 35-17 loss to the New England Patriots.
- Adam H. Beasley (Miami Herald) 'We didn't have sh-- to lose.' Landry disagrees with Gase’s late-game decision.
- Armando Salguero (Miami Herald) The Dolphins and Patriots faced similar woes. Here is why one team found the solution.
- Armando Salguero (Miami Herald) Miami Dolphins are the worst team in AFC East.
- Joe Schad (Palm Beach Post) Have the Miami Dolphins taken a step back under Adam Gase?
- Jason Lieser and Joe Schad (Palm Beach Post) What went wrong for Dolphins when Patriots burned them on fake punt? (19.29 min. video)