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TEAM TALK
- Patriots - Falcons Thursday Injury Report.
- Paul Perillo shares the latest news, notes and buzz from Houston: Marty Bennett's Super experience.
- Don Banks: Eagles rookie QB Carson Wentz this season already did what the Patriots are hoping to do: Beat the Falcons.
- Angellique Fiske notes the kids at Boston Children's Hospital are offering up their dance moves (free of charge) for the Patriots to use this Sunday in a precious video.
- Next Gen Stats break down of New England's offense. (3.06 min. video)
- Photos - Meet the Patriots Super Bowl LI roster.
- What They're Saying: Atlanta Falcons.
- Press Conference: Lady Gaga (19.37 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Behind Tom Brady's preparation for Super Bowl LI.
- Ryan Hannable mentions that Tom Brady studying the Falcons at 1:30 a.m. after the AFC title game is nothing new.
- Justin Rocke (PatriotsWire) Ex-NFL DE discusses what makes the Patriots stand out over the rest.
- Chris Hogan (The Players' Tribune) One More. "... what I did in the last game doesn’t matter. Because this is New England. That game is in the past. And we still have one more."
- Mark Daniels reports Danny Amendola plans to 'let it all go' in Super Bowl LI: "I'm prepared and I feel really well. I feel strong and fast."
- Jeff Howe takes a look at some of the key matchups: Patriots defensive front vs. Falcons offensive line.
- Karen Guregian examines how these two teams stack up by position, and gives the Patriots the overall edge.
- Mark Daniels notes Duron Harmon is still haunted by Jermaine Kearse's Super Bowl catch.
- Ryan Hannable hears Michael Floyd express his desire to return to the Patriots next season: "I love it here."
- Ryan Hannable reports Jimmy Garoppolo details how close he came to playing Week 4 with a shoulder injury.
- Jeff Howe says a Super Bowl victory would cement the legacy for a new wave of Patriots.
- Jeff Howe counts the Patriots ring leaders.
- Mike Reiss notes Dwight Freeney has fond memories of harassing Tom Brady as a Colt, and remembers his 2013 free agent visit to Foxborough.
- Mike Petraglia recaps Bill Belichick's respect for Julio Jones and Tom Brady on family night.
- Phil Perry Pool report: Patriots use Floyd, Slater to replicate Julio Jones in practice.
- Alex Speier notes that a lot of coaches at his age retire, but not Bill Belichick.
- 98.5 Sports Hub guest Patriots president Jonathan Kraft discusses deflategate, President Trump, Bill Belichick's future, and more.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Willie McGinest explains why he thinks Patriots traded Jamie Collins.
- CBS Boston reports Their team may be 1,800 miles away, but we found the Patriots End Zone Militia holding down Fort Gillette.
- Sean Glennon (ThisFootballBllog) Super Bowl LI pick (and why): New England by a touchdown.
- CBS Boston sports team makes their predictions, along with some keys to a Patriots victory.
- Jim Lazar calls the Patriots' Super Bowl opponent silent but deadly, and makes his pick. Patriots 29-23.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Robert Mays (The Ringer) The 10 throws that define Tom Brady.
- Darren Rovelll (ESPN) Tom Brady the top seller for all merchandise, per NFLPA.
- Kerry Byrne (Cold Hard Football Facts) Super Bowl LI proves that this is the only stat in football that matters: Passer Rating Differential, aka the 'Mother of All Stats'.
- Ben Muth (Football Outsiders) Super Bowl Preview.
- Neil Greenberg (Washington Post) Here is the perfect Super Bowl LI game plan for the New England Patriots.
- Kyle Wagner (FiveThirtyEight) The Patriots are the NFL's greatest dynasty.
- Will Leitch (Sports on Earth) Pats fans vs. the world.
- Neil Greenberg (Washington Post) The best way the Falcons can beat the Patriots in Super Bowl LI.
- Greg A. Bedard (SI) How the Falcons can win the Super Bowl: Eight steps to an Atlanta upset. /Another Falcons-helper column, Greg?.
- Vincent Verhei (Football Outsiders) Keys to beating New England.
- David K. Anderson and Joe Ward (NY Times) In the pocket: How Tom Brady and Matt Ryan pass under pressure.
- Vaughn McClure and Mike Reiss (ESPN) High-scoring offenses turn up competition for Falcons, Patriots in Super Bowl.
- Mike Lupica (Sports on Earth) Dan Quinn is back in the Super Bowl, but so is Tom Brady.
- Darren Rovell (ESPN) Hogan's unlikely rise fueled in part by Wayne Chrebet's agent. /Great story, worth a read.
- Inside the NFL (YouTube) Patriots 2016 Season in review. (3.23 min. video)
- Michael Renner (Pro Football Focus) How Patriots will combat Falcons’ passing attack.
- Andrew Beaton and Brian Costa (Wall St. Journal) The Falcons and Patriots lead a running-back revolution.
- Scott Kacsmar (Football Outsiders) Film Room: Receiving backs in Super Bowl LI.
- Kevin Seifert (ESPN) Expect Super Bowl refs to let DBs play.
- Eric Adelson (Yahoo! Sports) That time you had to ask your boss if you could skip work to play in the Super Bowl.
- Kalyn Kahler (The MMQB) The longest snap: The strange tale of the snap that almost wasn’t, before the kick that won Super Bowl XXXVIII. /Fantastic story.
- Jeff Dooley (Washington Post) These Patriots and Falcons players are the weakest links in Super Bowl LI.
- Chris Burke (SI) How does Tom Brady's 2016 season compare to his other Super Bowl campaigns?
- Conan O'Brien (Team Coco) Clueless Gamer Super Bowl Edition: "For Honor" (11.19 min. video) /Pretty funny.
- Mark Maske (Washington Post) Bill Belichick will coach the Patriots ‘as long as he wants.’ Then what?
- Martin Rogers (USA Today) Will Patriots' Super Bowl fortunes turn on coach Bill Belichick's hoodie?
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Patriots assistant Steve Belichick learned media relations from his dad.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Dwight Freeney says what many think: Super Bowl week sucks.
- Alec Brzezinski (Sporting News) Reggie Wayne on Patriots signing bonus: 'They told me to keep it'.
- Andrew Brandt (The MMQB) Beyond the Super Bowl: Quick look at the Patriots and Falcons, plus notes on Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger, John Lynch and more.
- Rodger Sherman (The Ringer) It's time for an overtime Super Bowl.
- Master Tesfatsion (Washington Post) The NFL’s ongoing awkward dance with touchdown celebrations.
- Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) Here are the front-runners to land Garoppolo, Romo in NFL's QB shuffle.
- Howard Fendrich (AP Pro32) How to sound like an NFL fan while watching the Super Bowl.
- Bill Barnwell (ESPN) Barnwell's Super Bowl LI preview: Why I'm predicting a rout.
- Kevin Clark (The Ringer) Super Bowl LI pick: Experience is the only edge.
- Will Leitch (Sports on Earth) Case in points: Super Bowl 51 Preview. Pats 31-24.
- Sports Staff (USA Today) Super Bowl LI predictions. Four pick Patriots, two pick Falcons.
VIEW FROM ATLANTA
- Michael Cunningham (AJC.com) Why Matt Ryan will outplay Tom Brady in Super Bowl.
- D. Orlando Ledbetter (AJC.com) Jones, Edelman top Super Bowl receiving targets.
- Michael Cunningham (AJC.com.) Falcons D not ‘Seattle East’ but looking more like it.
- Michael Cunningham (AJC.com) Falcons to test Pats D like never before.
- Andrew Hirsh (AtlantaFalcons) Matchup to watch: WR Jones vs. CB Butler.
- Kailyn Thomas (WSB-TV) 10 moments that defined the Atlanta Falcons 2016 season.
- D. Orlando Ledbetter (AJC.com) Pool practice report: Mack struggled with left fibula injury; Freeney DNP with calf injury.
- Jeff Legwold (ESPN) Falcons coach used assist from Von Miller to help unleash Vic Beasley Jr.
- Michael Cunningham (AJC.com) Survey: More Americans rooting for Falcons but expect Pats victory.
- Will Leitch (SI) This year, the tortured Atlanta Falcons are America's Team. (2.20 min. video)
DEFLATEGATE, DUMPSTER DIVE
- Bryan Curtis (The RInger) In all his evasive glory: NFL commissioner deftly dodged Trump and skirted Deflategate.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Goodell’s "if I’m invited" explanation doesn’t fly.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Marshall Faulk still thinks the Patriots filmed the Rams’ practice. "Faulk is entitled to his own opinion, but not entitled to his own facts, and on this one he got the facts wrong."
- Matt Dolloff calls Marshall Faulk just sad at this point, as Faulk still insists that the Patriots filmed his team's Super Bowl walkthrough.
- Louis Bien (SB Nation) Man who accidentally stole the Falcons’ Super Bowl game plan swears 'Bill Belichick didn't pay me off'.
- Bob McGovern reports Josh McDaniels may be a witness in the upcoming double-murder trial of Aaron Hernandez.