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TEAM TALK
- Infographic: Breaking down the win over the Titans by the numbers.
- Press Release: Patriots AFC Divisional win over Titans generates highest rating of the 2017 season.
- Erik Scalavino offers his Pats-Titans film review, breaking down the game quarter-by-quarter.
- Angelique Fiske points out an accidental message from the CBS broadcast of Saturday’s game: 3rd & goal becomes ‘3rd & Goat’. /Awesome.
- John Rooke’s View from Above: Look ahead at your own peril.
- Conference Call transcripts: Bill Belichick - Josh McDaniels - Matt Patricia.
- Locker Room transcripts from Monday.
LOCAL LINKS
- Jeff Howe corrects the storyline: This isn’t about Tom Brady and three nobodies, with all due respect to the three nobodies, this is about Brady vs. elite defenses.
- Doug Kyed believes the Patriots are well-versed against Jaguars-style defenses in big playoff games.
- Tom E. Curran states the Patriots don’t need to apologize for anything.
- Phil Perry suggests that the return of talented pass-catching back Rex Burkhead may help the Patriots hit the Jaguars defense where they’re softest.
- Adam Kurkjian breaks down the Patriots-Jaguars AFC title match: Leonard Fournette is pretty darn good.
- Adam Kurkjian looks at rookies Leonard Fournette and Cam Robinson and how they play big roles in the Jags’ run-oriented offense.
- Adam Kurkjian notes Josh McDaniels laid some high praise on the Jaguars: ‘There’s nothing they don’t do well.’
- Ian Glendon (FullPressCoverage) First Look: Jaguars. Stout defense and a ground-and-pound offense.
- Kevin Dillon brings up Leonard Fournette’s ankle injury from Sunday, and what it means for the Patriots as they prepare to face him in the AFC Championship game.
- Kevin Dillon relays the Patriots’ response to Jalen Ramsey’s Super Bowl guarantee: ‘I’d be confident if I were him, as well.’
- Mike Reiss hears from Duron Harmon how the Steelers’ loss shows the importance of respecting your opponent.
- Jared Talbot (FullPressCoverage) Winners and losers playoff edition: Patriots blow out Titans.
- Jeff Howe says the Pats blew away the Titans by controlling the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball, and it will be an even greater challenge vs. the Jaguars.
- Jeff Howe details the game stats after breaking down the film of Saturday’s win.
- Mike Reiss notes Josh McDaniels wasn’t surprised at Danny Amendola’s big game Saturday: Amendola “will do anything for the team to help us win.”
- Tom E. Curran looks at the distraction potential of having both coordinators on their way out of New England.
- Kevin Duffy talks about how the Steelers must be a constant source of comedy for Pats fans. /I know I’m amused.
- Ron Borges issues his Patriots Report Card: Divisional test too easy.
- Mike Reiss previews Tom Brady’s documentary, saying it’s a chance for him to mark this ‘watershed point’ of his life.
- Christopher Simoneau (FullPressCoverage) Patriots 2018 Draft is crucial to present and future.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Charles P. Pierce (SI) Ricky Jean-Francois knows what the Patriots and Haiti have in common.
- Rich Cimini (ESPN) Patriots’ Dion Lewis hits stride after major injuries and 985-day hiatus. /Good read.
- Eric Adelson (Yahoo! Sports) Jags continue to fire barbs at Steelers, but tone softens when Patriots – ‘the dads of the NFL’ – mentioned.
- Mike Reiss and Mike DiRocco (ESPN) Patriots should see similarities between Jaguars and Seahawks defenses.
- Dan Graziano (ESPN) The big question for the final four NFL playoff teams. Patriots: Can they beat the Tom Coughlin curse?
- Andy Benoit (SI) The Jaguars’ recipe for an AFC Title Game upset.
- Nate Davis (USA Today) Jaguars at Patriots AFC Championship Game preview: Three things to know.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Patriots saw Jaguars’ potential in training camp.
- Report (AP) Patriots won’t bite on Ramsey’s trash talk.
- Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Doug Marrone: Jalen Ramsey was trying to fire up Jaguars fans, not dis Patriots.
- Bill Barnwell (ESPN) Three goats and the GOAT: Lessons of an impossible QB final four in 2017 NFL playoffs.
- Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) Monday Morning Digest: Can any of these no-name QBs take down Tom Brady?
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Sorting the Playoff Pile: How the Jags can beat Pats in AFC Championship game.
- Michael Tunison (Sports on Earth) After Further Review: Who will challenge Tom Brady?
- Sam Farmer (LA Times) Hard to believe the quarterbacks joining Tom Brady in the NFL’s conference championships.
- Mike Jones (USA Today) Upon Further Review: How three afterthought QBs took over the NFL playoffs.
- Danny Kelly (The Ringer) The Titans’ loss to the Patriots perfectly exemplified Mike Mularkey’s outdated offensive system—and why it doesn’t work for the team’s franchise QB.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) 2018 NFL playoff bracket: Patriots and party crashers in AFC, NFC title games.
- Adam Schein (NFL.com) NFL Divisional Round hat tips: Guys who defined unreal weekend. 3. Bill Belichick.
- Rodger Sherman (The Ringer) The winners and losers from the NFL’s divisional round. Winner: Clock operators.
- Robert Mays (The Ringer) NFL divisional-round recap: The Vikings finally have their forever moment.
- Gary Gramling (SI) Sunday Freakout: All the action from an unforgettable weekend of playoff football.
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) Twelve things we learned from Divisional Round games.
- Staff (ESPN) Bills breakthrough season reflected in AFC East awards.
- Pat Forde (Yahoo! Sports) Criticize the game all you want, but two epic plays explain why football is still king.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Ratings down for divisional round.
- Richard Deitsch (SI) Media Circus: 2018 AFC, NFC Championships pose major test for NFL viewership.
- Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Steelers, Saints staffs will coach Pro Bowl teams.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Report: ABC wants in on Thursday Night Football.