New England Patriots links 1/03/17 - Bye week to-do list: 1. Rest, heal up

TEAM TALK

• Infographic: Breaking down the win over the Jets by the numbers.
• WEEI Patriots Monday: Tom Brady - Trey Flowers - Bill Belichick.
• Press Release: Limited number of Patriots AFC divisional playoff game tickets to go on sale to general public on Friday, January 5.
• Andy Hart tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: Patriots postseason ponderings.
• Paul Perillo tells us who won their matchups: Run defense dominates, Guy, Brown tough in middle.
• John Rooke's View from Above: Be careful who you wish for.
• Conference Call transcript: Bill Belichick.
• Patriots locker room celebration following the win over the Jets. (1.25 min. video)
• Kyle Van Noy and his wife Marissa use their charity, Van Noy Valor Foundation to raise adoption awareness. (3.50 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Karen Guregian suggests five ways to get the offense back in gear. 1. A healthy Chris Hogan.
• Mike Reiss likes the Patriots' success with its 7-DB package on third down, and wonders if New England can do it against postseason competition.
• Doug Kyed offers his Pats-Jets Film Review: James Harrison takes on unexpected role in debut.
• Doug Kyed takes a look at some Patriots year-end key advanced stats (from Pro Football Focus Elite) and shares the results.
• Evan Lazar focuses on how the Patriots 17-season dynasty has defied the statistical odds in many situations en route to five Super Bowl championships.
• Ian Logue (PatsFans) Inside the Numbers: Third down totals plummeted for Brady after Achilles injury.
• NESN staff picks its Patriots 2017 Awards & Superlatives: Brady, Lewis among honorees.
• Sam Hollister (PatsPropaganda) Dion Lewis: Top five running back?
• Mike Reiss notes special teams is a subject that is close to Bill Belichick's heart, and on Tuesday, he shared his many (many, many) thoughts with the media.
• Zack Cox mentions how Bill Belichick had a blast talking about Ryan Allen and punting technique.
• Mike Reiss notes Bill Belichick calls New Year's Day a 'great day for football fans.'
• Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) 3 Reasons Patriots will/won't win Super Bowl 52.
• Eric Wilbur sees the Patriots' road to the Super Bowl paved with awful AFC doormats. Another rider on Dan Shaughnessy's tomato-can bandwagon.
• Alex Reimer makes the case that in 2017, the much-maligned AFC East was maybe the best division in the conference.
• Zack Cox previews the playoffs and thinks a Chiefs rematch appears likely.
• Nick O'Malley checks in on some former Patriots players to see how they are doing across the NFL
• Ryan Hannable relays Adam Schefter explaining how the Patriots only got a 2nd-round pick for Jimmy Garoppolo.
• WEEI recaps Ian Rapoport discussing all things Patriots, including McDaniels and Patricia potentially leaving, the Jimmy G. trade, if the Pats ever considered trading Brady; More.
• Doug Kyed thinks about who could fill the Patriots' coordinator and personnel vacancies in 2018.
• Mike Reiss notes it has been six seasons since Josh McDaniels returned as New England's offensive coordinator, and now he's primed for another head-coaching gig.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Dan Graziano (ESPN) The wild ending to Week 17, and why NFL parity is alive and well.
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Beating a team three times not as hard as it sounds.
• Robert Mays (The Ringer) Eleven thoughts about the NFL playoff field after Week 17.
• Insiders (ESPN) 2017 NFL playoff bracket: Insiders pick all 11 winners.
• Jarrett Bell (USA Today) Key question for each NFL playoff team. Patriots: Will James Harrison provide the Patriots with championship impact?
• Ross Tucker (Sports on Earth) No such thing as 'nothing to play for.'
• Ben Fawkes (ESPN) Every NFL team's record against the spread. Patriots lead, 11-5.
• Around the NFL (NFL.com) 2017 MVPs for every NFL team. Patriots: Tom Brady (and Dion Lewis).
• Ryan Wilson (CBS Sports) 2017 NFL MVP predictions: Tom Brady is our unanimous choice over Todd Gurley and it's not even close.
• Seth Walder (ESPN) Best and worst QBs of 2017.
• Brian Burke (ESPN) Craziest win-probability swing plays of 2017 NFL regular season.
• John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL schedule: Here are the 2018 regular-season opponents for all 32 teams. Highlight: Packers at Patriots.
• NFL Nation (ESPN) NFL Playoffs Confidential: Blitzing Brady, grounding Gurley, negating Newton ... players, coaches tell all.
• Elliot Harrison (NFL.com) Hall of Fame finalists: Ray Lewis a lock, but who else will get in?
• Jeff Legwold (ESPN) Ray Lewis, Randy Moss among 15 finalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• Staff (BlufftonToday) S.C. Football Hall of Fame announces 2018 finalists. Troy Brown included.
• Mike Wells (ESPN) Colts coaching candidates: Josh McDaniels has had success minus Tom Brady.
• Conor Orr (SI) Gruden, the Raiders and the Rooney Rule: What happens when a team seems locked in on a candidate?
• Alex Putterman (Awful Announcing) 37 of the 50 most watched TV broadcasts in 2017 were NFL games.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Six teams meet the criteria to be forced onto Hard Knocks.