TEAM TALK
- Erik Scalavino breaks down the Pats-Vikes film: Tough night for Gronk, who drew three penalty flags.
- Paul Perillo tells us who won the matchups: Pats plan works to perfection.
- Conference call transcript: Bill Belichick.
- Angelique Fiske reports Kyle and Marissa Van Noy held their annual event, giving away trees and coats to 253 foster kids and their families.
- Locker room celebration following the win over the Vikings. (1.34 min. video)
- WEEI Patriots Monday: Tom Brady (18.03 min.) - James White (5.03 min.) - Bill Belichick (17.56 min.)
LOCAL LINKS
- Evan Lazar’s Advanced Stats Report: Breaking down what led to the Patriots’ success on defense.
- Doug Kyed’s Patriots-Vikings Film Review: Why Josh Gordon’s sparing usage was smart.
- Andrew Callahan presents his Pats-Vikes Film Review: How the defense turned the corner again in December.
- Matt Dolloff goes into the Pats-Vikings Film Room: JC Jackson sets tone, dominates matchups in breakthrough game.
- Matt Dolloff mentions the weird trend shown by the Patriots offense, of often starting games strong and finishing strong but going stagnant in the middle.
- Michael Hurley serves up some still-warm leftover Patriots thoughts: The Patriots went right at the Vikings on Sunday. Minnesota couldn’t handle it.
- Jerry Thornton (Barstool Sports) Knee jerk reactions to Week 13 vs. Vikings: So yet another 2-touchdown win where the Patriots rip an opponent’s windpipe out of their throat late in the game.
- Evan Lazar tells us ten things we learned from the win over the Vikes: 1. Patriots’ Stephon Gilmore and Jason McCourty shutdown Vikings’ wide receiver duo.
- Mike Reiss sees the ever-evolving Patriots defense coming together at the right time. “That doesn’t necessarily create a “wow” factor like other teams, but it’s smart football, reflective of one of the smartest coaches in the game who has overseen a seamless transition in 2018 with future-NFL-head-coach-in-waiting Brian Flores taking over the playcalling from Matt Patricia.”
- Michael Hurley tells us why there shouldn’t be any complaints about the Patriots’ 14-point win on Sunday.
- Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Pats Posits: All aboard the latest and greatest Pats hype train!
- Mike Reiss writes about how Trent Brown (6-foot-8, 370-pounds) has been on the field for 803 offensive snaps -- 96 percent of the time -- answering the Patriots’ top offseason question mark.
- Sean T. McGuire talks up how Josh Gordon makes things happen for Tom Brady and the offense. It’s just that simple.
- Dave Brown assures the football-watching world that the Patriots gained zero advantage from allegedly cheating (according to Adam Thielen) in their win over the Vikings.
- Michael Hurley takes a look at the AFC playoff picture: The race for a first-round bye remains tight, with potential ‘hat and t-shirt game’ on tap in Miami.
- David Latham (LastWordOnSports) Top five Tom Brady runs.
- Thomas Murphy (DiehardBostonSportsFans) Is TB12 ruining Gronk? /I just think he’s been hurt.
- Alex Reimer expects Rob Gronkowski to be largely a bystander during the Pats’ annual December push.
- Oliver Thomas (Forbes) Against Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs, Patriots’ pass defense proved it’s no easy match.
- Brendan Howe (FullPressCoverage) The Patriots own December like nobody else.
- Rich Thompson Patriots Notebook: Dont’a Hightower plays complete game.
- Kevin Duffy issues his Patriots Report Card: Defense aces the test.
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots Week 13 Report Card, defense dominates Vikes in 24-10 win. /RBs get a B- ?!? That’s rough.
- NESN posts a video ‘tribute’ to Tom Brady’s 1,000 rushing yards. The Checkdown presents “A Football Life: Run Tommy, run.”
- Olivia Vanni Side Tracks: The Bill Belichick Foundation just announced that it will be holding an online contest that will let one lucky winner and a guest watch the Patriots take on the Buffalo Bills and have an on-field meet & greet with Bill Belichick and Linda Holliday.
- Michael Hurley passes along a report calling Josh McDaniels a possibility for Packers head coach, with assistants already lining up.
- Alex Reimer says the NFL cared more about Tom Brady playing with deflated footballs than Kareem Hunt physically assaulting a woman. /FIFY: “allegedly” playing...
- Matt Chatham (BlogTalkRadio) Real Thing Patriots Podcast: Vikings plundered by Patriots, game breakdown. (43 min.)
- Russ Goldman (PatsFans) Patriots Fourth & Two Podcast: Defense steps up against the Vikings. (22.49 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) Monday Afternoon QB: Panthers need defensive identity, Sam Darnold almost started, Joey Bosa on rehab; NFL Notes.
- Robert Mays (The Ringer) The Starting 11: The Patriots aren’t going anywhere, and neither is Russell Wilson.
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) The Debrief, Week 13: Cowboys among against-the-grain winners.
- Cameron Wolfe (ESPN) Who was that?!? Unheralded ballers who made a difference in Week 13. James Develin makes this list.
- Kristopher Knox (Bleacher Report) NFL team grades for NFL Week 13. Patriots: A, Vikings: D.
- Jenny Vrentas (SI) Why Mike McCarthy and Josh McDaniels are still in demand.
- Dave Dameshek (NFL.com) The Shek Report: Week 13. (2.19 min. video)
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL needs to revise its Commissioner Exempt list procedures.