New England Patriots links 1/22/19 - Week 15 Loss to Steelers a spur in Patriots turnaround

TEAM TALK

• Erik Scalavino reviews the Pats-Chiefs film: Sony Michel ran the ball hard throughout the night.
• Paul Perillo gives us the matchup winners: Brady has final say in historic OT victory.
• John Rooke’s View from Above: Going from good to ‘scary’ good.
• Press Conference Transcripts: David Andrews - Matthew Slater.
• Patriots Right Now: AFC Championship recap. (11.09 min.video)
• WEEI Patriots Monday: Tom Brady (18.15 min.) - Bill Belichick (23.53 min.)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss hears from players who identified a 17-10 road loss to the Steelers, in which the team totaled 14 accepted penalties, as a key turning point for the Patriots.
• Kevin McNamara explains why this New England victory was extra special. ‘When they let a lead slip away late in the fourth quarter, they didn’t panic.’
• Doug Kyed’s Patriots-Chiefs Film Review: Tom Brady is still a few Clydesdale gallops away from that cliff some people like to talk about.
• Evan Lazar’s Advanced Stats Report: Patriots get contributions from entire roster to reach Super Bowl.
• Andrew Callahan shares 12 leftover thoughts from Sunday’s instant classic: 1. Gronk back? Mostly. And that’s good enough.
• Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Pats Posits: It just keeps going.
• Ian Logue (PatsFans) 5 Things we learned from the Patriots Championship win: 1. Terrific - and a little lucky - performance by Edelman.
• Nick O’Malley shares 10 cool behind-the-scenes things we saw from Sunday’s postgame celebrations.
• D.J. Bean makes the case that this Patriots team is a different type of impressive.
• Mark Daniels finds plenty of storylines in the Patriots-Rams Super Bowl rematch.
• Joshua Schrock reports the Patriots will be wearing their road white jerseys in Super Bowl LIII, which is a good sign for New England.
• Mike Reiss notes that this Patriots team might not be as talented as some of the previous eight teams that made trips to the NFL’s biggest game. But that doesn’t matter now.
• Andrew Callahan reports Bill Belichick loves this Patriots team.
• Michael Hurley notes Tom Brady sure loves slinging it: The F-bombs, that is.
• Mike Reiss lauds Rob Gronkowski’s enthusiasm and production, especially after his very challenging year.
• David Latham (LastWordOnSports) Ranking the latest Tom Brady comeback among his top moments.
• Marc Fortier (NECN) He did it again! Relive Tom Brady’s 57 game-winning drives.
• Justin Leger highlights Bill Belichick on the reports that claimed tension existed between him and Tom Brady. “Some of these people — I have never met them, never talked to them. I am not going to get into a bunch of gossip.”
• Ryan Hannable reports a video surfaced of possible laser pointer in Tom Brady’s face during AFC championship.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots Report Card In AFC Championship win over Kansas City. /The kind of all-around-win when a B+ brings down the curve.
• Andy Gresh grades the Patriots after winning the AFC Championship ‘WHAT. A. GAME’: Offensive Line earns a first-ever A++.
• Michael Hurley reminds everyone that NFL overtime rules are fair to both teams, despite the incessant whining online.
• CBS Boston reports the thrilling Patriots-Chiefs AFC Championship draws massive TV ratings.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Analysis Team (Pro Football Focus) Refocused, AFC Championship: New England Patriots 37, Kansas City Chiefs 31.
• Ian O’Connor (ESPN) Patriots’ Super Bowl LIII trip is a Bill Belichick masterpiece for the ages.
• Dennis Dodd (CBS Sports) Patriots execute perfect game plan to take down upstart Chiefs: Play keepaway and trust in Tom Brady.
• Mark Chichester (Pro Football Focus) A trademark fourth-quarter performance from Brady helps send the Patriots to Super Bowl LIII.
• Judy Battista (NFL.com) Pats’ dynastic run comes full circle for Tom Brady, Bill Belichick.
• Cindy Boren (Washington Post) ‘Still here’: Tom Brady isn’t going anywhere. And he’s going to let you know it.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Will Tom Brady walk off, if the Patriots win their sixth Super Bowl? /See above.
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady on Bill Belichick: I’ve always loved playing for him.
• Brent Sobleski (Bleacher Report) Patrick Mahomes must wait because it’s still Tom Brady’s league.
• Mark Maske (Washington Post) A rejuvenated Rob Gronkowski is playing a key role in Patriots’ Super Bowl run.
• Ross Gienieczko mentions how Phillip Dorsett has emerged in the postseason after being almost an afterthought.
• Austin Gayle (Pro Football Focus) Conference Championship standouts. Shaq Mason gets a mention.
• Austin Gayle (Pro Football Focus) Kyle Van Noy turning it on in the postseason with Belichick pulling the strings.
• Albert Breer (SI) Monday Afternoon QB: Belichick’s not going anywhere, What the Patriots and Rams have in common, More NFL News.
• Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) Monday Morning Digest: Patriots-Rams Super Bowl is a battle of the generations.
• Bill Barnwell (ESPN) Inside 16 crucial plays from the NFL conference championship games.
• Neil Greenberg (Washington Post) The biggest swings in win probability from the AFC and NFC championship games.
• Mark Maske (Washington Post) 5 Lessons NFL teams can learn from the Super Bowl paths of the Rams and Patriots.
• Victor Mather (NY Times) Super Bowl LIII will have a young coach, an old coach and a lot of things in between.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Early-window ratings down, late-window ratings up for Championship Sunday.
• Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Super Bowl 2019 Odds: Everyone is betting on the Patriots, why the over/under is on the move.
• Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Andy Reid takes issue with roughing, offsides penalties.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Bill Belichick has long advocated for making everything reviewable.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL plans to study making pass interference reviewable.
• Kevin Draper and Ken Belson (NY Times) When the whole country reviews a play, referees can’t always join.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL needs to add a video official to every crew.