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TEAM TALK
- Erik Scalavino shares the news, notes and locker-room buzz from Thursday at Gillette: Patriots assistants in demand again.
- Press Conference Transcripts: Tom Brady - David Andrews - Patrick Chung.
- Don Banks makes his Wild Card Weekend picks.
- How we got here: Recapping the 2018 season. (7.33 min. video)
- All Access One-on-one: Rex Burkhead. (3.29 min. video)
- Press Pass: Nate Ebner discusses winning the 2018 Ed Block Courage Award. (30 second clip)
LOCAL LINKS
- Zack Cox notes Tom Brady points to the hallmarks of the 2018 Pats. “Every team has its own unique identity, and this team cares a lot about each other... We’ve shown we could overcome some adversity. We’ve been counted out a few times and showed back up with a lot of resolve. We have great character on this team.”
- Ryan Hannable stresses Tom Brady’s passion for the playoffs is real: ‘You can’t leave anything behind, you just give everything you got’.
- Phil Perry finds that it’s been a relatively mellow season for Tom Brady, but it looks like with the playoffs looming, he’s getting fired up.
- Mike Reiss hears from younger teammates as they recall their first memories of Tom Brady in playoffs.
- Doug Kyed talks about the message Bill Belichick is preaching to the Patriots in the playoffs this week: How every play in the postseason is paramount.
- Phil Perry notes Tom Brady is well aware this might be the last go-round for this iteration of the Patriots.
- David Latham (LastWordOnSports) Patriots Gameplan: Self-scouting before the playoffs.
- Darren Hartwell highlights Jonathan Kraft with a definitive answer on Tom Brady’s Patriots future. “Tom is under contract for next year, and I think hopefully people have seen that there’s a real understanding between all of us about how that situation is going to work into the future.”
- Andrew Callahan catches up with the players to see how they’ll be spending the bye.
- Matt Dolloff talks about how JC Jackson’s emergence makes the Patriots secondary a big playoff weapon
- Steve McGuire (LastWordOnSports) A look back at Julian Edelman in the postseason.
- Mark Daniels mentions how Jason McCourty is savoring every moment in the playoffs.
- Nick O’Malley notes David Andrews doesn’t know what it’s like to miss the playoffs.
- Ryan Hannable talks about how the Patriots’ offensive line is extremely close off the field and how that helps in a big way on gameday.
- Tom Keegan is rooting for a generational clash of elite QBs, Tom Brady vs. Patrick Mahomes, on Sunday, Jan. 20 at Arrowhead Stadium.
- Thomas Murphy (DiehardBostonSportsFans) Dr. Strange-Shank or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the tomato cans.
- David Furtado (LastWordOnSports) New England Patriots 2018 regular season awards.
- Evan Lazar makes the case Stephon Gilmore should be a first-team All-Pro selection.
- Steve Hewitt Patriots Notebook: Stephon Gilmore continues to earn high praise; Law, Seymour Hall finalists; More.
- Doug Kyed addresses his Friday Patriots Mailbag: Could New England possibly acquire Antonio Brown?
- Matt Dolloff reports Nate Ebner is named the Patriots’ 2018 Ed Block Courage Award.
- Justin Leger passes along a report that Josh McDaniels is interested in the Browns head coaching position.
- Andrew Callahan tells us Brian Flores has four interviews over Friday-Saturday.
- Nick Goss points out Tom Brady could become the first NFL QB ever to start and win a playoff game at age 41 or older.
- Nick O’Malley takes a look at how former Patriots performed in 2018.
- Michael Hurley makes his NFL Wild Card Weekend picks: Chargers-Ravens, Seahawks-Cowboys, Colts-Texans plus Foles magic make for exceptionally tricky round of picks.
- Jim Lazar says it’s a rough week for Tom Brady, who trades off from listening to BB to listening to G, and makes his Wild Card Weekend picks.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Bill Barnwell (ESPN) 2018 NFL playoff preview: Super Bowl stories for all 12 teams.
- Danny Heifetz (The Ringer) The keys to every NFL Wild Card game.
- Conor Orr (SI) Morning Huddle: Most dangerous teams ms in the NFL Wild-Card round.
- Kyle Hightower (AP) Pats hope adversity has forged their mettle for playoffs.
- Charles Robinson (Yahoo! Sports) Each NFL playoff team’s fatal flaw: 12 problems that can end a season. Patriots Achilles: The pass rush.
- Joe Lucia (Awful Announcing) Your NFL Wild Card Weekend announcing schedule.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL makes rare in-season rule adjustment.
- Jason Wilde (Wisconsin State Journal) For Josh McDaniels, it’s apparently Green Bay or back to New England.
- Joel Corry (CBS Sports) Agent’s Take: The 2018 Contract Awards, featuring the best and worst NFL signings of the year.
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) QB Index: Patrick Mahomes leads year-end rankings. Tom Brady 10th.
- Maurice Jones-Drew (NFL.com) RB Index: Final position rankings. Sony Michel 12th.
- Ralph Warner (NFL.com) The top ten selling jerseys of 2018. No. 1 Tom Brady.
- Joe Lucia (Awful Announcing) The 2018 announcer rankings.
- Charlotte Carroll (SI) Finalists for 2019 Pro Football Hall of Fame announced.
- Jarrett Bell (USA Today) Wide receivers, young QBs will be critical to success on NFL’s wild-card weekend.
- MMQB Staff (SI) NFL Playoff Predictions: Picking round-by-round winners and Super Bowl LIII champion. /Hint: Only one gets it right.
- Nate Davis (USA Today) Playoff picks: Who wins wild-card games and Super Bowl LIII?
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Playoff picks: Seahawks upset Cowboys, Eagles nearly stun Bears in wild-card round.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) NFL Wild Card Weekend picks: Colts, Chargers pull off road upsets
- R.J. White (CBS Sports) NFL Wild Card picks: Why the Colts, Seahawks and Chargers are dangerous ‘dogs, teaser of the week and more tips