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TEAM TALK
- Patriots-Bills Thursday Injury Report.
- Mike Dussault’s Keys to the Starting Lineup: Patriots vs. Bills. 1. Ball security.
- Mike Dussault shares the locker-room buzz from Thursday at Gillette: Patriots and Bills ready for ‘big time’ game.
- Press Conference transcripts: Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.
- What They’re Saying: Buffalo Bills.
- Coffee with the Coach: Bill Belichick and Scott Zolak discuss Saturday’s big divisional game. (3.25 min. video)
- One-on-One with Stephon Gilmore. (3.03 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Thomas Murphy (DiehardBostonSportsFans) Monster Keys: Patriots vs. Bills. 1. Blow up Allens day: It’s nightmare time for the young gunslinger. I need to see the Patriots front seven in his face all afternoon...
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots–Bills Week 16: Who has the razor’s edge? Patriots RBs vs Bills front aeven – Razor’s edge: Buffalo
- Andy Hart’s Patriots 6-pack Preview: Bills bring late-season playoff feel. 1. Pick on Josh Allen.
- Matthew Geagan tells us what to watch for in Pats-Bills on Saturday. 1. Devin Singletary.
- Christopher Mason gives us his Pats-Bills preview: Predictions, point spread, game plans, matchups and more.
- Eric Wilbur relays what the experts are predicting for Saturday’s Patriots-Bills game: Is Josh Allen really going to march into Gillette Stadium, where the Patriots are nearly unbeatable, and reverse the script?
- Darren Hartwell highlights Bill Belichick offering rare insight into how the Patriots will read the Bills’ defense.
- Doug Kyed says despite a struggling offense and litany of injuries, Julian Edelman still is on pace for his best statistical season.
- Ryan Hannable believes Mohamed Sanu is the X Factor for the offense going forward.
- Zack Cox notes Joejuan Williams is prepared to step up vs. Bills, with cornerbacks ailing.
- CBS Boston highlights Tom Brady ready for playoff feel against the Bills on Saturday.
- Matt Cassel says missing practice reps not in Tom Brady’s DNA, but sometimes a player needs to be protected from himself.
- Dave D’Onofrio looks at 12 Tom Brady stats that shed light on his 2019 season: Almost across the board, the stats suggest a decline from the greatest of all time.
- Doug Kyed addresses his Friday Patriots Mailbag: What’s the biggest cause for Tom Brady’s struggles?
- Zack Cox gives us an injury report update: Jonathan Jones (groin) ruled out; four questionable.
- Christopher Mason mentions how defensive backs play wide receiver at practice, and how it helps out both sides of the ball.
- Matt Dolloff notes Bill Belichick said the the team practiced inside Gillette Stadium in frigid weather because of the field conditions on the practice field.
- Darren Hartwell thumbnails potential QBs who could start for the Patriots in Week 1 of 2020, if this is Tom Brady’s last season in New England.
- Nick Stevens picks the decade’s top 10 moments in Boston sports.
- Hayden Bird takes a look at Bill Belichick’s best moments and stories from the NFL 100 All-Time Team reveal.
- Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) ‘Elite Eats’ with Kyle Van Noy & N’Keal Harry. (7.33 min. video)
- Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) ‘NFL Fan Therapy: The Pats took care of business in Cincinnati’.
- NESN notes Ian McDiarmid, the actor who plays the Dark Lord of the Sith, reportedly finds the comparisons to Bill Belichick funny, but he says the coach may need to wear more black.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Tadd Haislop (Sporting News) Tom Brady: Sporting News NFL Athlete of the Decade.
- Jarrett Bell (USA Today) NFL all-decade team: Tom Brady, Antonio Brown, Aaron Donald highlight list.
- Albert Breer (SI) Week 16 Game Plan: Jaguars make a sweeping change by firing Tom Coughlin. Could the Cowboys be next? More.
- Danny Heifetz (The Ringer) NFL Week 16 Preview: We may finally sort out this NFC East mess; Plus, there’s some great football on Saturday for once.
- Cameron Filipe (Football Zebras) Week 16 referee assignments. Bills at Patriots: John Hussey.
- Mike Jones (USA Today) NFL figures facing most pressure in Week 16.
- Jonathan Jones (CBS Sports) How Buffalo Bills shook off ghosts of seasons past to earn second playoff berth in three years.
- Ali Bhanpuri, et al (NFL.com) QB Index, Week 16: Drew Brees in top 4; Tom Brady slips (again). Tom Brady 14th.
- Bill Barnwell (ESPN) 15 NFL surprises nobody saw coming in 2019, from Lamar Jackson’s rise to crummy kicking.
- Conor Orr (SI) NFL trends and storylines to watch in 2020.
- Joseph Ferraiola (NFL.com) Next Gen stats: Key figures shaping AFC playoffs.
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) NFL Week 16 playoffs standings, scenarios.
- Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Finalists for Centennial Hall of Fame Class include Paul Tagliabue but not Robert Kraft.
- NFL Now (NFL.com) Kurt Warner predicts key facters in Bills-Patriots: “Whoever makes that key play down the stretch probably wins it.” (1 min. video)
- MMQB Staff (SI) Week 16 NFL picks. 4 of 6 pick Pats over Bills.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) PFT’s Week 16 picks. MDS picks Pats 13-10; Florio picks Pats 17-10.
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) NFL Week 16 game picks. Patriots 16-14.
- Sports Staff (USA Today) Week 16 NFL picks. 5 of 7 pick Pats to win.
- Expert Consensus (Bleacher Report) NFL picks for Week 16. Bills-Patriots preview.