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TEAM TALK
- Mike Dussault takes a closer look at the plays and players that stood out in Saturday’s win: Resurgent ground game sparks Pats vs. Bills
- Mike Dussault shares the locker-room buzz from Monday at Gillette: Roberts leading the way at fullback.
- Conference Call transcripts: Bill Belichick - Josh McDaniels - DeMarcus Covington.
- Paul Perillo tracks the AFC playoff picture.
- Press Conference: James White (5.38 min. video)
- True View: New angles of top plays from Bills vs. Patriots. (3.01 min. video) /Kinda cool. One shot shows what Josh Allen is seeing (linemen crashing in) right before getting sacked.
- WEEI Patriots Monday: Tom Brady (19.50 min.) - Duron Harmon (12.50 min.) - James White (5.58 min.) - Bill Belichick (14.21 min.)
LOCAL LINKS
- Michael Hurley thinks it’s worth highlighting how the Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, Patriots love is flowing freely this week - especially considering all the breathless reporting on “the tensions” in Foxborough.
- Tom E. Curran mentions that Brady had been ‘brooding’ before Saturday’s resilient performance against the best defense he has faced - and in spite of the travails of the 2019 Patriots offense.
- Evan Lazar’s Advanced Stats Report: Highlighting Tom Brady’s season-best accuracy metrics vs Bills.
- Matt Dolloff’s Package Report: Patriots offense got rolling vs. Bills by doing a little of everything.
- Phil Perry writes Josh McDaniels’ multi-layered game-plan did a lot to help the Pats clinch the AFC East title.
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots Week 16 report card: Offense reappears in big win over Buffalo.
- Nick O’Malley gives us the Patriots-Dolphins spread, noting New England opens as huge favorites in Week 17.
- Ty Anderson notes the Patriots Week 17 date with the Dolphins officially matters.
- Christopher Mason talks about how the players are preparing for ‘playoff game’ with Miami: ‘They’re coming in to try to ruin our season’.
- Phil Perry talks about how Elandon Roberts takes on the fullback role with a linebacker mindset.
- Justin Leger highlights Tom Brady’s interview with Jim Gray (Westwood One) addressing whether he’ll play next season. /Three guesses, the first two don’t count.
- Eric Wilbur reminds everyone, don’t forget how lucky you are to be a Boston sports fan right now.
- Zack Cox picks his Patriots Team of the Decade: 2016 squad stands out in remarkable 10-year run.
- Doug Kyed presents his Patriots All-Decade Team: 16 Players on current roster included.
- Tom E. Curran compiles his ‘Best of the 2010s’ all-decade defense.
- NESN’s No. 8 Moment of the decade: Tom Brady crafts KC Masterpiece in OT vs. Chiefs.
- The Boston Globe tells us the Patriots’ 2020 opponents: Pats will play six teams that made the playoffs this season.
- Justin Leger notes Dez Bryant expresses interest in joining the Patriots in 2020.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) Monday Afternoon QB: Marshawn Lynch and the Seahawks are back together; More.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady makes it clear he wants to keep playing. /...for the millionth time.
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Sorting the Sunday Pile: Streaking Chiefs profile like a potential Super Bowl winner.
- Robert Mays (The Ringer) The Starting 11: Everything you need to know about the NFL playoff race before Week 17.
- Chris Roling (Bleacher Report) The biggest X-Factor for every playoff contender. Patriots: Tom Brady vs. pressure.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Seven teams vying for three remaining bye weeks.
- Kevin Clark (The Ringer) What the Dolphins teach us about being bad in 2019.
- Danny Heifetz (The Ringer) The complete story of those absurd, beautiful ‘Monday Night Football’ graphics.