New England Patriots links 12/06/19 - Chiefs at Patriots: Pats favored by a field goal - with no kicker

TEAM TALK

• Patriots-Chiefs Thursday Injury Report.
• Paul Perillo reports Bill Belichick and Nick Saban talk about their friendship and coaching styles in HBO’s new documentary.
• Paul Perillo and Mike Dussault debate which Patriots deserve a first-time Pro Bowl nod.
• Erik Scalavino assembles a hypothetical roster of the best Patriots players from the BB/TB era.
• Game Predictions: Expert picks for Patriots vs. Chiefs.
• GJOAT: Greatest Jersey of All Time in high demand on Cyber Monday.

LOCAL LINKS

• Evan Lazar’s Patriots Game Plan: The key for the Pats fefense sgainst Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs.
• Thomas Murphy (DiehardBostonSportsFans) Monster keys to Patriots vs. Chiefs. 1. Defense of a thousand faces: Don’t let Mahomes know what’s coming until it’s too late.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots-Chiefs Week 14 Key Matchups: Who has the razor’s edge? Patriots RBs vs. Chiefs front seven - Razor’s edge New England.
• Andy Hart’s Patriots 6-pack Preview: 1. Get Sony Michel running. Chiefs do not have a very good run defense.
• Nick O’Malley gives us his Pats-Chiefs anti-analysis: Bill Belichick is definitely going to steal this special teams gambit Auburn used to foil Nick Saban
• Zack Cox wonders if Devin McCourty and Jonathan Jones can shut down Tyreek Hill again.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) No panic necessary, Patriots to stay the course with the offense in 2019.
• Doug Kyed notes Phillip Dorsett vows New England’s offense is getting better. But, he’s not offering any details.
• Christopher Mason notes Phillip Dorsett calls Tom Brady ‘the greatest leader I’ve played with’. /Stockholm Syndrome.
• David Latham (LastWordOnSports) Debunking the Tom Brady weapons myth.
• Nick Goss notes Chiefs CB Bashaud Breeland defends Tom Brady amid talk of Patriots QB’s decline.
• Michael Hurley says this is the week the Patriots’ defense must prove it’s worthy of all-time status.
• Ryan Hannable looks at the Patriots options going into Sunday’s game without a kicker.
• Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Patriots have no kicker at practice in Week 14; Ted Karras absent.
• Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Tom Brady ‘feeling really positive’ for Week 14 and laughs off injuries.
• Matt Cassel explains how Bill Belichick and the Patriots process ‘bulletin board material’.
• Doug Kyed addresses his Friday Patriots Mailbag: Don’t get hopes up about Deion Sanders’ ‘guarantee’.
• WEEI empties out its Off Day Mailbag: Who would replace Josh McDaniels?
• Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) This is an unflattering statistical comparison for Tom Brady.
• Isaiah Houde (PatriotsWire) Steve Belichick’s quirks are peculiarly similar to Bill Belichick.
• Logan Mullen notes Tom Brady took to Instagram this morning to share a photo of the kicks he’ll be wearing for My Cause, My Cleats, and why he chose that specific design.
• Zack Cox counts down his list of the top Patriots games of the decade, No. 13: Tom Brady vs. Legion Of Boom, Round 1. /Doubt this would make my list.
• Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate previews Pats-Chiefs with Braden Holecek of Full Press Coverage Chiefs (26 min.)
• Patriots Talk Podcast: Tom E. Curran & Phil Perry break down the keys to victory for the Pats on Sunday. (47 min.) Warning: First half hour of this is all Brady moving on talk.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Adam Teicher (ESPN) Chiefs know legacies are built by beating the Patriots.
• Albert Breer (SI) Week 14 Game Plan: Influential, behind-the-Scenes Figures to Know Ahead of the NFL head coaching carousel; More.
• Danny Heiftetz (The Ringer) Week 14 NFL Preview: Could Patrick Mahomes expose the Patriots defense? /Realistically, ex-Patriots DL coach Brandon Daly might.
• Akbar Gbaja-Biamila (NFL.com) Week 14 bold predictions: Chiefs torch Pats’ pass defense; Redskins stun Pack.
• Nate Davis (USA Today) Week 14 NFL picks: Four of seven pick Pats over Chiefs.
• Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) NFL Week 14 game picks: 49ers top Saints; Patriots edge Chiefs 23-22.

VIEW FROM KANSAS CITY

• Herbie Teope (Kansas City Star) Chiefs’ keys vs. Patriots: Adjust to Belichick’s attacking defense; contain Edelman.
• Blair Kerkhoff (Kansas City Star) SportsBeat KC: Are we buying this chatter about underdog Chiefs taking down Patriots?
• Herbie Teope (Kansas City Star) ‘Still the Pats’: Chiefs brush off talk of potentially declining Patriots offense.
• Sam Mellinger (Kansas City Star) The trials and triumphs of Charvarius Ward: Chiefs corner has always battled obstacles.
• Herbie Teope (Kansas City Star) Damien Williams misses second day of practice; Tyreek Hill removed from injury report.
• Pete Grathoff (Kansas City Star) Former NFL RB explains why he expects Tom Brady to outplay Patrick Mahomes.