TEAM TALK
- Game Preview: Patriots at Titans. Series history, scouting the matchups, tale of the tape.
- Patriots-Titans Tuesday Injury Report.
- Mike Dussault shares the locker-room buzz from Tuesday at Gillette: Patriots brace for well-balanced Titans attack.
- Megan O’Brien tackles this week’s Unfiltered Q&A: On to the playoffs.
- Press Conference transcripts: Bill Belichick and James White.
- Bryan Morry recaps a dominant decade.
- The Patriots decade of dominance by the numbers.
- Sights and Sounds: Week 17 vs. Dolphins. (4.15 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Evan Lazar’s Film Review: Opponents starting to figure out Patriots defense.
- Nick O’Malley notes Stephon Gilmore was burned vs. Miami, but the Titans know better than to take him lightly in playoffs.
- CBS Boston highlights Bill Belichick’s scouting report on the Titans offense.
- Andrew Mahoney gives us the goods on nine Tennessee Titans to key in on for Saturday.
- Matthew Geagan wells us which Titans players will give the Patriots problems.
- Michael Hurley notes Ryan Tannehill will need to overcome Gillette Stadium house of horrors in his playoff debut vs. the Patriots.
- Ian Logue (PatsFans) Four Patriots thoughts heading into the playoffs. 1. it’s hard to deny the fact that Sunday’s loss to Miami was definitely significant
- Nick O’Malley wonders how much that week practicing with the Titans will affect Saturday’s playoff game.
- Doug Kyed reports Bill Belichick notes the Patriots came in with a ‘good attitude’ Tuesday morning.
- Joy Manning (BostonSportsChick) Patriots offense struggling after adjustments.
- Ryan Hannable says the last few weeks proved the defense was overrated. /’last few’ weeks? wut?
- Dave D’Onofrio thumbnails 10 things responsible for the current state of the Patriots: From Gronk’s retirement to last year’s success, here’s how New England ended up in wild card weekend.
- Eric Wilbur is tired of ‘the season-long Tom Brady excuse machine’ and those who defend him.
- Zack Cox Patriots Practice Notes: Perfect attendance at first practice of wild-card week.
- Phil Perry explains why the Dolphins’ coordinator swap could eliminate Miami as Tom Brady suitor.
- Phil Perry issues his Week 17 Patriots Report Card: Tom Brady, secondary come up short. That’s why some of these grades are as ugly as they are. Because of the stakes.
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots Week 17 Report Card: Crushing loss to Miami, bye-bye bye week.
- Chad Finn explains why both AFC wild card games are on Saturday: It’s rare, but not unprecedented.
- Zack Cox NFL Rumors: Giants request to interview Patriots assistant Joe Judge.
- Matt Vautour makes his predictions for 2020: Tom Brady won’t change teams. He will return to the Pats or retire.
- Mike Reiss ranks Tom Brady’s top 10 playoff performances.
- Andrew Mahoney takes a look back at Boston’s year in sports.
- NESN recaps the top five Boston sports moments of 2019. 1. Patriots defeat Rams in Super Bowl LIII.
- NESN looks ahead to the top five Boston sports storylines for 2020. 1. What does the future hold for Tom Brady?
- Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate bids a fond farewell to 2019 by talking Belichick, Gilmore, Titans and Brady’s future. (26 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Lorenzo Reyes (USA Today) Titans vs. Patriots wild-card playoff preview: Are Tom Brady and Co. on upset alert?
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Phillip Dorsett: We’ve got to flip the switch.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Mike Vrabel: It’s about the players, not my years in New England.
- Cynthia Frelund (NFL.com) NFL playoffs: One strength, area of concern for each AFC team. Patriots strength: Passing and rushing defense. Concern: Passing offense, especially under pressure.
- Justin Sayles (The Ringer) A complete history of terrible NFL Division champs winning in the Wild Card round.
- NFL Nation (ESPN) NFL playoffs confidential: The book on Lamar, Brady, Brees and more.
- Rich Cimini (ESPN) Inside Bill Belichick’s resignation as the Jets’ coach 20 years ago.
- Albert Breer (SI) NFL Mailbag: 2010s All-Decade team. QB: Tom Brady. “Aaron Rodgers was great, too. Brady was a little better.” /A little better? C’mon man.
- David Carr (NFL.com) NFL offensive player rankings: Five offensive units of concern.
- Staff (Omnisport) From Brady and Brees to Mahomes and Jackson: The NFL’s new QB era for the 2020s.
- Danny Heifetz (The Ringer) Everything you need to know about the NFL’s head coaching candidates.
- Conor Orr (SI) The five biggest questions we have right now about this NFL coaching carousel.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) 2020 NFL Wild-Card Playoffs odds, picks: Titans shock Patriots 27-20.
EXTRACURRICULAR
- CBS Boston reports Patrick Chung’s cocaine possession case is ‘likely to be resolved’ within weeks.
- Sheilla Dingus (AdvocacyForFairnessInSports) Top 100 #sportslaw Twitter accounts for 2020.