Immediately following the tough loss to the Green Bay Packers, Jackie Brittain and Scott Zolak broke down key moments the Patriots couldn't capitalize on. In the locker room, we brought you exclusive footage of player reactions following the loss. We also showed you what happens when you try to lay a big hit on Rob Gronkowski, and fail in doing so.
On Tuesday, we heard from Bill Belichick who opened his interview boasting about how nice the weather is compared to New England. Yes, we all wish we were there! Matt Patricia and Josh McDaniels called in for their conference calls later in the day to answer some questions and offer some insight on the Chargers. For you fantasy football fanatics out there, Bill Enright and Anthony Grace of Fantasy Football Champs wrapped up the day on Patriots.com Radio offering their fantasy playoff tips.
While the weather seemed nice in San Diego, looks like the rainy weather followed the Patriots dampening the area on Wednesday. We had a lot of media action on Wednesday with Chargers tight end Antonio Gates and head coach Mike McCoy giving some insight on their side of the matchup. For the Patriots, Chris Jones and Michael Hoomanawanui updated the media from San Diego in their new practice location.
Looked like a beautiful day in paradise on Thursday as we heard from Rob Gronkowski and Tom Brady after their practice sessions. Some breaking news surfaced as Patriots wide receiver Aaron Dobson was placed on injured reserve, ending only his second season in New England. We wrapped up Thursday with Jackie Brittain and Bob Socci reporting from practice noting that Chandler Jones is looking better and getting in more reps. Will he play this season? I guess we will find out.
Game Preview
The Patriots will face the Chargers on Sunday Night in San Diego, with weather conditions looking as ideal as possible. The Patriots come into this game leading the series 22-15-2 with their last meeting back in 2011 where New England prevailed 35-21. Let's hope we see the same performance out of Brady where he threw for 423 yards and 3 touchdowns, two of which went to Gronkowski. Game time is at 8:25pm ET on NBC. Be sure to check out our full game preview and our broadcast info on where you can watch the game.
Below is a full breakdown of our coverage from this week:
ARTICLES & BLOGS
- News Blitz 12/5: No margin for error in the race for the No. 1 seed
- Hall STEM Teacher of the Year application available
- Patriots - Chargers Injury Report
- Aaron Dobson placed on injured reserve
- Jones non-committal about playing status; Dec. 4 notes
- How to Survive Disputes that Disrupt NFL Game TV Viewing
- Report: Dobson headed to IR
- What They're Saying: San Diego Chargers
- Patriots vs. Chargers Broadcast Information
- Brady, Gronkowski, Solder and Wright Transcripts - 12/4/2014
- Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick awards $100,000 worth of grants through his foundation
- Patriots get to work in San Diego; Dec. 3 notes
- Belichick, Hoomanawanui, Jones Transcripts - 12/3/2014
- McCoy, Gates Transcripts - 12/3/2014
- Patriots sign three to the practice squad
- News Blitz 12/3: Five Things that should bug you about Sunday's loss
- Patriots adjusting to West Coast life
- Matt Patricia Transcript: 'Their offense starts with Philip Rivers'
- Josh McDaniels Transcript: 'They'll keep the wheels spinning on you pretty good'
- Take Two-sday: Nelson runs away with it
- Bill Belichick Transcript: 'I never felt like we were out of the game'
- Ask PFW: Picking up Packers pieces
- Game Preview: Patriots travel to San Diego to take on Chargers
- PFW NFL Power Rankings Week 14
- Patriots-Packers game scores highest rated regular season NFL telecast on CBS since 2011
- Nitpicks & Nitwits: Patriots don’t dig the long ball on defense
- Bill Belichick Transcript: 'They do a lot of good things offensively. They're a hard team to defend'
- From Super Kid to Super Bowl
- Report: Patriots OC Josh McDaniels a candidate for Florida Gators job
- Bridgestone Performance Review: Patriots-Packers
- Matchup Winners: Third downs take down Patriots
- Stock Watch: Patriots come up short in Green Bay
- Random Thoughts: Patriots at Packers - Red zone work not enough
- The Point After, Patriots-Packers analysis: Encouragement despite loss
- Packers hold off Patriots 26-21
- Game Notes: Patriots on pace to finish with 500 points
- Bill Belichick Transcript: 'They made a few more plays than we did tonight'
- What the Patriots are Saying: Postgame Quotes
- Tom Brady Transcript: 'We had our chances'
- Patriots vs. Packers in Tweets
VIDEO
- A Lil' Mayo with Devin McCourty
- PFW TV 12/04 - Chargers preview, Browner 1-on-1
- Thoughts from San Diego
- Rob Gronkowski in San Diego
- Preview: New England Patriots vs. San Diego Chargers
- Throwback Thursday: Christmas trees with Ninkovich
- Brady 12/4: 'It's a game of emotion'
- "Best of" Tom Brady Press Conference 12/4
- Players chat in San Diego
- Patriots take the field in San Diego
- Belichick 12/3: 'We've got a lot of work to do'
- Press Pass: Matthew Slater
- Press Pass: Julian Edelman
- Press Pass: Devin McCourty
- Press Pass: Darrelle Revis
- Film Study: New England Patriots vs. San Diego Chargers
- Top 10 Big Guys: Vince Wilfork
- NFL Media's LaDainian Tomlinson's Top 5 Runs from Week 13
- Patrick Chung on Totally Patriots (Part 1) - 11/29
- Patrick Chung on Totally Patriots (Part 2) - 11/29
- Totally Fit from Totally Patriots - 11/29/2014
- How tape helps improve player's performance
- Tilted: Danny Amendola
- Gronkowski runs over Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
- San Diego style: 1-on-1 with Akeem Ayers
- Tilted Cheerleaders - Meet Amber
AUDIO
- Arrington on WEEI 12/5: 'We're ready to compete'
- Ninkovich on WAAF 12/5: 'This is a business trip'
- Roster Report 12/5: Hightower, Edelman in question
- Fantasy Football Champs 12/4: Final Predictions
- Patriots Playbook 12/4: Patriots-Chargers talk
- Solder 12/4: 'The games only get harder'
- Wright 12/4: 'It all starts with preparation'
- PFW In Progress 12/4: Sunday Predictions
- Hoomanawanui 12/3: Freeney is a great player
- Mike McCoy 12/3: 'We have to play our best game'
- Gates 12/3: We have to execute well to win Sunday
- Jones 12/3: 'Rivers is very dynamic'
- PFW In Progress 12/3: San Diego Preview Playoffs
- Fantasy Football Champs 12/2: Fantasy Playoffs
- McDaniels 12/2: 'They are an aggressive unit'
- Patricia 12/2: 'Rivers has outstanding weapons'
- Belichick 12/2: 'Gates is hard to match up on'
- Patriots Playbook 12/2: Nitpick Tuesday
- PFW In Progress 12/2: Green Bay review
- Brady on WEEI 12/2: I felt like we should have won
- Belichick on WEEI 12/1: 'They are well rounded'
- Belichick 12/1: 'They played better than we did'
- Edelman on WEEI 12/1: Never satisfied with losing
PHOTOS
- 3 ways to work your biceps
- Tom Brady ranks among top NFL jerseys
- Road Trip Travel Guide: San Diego
- Five tips for a happy and healthy holiday season
- Totally Fit from Totally Patriots - 11/29/2014
- How tape helps improve player's performance
- Patrick Chung on Totally Patriots (Part 1) - 11/29
- Patrick Chung on Totally Patriots (Part 2) - 11/29
- Tilted: Danny Amendola
- Patriots hang with Justin Bieber in L.A.
- From Super Kid to Super Bowl