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[Y]ou could set your clock to the Patriots listing some large portion of their roster as questionable either week in what was either an attempt to disguise their serious injuries from the opposition or a statement on the existence of injury reports in the first place. It’s playoff time now, though, and the Patriots are no longer using the injury report to make a statement. Only five Patriots pop up on this week’s report and all five of them are probable to play against the Texans on Sunday. They had listed 20 players as limited in practice on the report Wednesday and Thursday, but it seems 15 of those players took a turn for the better on the health front with the weekend approaching.

No one’s questionable for the Patriots this week | ProFootballTalk

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The Best of PatsPropaganda This Week – Divisional Playoff Edition

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There was an overwhelming amount of great reads this week, as there should be in the playoffs. There is no better time to be an uber Patriots blogger than during a playoff run. Let’s hope it continues into next week!

Here is my stuff and the best of the best Pats stuff from around the interwebs.

Mike D. Analysis

Patriots Must Improve in Playoff Rematch with Texans

Patriots Are Finally Primed for a Super Bowl Run

Sign, Tag, Walk: Breaking Down What to Do with Each of Patriots 2013 Free Agents

New PatsPropaganda & Frenz Podcast: Texans Playoff Preview

Local/Nationa Analysis

FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: AFC Divisional Round Preview  <—-MUST READ

Football and family saved Brandon Spikes from bad side of life <—- MUST READ

Patriots-Texans: Vince Wilfork will be a tough test for Houston | Audibles – SI.com

Aqib Talib Calls New England Patriots ‘Football Heaven’ – Business Insider

Tom Brady’s (Fake) Gmail Inbox

FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Film Room: AFC Divisional Round

Are the Texans ready for Patriots’ play action? | National Football Post

patriots – Why this postseason is so important for Wes Welker

Taking a look at Patriots-Texans the second time around – Extra Points – Boston.com

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FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | AFC Divisional Round Preview

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FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | AFC Divisional Round Preview

Really interesting stuff…

Talib has surprisingly poor charting numbers since he joined the Patriots at midseason (9.3 yards allowed per pass and just a 38 percent Success Rate based on our current data), but the five games with Talib in the starting lineup were undoubtedly the best five-game stretch for the Patriots’ defense all season.

You can see the team’s improvement with each move, and then a decline when Dennard and Talib get hurt:

  • Weeks 1-6 (McCourty and Arrington starting): 23.9% DVOA vs. pass
  • Weeks 7-10 (Dennard and Arrington starting, McCourty moves to safety): 8.6% DVOA vs. pass
  • Weeks 11-15 (Dennard and Talib starting, Arrington moves to nickel): 4.5% DVOA vs. pass
  • Weeks 16-17 (Dennard and Talib injured, Arrington and McCourty start at cornerback again): 13.9% DVOA vs. pass