For the 8th straight year, the Patriots are moving on to the AFC Championship Game after their 41-28 win over the Chargers on Sunday. Hear what Bill Belichick and Tom Brady had to say after the game about the teams dominant performance and what to expect next Sunday in Kansas City against the Chiefs.

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Per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Miami Dolphins are expected to hire Patriots assistant coach Brian Flores as their next head coach following the Patriots season. Flores has been with the Patriots since 2004, and has served as the linebackers coach since 2016\. This season, he took on the responsibilities of the de facto defensive coordinator.

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On Friday, the Patriots held their final practice before Sunday's playoff matchup with the LA Chargers. The Patriots look to be near 100% entering the game, with Deatrich Wise (Questionable/Ankle) the only player listed on the injury report. Tom Brady spoke after practice about the team's mental preperation.

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Bill Belichick was in classic playoff form, building up the Patriots opponent, the LA Chargers. Specifically, he praised Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, who is 1-7 all-time against Belichick, and 0-7 when Tom Brady starts. Devin McCourty returned to practice for the Patriots after suffering a concussion in week 17, and Melvin Gordon sat out of a walkthrough for the Chargers.

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Another week of the CLNS Media Patriots Roundtable with Nick Quaglia, Marv Ezhan and Mike Molyneaux hitting on the hottest topics of the week. 

The Patriots have a tall task this week against the Los Angeles Chargers in the divisional round of the postseason. Who needs to step up on each side of the ball if they want to advance to yet another AFC Championship game? 

Who has the edge? Is there a clear advantage between the two teams?

And Wild Card Weekend had some wild storylines coming out of it. Between Cody Parkey, LaMar Jackson and some insane catch/fumble ruling? We take a look at everything from the weekend.

The Patriots got back to work as they prepare for a divisional round matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers who activated tight end Hunter Henry on Monday.

Patriots safety Devin McCourty missed his second-straight practice with a head injury and Tom Brady speaks to the media.

Another week, another set of CLNS Media Patriots Roundtables with Nick Quaglia, Marv Ezhan and Mike Molyneaux.

Tom Brady had himself one hell of a game against the Jets this weekend. Of course, it brought out the people yelling that Brady is BACK. Are people overreacting?

The AFC Wild Card round kicks off this weekend. How do the Patriots stack up against their potential opponents?

And finally, let's rank the quarterbacks in the AFC postseason right now. Where does Tom Brady land?

The Patriots held their first practice of the postseason on Wednesday, with Devin McCourty one of three players not in attendance. McCourty left Sunday's win over the Jets early with a head injury, and was not spotted at practice or in the locker room for media availability. The other players absent were Dwayne Allen and James Develin. For Develin, his attention was required elsewhere, as his wife gave birth to the couples third child.

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The New England Patriots locked up a first round by with a 38-3 win over the New York Jets. The Patriots will now host one of 3 teams in the Divisional Playoffs at Gillette Stadium on January 13th; The Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens or Los Angeles Chargers. 

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