Hightower, who in every SB plays like a man possessed, was everywhere. He had two tackles for a loss, two QB sacks, a pass defensed and three QB hits.

arguably Belichick’s best move and he can thank his former Defensive Coordinator Matt Patricia for the blueprint on this one.

The Patriots were the only team since the 1985 Chicago Bears to hold opponents to seven points or fewer in three consecutive first halves of playoff football.

“For a team to accomplish their goal, everybody’s got to give up a little bit of their individuality.” Bill Belichick said.

The Rams defense struggled in the passing game against “12 personnel” groupings (2 WR, 1TE, 2RB) and look for the Patriots to utilize White and Burkhead

With Sunday’s match-up with the Bills steadily approaching, here are some thoughts on this Saturday from some interesting stories this week: