TEAM TALK
- Erik Scalavino shares the news, notes and locker-room buzz from Thursday at Gillette: Burkhead anxious to play again.
- Don Banks makes his Week 13 NFL picks. The Vikings will hang around, but they won’t out-last the Patriots. Winner: New England.
LOCAL LINKS
- Michael Hurley tells us what to watch for on Sunday: 1. What’s separated the Patriot’s good defensive days from their bad days has in many instances simply come down to the quarterback making or not making his throws.