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Poll: Who do you want to see the Patriots play? 12.31.12 at 10:20 am ET
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Bill Belichick and the Patriots earned the right to watch the first round of the playoffs. (AP)

Bill Belichick and the Patriots earned the right to watch the first round of the playoffs. (AP)

FOXBORO — By virtue of their 28-0 win over the Dolphins on Sunday at Gillette Stadium and the Texans’ loss in Indianapolis, the Patriots earned the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs and the right to watch the first round of the playoffs on television.

The Patriots will play one of three teams in their AFC divisional game at Gillette on Sunday, Jan. 13 at 4:30 p.m.

If the No. 3 Texans beat the No. 6 Bengals in Houston next Saturday, the Patriots will have a rematch with the Texans. If the Bengals win, then the Patriots will face the winner of the No. 4 Ravens-No. 5 Colts next Sunday in Baltimore.

The Patriots beat the Texans, 42-14, on Monday night football on Dec. 10. The Patriots beat the Colts, 59-28, on Nov. 18. Both of those wins came at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots lost to the Ravens, 31-30, on a last-second field goal in Baltimore on Sept. 23.

During his conference call on Monday, Bill Belichick was asked if the fact that the Patriots played Baltimore much earlier than Houston and Indianapolis changes their planning.

“There’s certainly a lot more information on Baltimore since we played them than there is on, say, Houston since we played them,” Belichick said. “And Indianapolis would fall somewhere in the middle. Again, as we talked about last week, we have people in our organization who are always kind of the advance people, whether it’s scouts or coaches that are moving ahead. The coaching staff is always focused on the current opponent or the current situation. Even in training camp, it’s the same thing where we’re working on things in training camp, but we still have people who are advancing our early season opponents and so forth.

“It’s still kind of the same thing. We have people working on those things and at some point they will come into play for the coaching staff and the players, but at some point it will also just be a preparation until we know who we actually are going to be matched up with next week. So it’s little bit of both there, but definitely Baltimore, of the three teams that we could play next, is the one that we – there’s a lot more information since the time we played them and that definitely needs to be analyzed.”

Who do you want to see the Patriots play in the divisional round

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  • Laura

    You did not give enough choices, I want them to play whatever team will beat them.  I am tried of hearing how great they are, and how they can never do anything wrong, I have to not listen to WEEI anymore because you are all so biased.  You are nasty and negative when you speak of the RedSox and even the Celtics but the Patriots are a different story.  Please try to be more objective and stop shoving the patriots down our throats, not everyoen is a Patriots fan and you just sound so incredibly one-sided you are not fair to our other teams.  I will be back listening when Baseball season starts but I am sure you will go on complaining out the RedSox.

    Go Peyton Manning and the BRONCOS!

  • RIKRAC00

    Feeling fear or anxiety; frightened.Worried that something undesirable will occur or be done. BE AFRAID BE VERY AFRAID.

  • http://sbpra.com/paulvsuffriti Paul V. Suffriti

    Not sure it would matter who the Pats play. It will most likely come down to Brady and Manning playing for the AFC Championship in Denver. The Bengals are playing their best football right now and the Pats will not have to face them. If the Bengals beat the Texans, then Denver will have their hands full. Pats will beat whoever comes to Foxboro.

  • az au

    You DON”T want to play Peyton!!!!!!!!!!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/4GVGNWG3JN7LPRLELDUVFGM4PE Peter

    I don’t care who they play first, but I’m hoping to see an upset in Denver and an AFC championchip game in Foxboro!

  • Monstatroll

    Laura? What the hell are you talking about. This weei and you don’t want the Patriots “shoved down your throat”. Pick another radio station. I mean I’m sorry, but are you stupid?

  • Typical Boston Fan

    Ok, assuming you took some time away from the kitchen to write out this stupid comment, I will give you a pass, you probably had to make it quick because those clothes won’t wash themselves you know? What an idiotic statement to make. You don’t want the football team of this part of the country “shoved down your throat”? Then go listen to a new your radio station.

  • Broncohater2013

    Typical Moron!!!! Like I told those DB’s on ESPN’s message board.Go Find that overweight DB steal his Barrel with the suspenders and go hide under the barrel you morons.Broncos havent played anyone!!!!  Shut up!!!!

  • Pauldubenudemovie!!!

    Hey Laura its good to see you back in men’s clothing there Young TV!!!!

  • Frankroof

     You guys are in big trouble when you get to Denver. Brady will be hit early and often. We know what happens to Brady when he gets hit.
    Broncos Are Superbowl Bound!!!

  • BigPat

    Hard to believe that a New England radio station would be biased towards the Patriots who have been the most successful franchise in the past few decades.

  • BigPat

    Yes, she is.

  • BigPat

    Except they didn’t hit him in the last two games last year.

  • http://www.facebook.com/rtuinila Roy Tuinila

    You forgot the Falcons!

  • http://www.facebook.com/rtuinila Roy Tuinila

    You forgot the Falcons!

  • Macanudo101

    Go home Laura and your Bronco garbage. Use your head, you’re listening to a “Boston Sports” radio show. What do you expect to hear when you tune in, a 24/7 praise of Peyton Manning? Try this: go to ESPN and listen to the “ESPN Denver” station and you’ll hear for yourself that all they talk about is how the Broncos are the best and tend to disregard all other teams no matter what. Do we moan and cry about it? No, We Just Don’t Listen to it… New England is one of the Best, it’s time you realize that. 

  • Macanudo101

    I replied and explained the same thing to her, above… Geez.

  • Macanudo101

    HaHaHaaa Falcons… Falcons who?!? lol

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