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      <title>New England Patriots Links 11/11/09 - A Salute to America's Veterans</title>
      <link>http://www.patspulpit.com/2009/11/11/1125766/new-england-patriots-links-11-11</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:17:56 -0000</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stephen Gostkowski&lt;/b&gt; named &lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&amp;pid=40263&amp;pcid=47"&gt;AFC Special Teams Player of the Week&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Gostkowski was a perfect four-of-four on field goals against Miami (30, 38, 34 and 40 yards), tying his career high with four successful kicks in a game. Gostkowski also had four field goals against Atlanta on Sept. 27 and had four successful boots in two games in 2008 (at N.Y. Jets on 9/14/08 and vs. Arizona on 12/21/08). In addition, Gostkowski kicked three of his six kickoffs into the end zone with two going for touchbacks to help limit Miami's dangerous kickoff returner Ted Ginn, Jr.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gostkowski is second in the NFL with 73 points and is on track to finish the season with 146 points. Last season, he had an NFL-best 148 points.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kerry Byrne&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/patriots/kerry-byrne/2009/11/10/brady-and-manning-are-world-apart"&gt;The Tom Brady - Peyton Manning rivalry is The Greatest Quarterback Rivalry in NFL History.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; Here are a few of the reasons why:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The games always have playoff implications. &lt;/b&gt;Brady-Manning have faced each other three times in the playoffs (2003, 2004 and 2006). Each time, the team that won the regular-season battle hosted the playoff rematch. Each time, the team that hosted the playoff rematch won the playoff rematch. Each time, the team that won the playoff rematch went on to win the Super Bowl.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Both are among the best passers in history.&lt;/b&gt; Manning set a record when he passed for 49 TDs in 2004; Brady broke his record when he passed for 50 TDs in 2007. Manning set a record when he posted a 121.4 passer rating in 2004; Brady posted the second-highest mark in history, with a 117.2 passer rating in 2007. Today, Manning is No. 2 on the all-time passer rating list (95.3); Brady is No. 4 (93.4).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Both are among the great winners in history. &lt;/b&gt;Brady has won a ridiculous 107 of 136 career starts, a .787 winning percentage. Only Otto Graham, playing in the early 1950s, won more often. Manning has won 132 of 199 career starts, and his .663 percentage is among the best of all time. This year, his Colts will win at least 12 games for the seventh straight season &amp;mdash; a string of success unmatched in history. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; It&amp;rsquo;s rare for two quarterbacks for two quarterbacks to win so often &amp;mdash; it&amp;rsquo;s even more rare for the same two quarterbacks to face each other almost every single season.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Both are MVPs.&lt;/b&gt; Brady-Manning have combined to win league MVP honors in the 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2008 seasons, not to mention Super Bowl MVP honors after the 2001, 2003 and 2006 seasons. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; It&amp;rsquo;s unprecedented for guys with seven different MVP trophies on the mantle to meet so often.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;TEAM TALK&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;New England Patriots&lt;/span&gt; at &lt;span class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;I&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;ndianapolis Colts&lt;/span&gt;:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&amp;pid=40250&amp;pcid=47"&gt;Broadcast info, series history, trends, player and team connections&lt;/a&gt;, and much more. Check it out.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ask PFW:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp; Paul Perillo answers his &lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&amp;pid=40245&amp;pcid=41"&gt;weekly reader mailbag&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tuesday Conference Calls:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/mediacenter/index.cfm?ac=audionewsdetail&amp;pid=40237&amp;pcid=156"&gt;Bill Belichick&lt;/a&gt; (15:41 min. audio),&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/mediacenter/index.cfm?ac=audionewsdetail&amp;pid=40238&amp;pcid=81"&gt;Dean Pees&lt;/a&gt; (12:55 min.),&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/mediacenter/index.cfm?ac=audionewsdetail&amp;pid=40239&amp;pcid=81"&gt;Nick Caserio&lt;/a&gt; (13:05 min.)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Patriots Today:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/mediacenter/index.cfm?ac=videonewsdetail&amp;pid=40256&amp;pcid=111"&gt;Transitioning to Indy, Maroney goes to school&lt;/a&gt;. (11:23 min. video)&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;LOCAL LINKS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Chris Gasper&lt;/b&gt; declares&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/extra_points/2009/11/best_game_in_to.html"&gt;nothing surpasses Patriots-Colts right now&lt;/a&gt; in the rivalry rankings for the  region.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Albert Breer&lt;/b&gt;, with the help of three NFL pro scouts, looks at &lt;a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2009/11/11/whats_new_for_colts/"&gt;five factors that figure in how this one plays out on Sunday&lt;/a&gt; against the Colts.&amp;nbsp; Neither team will be reinventing the wheel here.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ian Rapoport&lt;/b&gt; gleans &lt;a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/rap_sheet/index.php/2009/11/10/the-time-the-patriots-shut-down-colts-qb-peyton-manning/"&gt;a distasteful trend from Dean Pees' conference call with the media&lt;/a&gt;, &amp;ldquo;&lt;i&gt;In the six years that I&amp;rsquo;ve been here&lt;/i&gt;,&amp;rdquo; Pees said, &amp;ldquo;&lt;i&gt;the only time that we&amp;rsquo;ve really stopped them was in the AFC Championship game back in &amp;rsquo;04 out here when it was snowing.&lt;/i&gt;&amp;rdquo;&amp;nbsp; Ugh.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ian Rapoport&lt;/b&gt; notes &lt;a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view/20091111peyton_manning_keeps_patriots_thinking/"&gt;Peyton Manning keeps the defense thinking&lt;/a&gt;; they need to stay relaxed and ready to attack simultaneously.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mike Reiss&lt;/b&gt; looks at &lt;a href="http://espn.go.com/boston/columns/patriots/blog/_/post/4641213/name/reiss"&gt;where the Patriots rank in key statistical categories&lt;/a&gt; through nine weeks of the NFL season, comparing it to the Colts.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Chris Gasper&lt;/b&gt; explains &lt;a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/extra_points/2009/11/on_the_road_aga.html"&gt;why the Patriots play the Colts in Indy&lt;/a&gt; for the third straight year.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mike Reiss&lt;/b&gt; notes when the Patriots and Colts meet, &lt;a href="http://espn.go.com/boston/columns/patriots/blog/_/post/4641897/name/reiss"&gt;the tempo of the game&lt;/a&gt; is always a definitive part of the action.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Michael Hurley&lt;/b&gt; focuses on &lt;a href="http://www.nesn.com/2009/11/sebastian-vollmer-facing-toughest-test-of-season-in-indianapolis.html"&gt;Sebastian Vollmer who will be facing his toughest test&lt;/a&gt; yet Sunday.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Monique Walker&lt;/b&gt; reports &lt;a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/extra_points/2009/11/maroney_gets_bo.html"&gt;Laurence Maroney was the prize&lt;/a&gt; when a Duxbury Middle School student won a "Take a Player to School" sweepstakes.&amp;nbsp; Terrific way to spend your day off, Lomo.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mike Reiss&lt;/b&gt; answers his &lt;a href="http://espn.go.com/boston/columns/patriots/blog/_/post/4642304/name/reiss"&gt;weekly reader mailbag&lt;/a&gt;.  Terrific insight here as usual.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Christopher Price&lt;/b&gt; answers his &lt;a href="http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/patriots/christopher-price/2009/11/10/mailbag-here-come-colts"&gt;weekly reader mailbag&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Worth a look.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Globe 10.0&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/extra_points/2009/11/poll_best_recei.html"&gt;Chris Gasper and Dan Shaughnessy debate which is the best receiver duo&lt;/a&gt;, Brady-Moss or Montana-Rice. (2:52 min.)&amp;nbsp; Video worth it just to hear Shaughnessy say he's a homer and loves the Patriots.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boston Herald&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view/20091111brandon_mcgowan_plays_tight_must_deal_with_dallas_clark/"&gt;Patriots Notebook:&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/3107/Brandon_McGowan" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Brandon McGowan&lt;/a&gt;'s cover assignment, &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2780/Dallas_Clark" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Dallas Clark&lt;/a&gt;; Despite rumors, No Larry Johnson in Foxborough; NBC decided not to flex the Pats-&lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/NYJ" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Jets&lt;/a&gt; game Nov. 22, keeping it at 4:15.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NATIONAL NEWS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Michael Lombardi&lt;/b&gt; (Nat'l Football Post) &lt;a href="http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Tavern-talk-McDaniels-manages-the-game-well.html"&gt;Play calling at the end of the half can be important.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; Lombardi dissects the Patriots-Dolphins and Colts-Texans for examples.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;ESPN's Steve Young&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/6020/video-why-do-we-have-to-pick-brady-or-manning"&gt;advises fans not to debate whether Tom Brady or Peyton Manning is the better quarterback, but to appreciate them both&lt;/a&gt; regardless of rooting interests.&amp;nbsp; (1 min. video)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Matt Bowen&lt;/b&gt; (Nat'l Football Post) &lt;a href="http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Would-you-sign-LJ.html"&gt;Would you sign L.J.?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Peter King&lt;/b&gt; (SI) &lt;a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/11/10/all-pro.team/index.html"&gt;NFL Midseason All-Pro Team and Awards&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Meriweather and Gostkowski make his list.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Don Banks&lt;/b&gt; (SI) &lt;a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/11/10/midseason/index.html"&gt;Inside the NFL: Midseason report&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jason LaConfora&lt;/b&gt; (NFL.com) &lt;a href="http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story?id=09000d5d814138fb&amp;template=with-video-with-comments&amp;confirm=true"&gt;Handing out some first half hardware&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Adam Schein&lt;/b&gt; (Fox Sports) &lt;a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/10346620/Schein-9:-Peyton-heads-first-half-award-winners"&gt;Peyton heads first half award winners&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Keith Schleiden&lt;/b&gt; (ProFootballWeekly) &lt;a href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2009/11/10/colts-lead-pfws-midseason-all-pro-team"&gt;Colts lead PFW's mid-season All-Pro team&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jason Cole&lt;/b&gt; (Yahoo! Sports) &lt;a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AoaHbycfJZFP8.YB3iVilRJDubYF?slug=jc-directsnap111009&amp;prov=yhoo&amp;type=lgns"&gt;Second-half intrigue:&lt;/a&gt; Ten questions to consider for the remainder of '09.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jim Trotter&lt;/b&gt; (SI) &lt;a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jim_trotter/11/10/predictions/index.html"&gt;Ten predictions for '09 second half&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kevin Hench&lt;/b&gt; (Fox Sports) &lt;a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/10343706/Preseason%27s-no-brainer-picks-didn%27t-pan-out"&gt;Preseason's no-brainer picks that didn't pan out&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tim Graham&lt;/b&gt; (ESPN) &lt;a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/6030/fun-with-accuscore-playoff-field-and-draft-order"&gt;Fun with AccuScore: &lt;/a&gt;Playoff field and draft order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;VIEW FROM INDIANAPOLIS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;WXIN Fox 59 in Indianapolis&lt;/b&gt; reports &lt;a href="http://www.fox59.com/news/wxin-mice-poop-at-lucas-oil-stadium-111009,0,3442478.story"&gt;a worker at Lucas Oil Stadium blew the whistle on the unsanitary conditions (animal and mice feces) in the kitchens, pantries and food service areas&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; The video is disgusting.&amp;nbsp; I'm brown-bagging it today.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Phil Richards&lt;/b&gt; (Indy Star) &lt;a href="http://www.indystar.com/article/20091111/SPORTS03/911110340/1058/SPORTS03/Colts++spokesman+lost+his+legs+in+Iraq++but+not+his+heart"&gt;Colts' spokesman lost his legs in Iraq&lt;/a&gt;, but not his heart.&lt;/li&gt;
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      <title>Colts NFL Rankings Compared With The Patriots, through Week 9</title>
      <link>http://www.stampedeblue.com/2009/11/10/1125462/colts-nfl-rankings-compared-with</link>
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&lt;h3 class="link-title"&gt;&lt;a href="http://espn.go.com/boston/columns/patriots/blog/_/post/4641213/name/reiss"&gt;Colts NFL Rankings Compared With The Patriots, through Week&amp;nbsp;9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div class="description"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mike Reiss (ESPNBoston) looks at where the Colts rank in key statistical categories through Week 9, comparing it to the Patriots:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Points scored&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;Tied-5th (27.1 per game)
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patriots ranking:&lt;/strong&gt; 3rd (28.1 per game)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Points allowed&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;1st (13.5 per game)
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patriots ranking:&lt;/strong&gt; 2nd (14.3 per game)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Third down offense&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;1st (52 of 102, 51 percent)
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patriots ranking:&lt;/strong&gt; 6th (49 of 109, 45 percent)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Third down defense&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;30th (52 of 118, 44.1 percent)
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patriots ranking:&lt;/strong&gt; 20th (39 of 100, 39 percent)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Turnover margin&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;5th (Plus-7, 15 takeaways, 8 giveaways)
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patriots ranking:&lt;/strong&gt; Tied-3rd (Plus-8, 15 takeaways, 7 giveaways)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Red zone offense&lt;/strong&gt; (based on TD percentage)
&lt;br /&gt;13th (16 of 29, 55.2 percent)
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patriots ranking:&lt;/strong&gt; 26th (15 of 34, 44.1 percent)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Red zone defense&lt;/strong&gt; (based on TD percentage)
&lt;br /&gt;18th (9 of 17, 52.9 percent)
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patriots ranking:&lt;/strong&gt; Tied-25th (10 of 17, 58.8 percent) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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      <link>http://www.patspulpit.com/2009/11/10/1125369/randy-moss-gives-back</link>
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&lt;h3 class="link-title"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.register-herald.com/sports/local_story_313004651.html"&gt;Randy Moss Gives&amp;nbsp;Back&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div class="description"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Moss and his associates with Randy Moss Enterprises have refurbished the DuPont Middle School fieldhouse to a state-of-the-art facility, complete with new lockers for both home and visiting locker rooms, new weight equipment, a new players lounge with a big screen television, and spruced up the weight room, coaches office, restrooms and laundry room. It was unveiled last week in a private ceremony with students at the school with little fanfare.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Helping out the children who are following his footsteps at DuPont holds a special meaning in his heart, Moss said.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;"It&#8217;s my community and my neighborhood. When those guys strap on that helmet on Thursday night, it&#8217;s the same helmet I used to strap on. This is permanent. It&#8217;s something that will be there always. It&#8217;s not like giving an autograph or a jersey that will fade or go away. It&#8217;s permanent. It will also pass down through the midget league system for the kids that are coming in the future. I&#8217;m really excited about it."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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      <link>http://www.patspulpit.com/2009/11/10/1124777/week-10-power-rankings</link>
      <author>Marima</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:25:38 -0000</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/beyondtheboxscore/default.asp?article=20091111_NFL"&gt;What If Sports&lt;/a&gt; ranks them&lt;b&gt; 4th&lt;/b&gt; (+2)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/The-NFP-Power-Rankings-9046.html"&gt;National Football Post&lt;/a&gt; ranks them &lt;b&gt;4th&lt;/b&gt; (nc)&lt;b&gt;:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/3332/Randy_Moss" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Randy Moss&lt;/a&gt; proved yet again that he can eat up man coverage&amp;mdash;and the &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/MIA" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Dolphins&lt;/a&gt; lost because of it&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/article/2009-11-10/nfl-power-poll-jets-move-standing-still"&gt;The Sporting News&lt;/a&gt; ranks them &lt;b&gt;4th&lt;/b&gt; (+1)&lt;b&gt;:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;You can believe Bill Belichick and &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1653/Tom_Brady" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Tom Brady&lt;/a&gt; will have new wrinkles for the &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/IND" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Colts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2009/11/10/week-10-power-rankings"&gt;ProFootball Weekly&lt;/a&gt; ranks them &lt;b&gt;4th&lt;/b&gt; (+2)&lt;b&gt;:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Last four vs. Indy have been decided by 18 total points&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/12497753/power-rankings-no-joke----bengals-are-serious-contenders"&gt;CBS Sports&lt;/a&gt; ranks them &lt;b&gt;4th&lt;/b&gt; (+1)&lt;b&gt;:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;They have a firm grip on the division heading to the second half, but to have a chance at the top seed in the conference they need to win at Indy. The way their offense is getting cranked up, it's definitely possible&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Articles/10_235_Power_Rankings%3A_playing_in_a_St._Peter%27s_of_pigskin.html"&gt;Cold Hard Football Facts&lt;/a&gt; ranks them &lt;b&gt;4th&lt;/b&gt; (+1)&lt;b&gt;:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;i&gt;Last week: 27-17 win vs. Miami.&amp;nbsp; Randy Moss passed his old teammate Cris Carter for seventh place on the all-time receiving yards list (13,913). He's only 1,275 yards behind No. 2 Isaac Bruce, but still needs 8,982 yards -- approximately the career total&amp;nbsp; for HOFer Fred Biletnikoff -- to catch Jerry Rice&lt;/i&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/11/11/week.10.1/index.html"&gt;Don Banks at SI&lt;/a&gt; ranks them &lt;b&gt;4th&lt;/b&gt; (+1)&lt;b&gt;:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tom Brady&lt;/b&gt; against a Colts secondary missing safety &lt;b&gt;Bob Sanders&lt;/b&gt; and starting two rookie cornerbacks sounds like an epic mismatch in the making, but let's not pencil it in for a 17-point Patriots blowout win just yet. After all, Houston's &lt;b&gt;Matt Schaub&lt;/b&gt; can wing it a bit too, and he still only threw for 311 yards and led the Texans to 17 points in last week's loss at Indy. But don't be surprised if this is one of those games where New England lets Brady throw it 50 times, spreading the field with receivers and challenging the Colts defense to respond. Then again, with no running game to speak of, Indy's likely to do the very same thing&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://itiswhatitis.weei.com/sports/newengland/football/patriots/2009/11/10/weei-nfl-power-rankings-week-10/"&gt;WEEI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://itiswhatitis.weei.com/sports/newengland/football/patriots/2009/09/29/weei-nfl-power-rankings-week-4/"&gt; &lt;/a&gt;ranks them &lt;b&gt;5th &lt;/b&gt;(+1)&lt;b&gt;:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;i&gt;Now is the time for the &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/NEP" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Patriots&lt;/a&gt; to prove what they are capable of. The play of &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1686/Laurence_Maroney" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Laurence Maroney&lt;/a&gt; over the past few games has really helped balance this offense&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8141773a&amp;template=with-video-with-comments&amp;confirm=true"&gt;Vic Carucci at NFL.com&lt;/a&gt; ranks them &lt;b&gt;5th &lt;/b&gt;(nc)&lt;b&gt;:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;i&gt;As all-time great QB matchups go, Tom Brady vs. &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2807/Peyton_Manning" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Peyton Manning&lt;/a&gt; sits at the very top&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2009-power-rankings.htm"&gt;USA Today&lt;/a&gt; ranks them &lt;b&gt;5th&lt;/b&gt; (nc)&lt;b&gt;:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;i&gt;Colts are approaching their record 21-game winning streak&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/powerRankings"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankings?year=2009&amp;week=10"&gt;ESPN&lt;/a&gt; ranks them &lt;b&gt;6th &lt;/b&gt;(-1)&lt;b&gt;:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;With Tom Brady, the Pats are atop the AFC East again. Life is normal&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/11/08/mmqb/2.html"&gt;Peter King at SI&lt;/a&gt; ranks them &lt;b&gt;6th &lt;/b&gt;(nc)&lt;b&gt;:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Randy Moss&lt;/b&gt;, that was one of the best straight-arms in the history of straight-arming. And for you who need to know the rule about helmet-touching, the only player who can't have his helmet touched is the quarterback. So as long as the straight-armer doesn't grab or twist the facemask, it's legal&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8141773a&amp;template=with-video-with-comments&amp;confirm=true"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AohqK9Wl16.WpTfQj34sNrJDubYF?slug=ms-32questions111009&amp;prov=yhoo&amp;type=lgns"&gt;Yahoo! Sports&lt;/a&gt; ranks them &lt;b&gt;7th&lt;/b&gt; (-2)&lt;b&gt;:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;After abusing one set of rookie cornerbacks &lt;a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=Ajv0bDORagFB.R8rtaE6GwKr0op4/SIG=122np9lo8/**http%3A//www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/story/1323725.html" target="new"&gt;last Sunday&lt;/a&gt;, how excited is &lt;a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/4262/;_ylt=Au7L0fz4qb0MCvot1C4P0.qr0op4"&gt;Randy Moss&lt;/a&gt; to get a crack at another &lt;a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AgrlsbIVNHX8AtP4TfOiH3ir0op4?slug=ap-colts-secondardytest&amp;prov=ap&amp;type=lgns"&gt;untested tandem&lt;/a&gt; in Indy&lt;/i&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/powerRankings"&gt;Fox Sports&lt;/a&gt; ranks them &lt;b&gt;7th&lt;/b&gt; (-2)&lt;b&gt;:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;FIRST-HALF BLESSING:&lt;/b&gt; Kudos to the doctors who obviously did a fine job fixing and rehabbing Tom Brady's knee. But Bill Belichick deserves praise for adjusting to a more balanced offense after dialing up 100 pass plays in the first two weeks of the season while Brady was still getting his groove back. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;FIRST-HALF CURSE:&lt;/b&gt; Curses only to the schedule-maker. If the Patriots played the &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/NYJ" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Jets&lt;/a&gt; now instead of in Week 2, who would win? We'll find out in Week 11 for the rematch&lt;/i&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/beyondtheboxscore/default.asp?article=20091111_NFL"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dan Guttenplan&lt;/b&gt; evaluates the &lt;a href="http://thanksforplaying.weei.com/general/patriots-avoid-car-crash-in-first-half/"&gt;potential areas of concern leading up to the pats' toughest stretch of the season&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Watching a &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/NEP" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Patriots&lt;/a&gt; game this season has become similar to the morning commute to work. You have a good idea how it&amp;rsquo;s going to play out before it starts, and you&amp;rsquo;re really just hoping to avoid any accidents on the way there.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Patriots completed the predictable portion of their schedule yesterday. After struggling with Miami&amp;rsquo;s Wildcat offense for about 40 minutes (when the Pats only led 17-16), the Patriots countered with a 71-yard touchdown pass from &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1653/Tom_Brady" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Tom Brady&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/3332/Randy_Moss" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Randy Moss&lt;/a&gt;. A two-point conversion from Brady to Moss made it 24-17. The Patriots defense then switched to a 4-4-3, crowding the line of scrimmage to slow down the Wildcat. The final score &amp;mdash; Patriots 27, &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/MIA" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Dolphins&lt;/a&gt; 17 &amp;mdash; was just an afterthought on an afternoon when New England fans never really had a feeling their team would lose.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ian Rapoport&lt;/b&gt; focuses on &lt;a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view/20091110patriots_sebastian_vollmer_turns_heads_tackle_tough_project/"&gt;the admirable play of Sebastian Vollmer&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;What happens when &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1684/Matt_Light" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Matt Light&lt;/a&gt; returns?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;"We&amp;rsquo;ll deal with the situation when he comes back," coach &lt;a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/search/?searchSite=true&amp;topic=Bill+Belichick&amp;mode=score&amp;sorting=pubdate"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bill Belichick&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; told the Herald. "I don&amp;rsquo;t know when that&amp;rsquo;s going to be. Both guys have shown they can play that position very competitively, and we&amp;rsquo;ll deal with it when it&amp;rsquo;s an option. The last couple weeks, it hasn&amp;rsquo;t been an option."&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Christopher Price&lt;/b&gt; offers some players thoughts on &lt;a href="http://itiswhatitis.weei.com/sports/newengland/football/patriots/2009/11/09/preparing-for-peyton/"&gt;preparing for Peyton&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Outside linebacker &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1437/Adalius_Thomas" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Adalius Thomas&lt;/a&gt; says that one of the best ways to prepare to face Manning is to engage in a little self-scouting.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;"I think that he knows so much and he&amp;rsquo;s such a student of the game and he studies so much that any little thing or clue that you give him, he&amp;rsquo;ll pick up on," Thomas said. "So you have to be very mindful of what you&amp;rsquo;re doing and showing beforehand. You have to study yourself like Peyton would study you a little bit in order to understand what it is he sees and what you might be giving away."&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;"You can show him 13 players on the field," Thomas said with a laugh, "but other than that, I don&amp;rsquo;t think you can give him anything new."&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;TEAM TALK&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Erik Scalavino&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&amp;pid=40223&amp;pcid=41"&gt;dissects the Moss TD and 2-point conversion&lt;/a&gt;, plus Monday news and notes from Gillette Stadium.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bill Belichick&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/mediacenter/index.cfm?ac=videonewsdetail&amp;pid=40201&amp;pcid=155"&gt;Monday Presser&lt;/a&gt; (23 min. video) Plus Transcript.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;WEEI Patriots Monday:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/mediacenter/index.cfm?ac=audionewsdetail&amp;pid=40197&amp;pcid=81"&gt;Tom Brady&lt;/a&gt; (23:40 min.),&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/mediacenter/index.cfm?ac=audionewsdetail&amp;pid=40211&amp;pcid=81"&gt;Chris Baker&lt;/a&gt; (10:25 min.),&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/mediacenter/index.cfm?ac=audionewsdetail&amp;pid=40208&amp;pcid=81"&gt;Vince Wilfork&lt;/a&gt; (15:38 min.), &lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/mediacenter/index.cfm?ac=audionewsdetail&amp;pid=40212&amp;pcid=81"&gt;Ty Warren&lt;/a&gt; (14:10 min.), &lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/mediacenter/index.cfm?ac=audionewsdetail&amp;pid=40226&amp;pcid=81"&gt;Bill Belichick&lt;/a&gt; (34 min.)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Patriots Today:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/mediacenter/index.cfm?ac=videonewsdetail&amp;pid=40227&amp;pcid=111"&gt;Pats hit midpoint with big division win over Fins&lt;/a&gt;. (12:15 min. video)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;LOCAL LINKS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gerry Callahan&lt;/b&gt; reminds us that we're lucky: &lt;a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view/20091110tom_brady-peyton_manning_battle_above_all_the_war_of_18_and_12/"&gt;We get to see the two best quarterbacks, head-to-head, under pressure, in their primes&lt;/a&gt;. And you just know they will meet again in January, which is the way it should be. Manning vs. Brady, twice a season.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Albert Breer&lt;/b&gt; points out that &lt;a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/extra_points/2009/11/in_pats_offense.html"&gt;in the Patriots offense, the "primary receiver" doesn't exist&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ian Rapoport&lt;/b&gt; notes the &lt;a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view/20091110no_tom-foolery_with_respect_to_peyton_manning/"&gt;friendship and similarities between Brady and Manning&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dan Duggan&lt;/b&gt; looks at how Brady and Manning have fared in their previous &lt;a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view/20091110tom_brady_vs_peyton_manning_the_war_of_1812/"&gt;10 head-to-head matchups&lt;/a&gt;, including three playoff games.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Eric Wilbur&lt;/b&gt; notes &lt;a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/columnists/wilbur/2009/11/09/hold_your_horses/"&gt;a win over the Colts would be sweeter&lt;/a&gt; than a victory over the Saints.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tony Massarotti&lt;/b&gt; feels &lt;a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/columnists/massarotti/2009/11/pats_colts_on_familiar_collsio.html"&gt;the ultimate question this week&lt;/a&gt; is whether the Pats can contain Manning enough to pull out a win on the road.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shalise Manza Young&lt;/b&gt; focuses on &lt;a href="http://www.projo.com/patriots/content/sp_fbn_patriots_10_11-10-09_35GDE6H_v1.3b3c4ab.html"&gt;hard-hitting safety Brandon McGowan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mike Reiss&lt;/b&gt; notes &lt;a href="http://espn.go.com/boston/columns/patriots/blog/_/post/4639356/name/reiss"&gt;TE Stuffer Brandon McGowan's tough assignment&lt;/a&gt; this week is &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2780/Dallas_Clark" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Dallas Clark&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Steve Buckley&lt;/b&gt; says &lt;a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view.bg?articleid=1210836&amp;srvc=next_article"&gt;the biggest game is always the next game&lt;/a&gt; for Bill Belichick.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mike Reiss&lt;/b&gt; looks at and analyzes the &lt;a href="http://espn.go.com/boston/columns/patriots/blog/_/post/4640198/name/reiss"&gt;snaps played by Patriots defenders&lt;/a&gt;, the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://espn.go.com/boston/columns/patriots/blog/_/post/4637106/name/reiss"&gt;snaps played by offensive skill position players&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href="http://espn.go.com/boston/columns/patriots/blog/_/post/4637462/name/reiss"&gt;Patriots' positional groupings&lt;/a&gt; in the team's 27-17 win over the Dolphins.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Christopher Price&lt;/b&gt; offers highlights from WEEI's Patriots Monday interviews:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://itiswhatitis.weei.com/sports/newengland/football/patriots/2009/11/09/brady-on-dc-119/"&gt;Tom Brady&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://itiswhatitis.weei.com/sports/newengland/football/patriots/2009/11/09/vince-wilfork-on-dh-119/"&gt;Vince Wilfork&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://itiswhatitis.weei.com/sports/newengland/football/patriots/2009/11/09/ty-warren-on-dh-119/"&gt;Ty Warren&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://itiswhatitis.weei.com/sports/newengland/football/patriots/2009/11/09/highlights-from-bill-belichick-on-the-big-show-3/"&gt;Bill Belichick&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Steve DeOssie&lt;/b&gt; presents the Patriots' &lt;a href="http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/patriots/steve-deossie/2009/11/09/patriots-report-card-passing-grades-curve-about-get-"&gt;Week 9 Report Card&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ron Borges&lt;/b&gt; grades the Patriots in his &lt;a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view.bg?articleid=1210823"&gt;Week 9 Report Card&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mark Farinella&lt;/b&gt; lists his &lt;a href="http://thesunchronicle.ning.com/profiles/blogs/miamipats-hots-and-nots-and"&gt;Miami-Pats Hots and Nots&lt;/a&gt; and game notes.&amp;nbsp; He also points out &lt;a href="http://thesunchronicle.ning.com/profiles/blogs/and-we-wonder"&gt;the Wildcat vs. the Pistol formations&lt;/a&gt; and how the Sports Hub host ranting about it got it wrong.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Monique Walker&lt;/b&gt; reports the &lt;a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2009/11/10/no_snap_judgment_from_patriots_on_status_of_center_koppen/"&gt;Patriots are waiting on center Dan Koppen's status&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boston Herald&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view/20091110shawn_springs_wary_of_colts_qb_peyton_manning/"&gt;Patriots Notebook:&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1566/Shawn_Springs" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Shawn Springs&lt;/a&gt; is wary of &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2807/Peyton_Manning" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Peyton Manning&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2633/Leigh_Bodden" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Leigh Bodden&lt;/a&gt; says this is one reason he signed with the Patriots, to be a part of stellar competition like this; &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1683/Dan_Koppen" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Dan Koppen&lt;/a&gt; was walking around without a limp; and &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2527/Sammy_Morris" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Sammy Morris&lt;/a&gt; made his first locker room appearance since he was injured.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NATIONAL NEWS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Tedy Bruschi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; (ESPNBoston) &lt;a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/columns/story?columnist=bruschi_tedy&amp;id=4637220"&gt;Five observations from Sunday's win over the Fins:&lt;/a&gt; Once responsibilities were defined, Patriots handled everything Miami threw at them.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mike Reiss&lt;/b&gt; (ESPNBoston) &lt;a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/columns/story?columnist=reiss_mike&amp;id=4639588"&gt;History shows Colts-Patriots will be worth watching&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dan Shaughnessy&lt;/b&gt; (SI) &lt;a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/dan_shaughnessy/11/09/pats-colts/index.html"&gt;Patriots-Colts has become the Ali-Frazier of NFL rivalries&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Charles Robinson&lt;/b&gt; (Yahoo! Sports) &lt;a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/video/player/nfl/Y_Sports_NFL/16559709;_ylt=Apj6kGTJgL85AUH.U7HgH2hDubYF"&gt;Are the Patriots as good as their record?&lt;/a&gt; (4:18 min. video)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tiki Barber &amp;amp; Jason Cole&lt;/b&gt; (Yahoo! Sports) &lt;a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/video/player/nfl/Y_Sports_NFL/16559709;_ylt=Apj6kGTJgL85AUH.U7HgH2hDubYF#nfl/Y_Sports_NFL/16475634"&gt;Saints or Colts finish undefeated?&lt;/a&gt; (4.46 min. video)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Judy Battista&lt;/b&gt; (NY Times) &lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/sports/football/09patriots.html?_r=1&amp;ref=football"&gt;Patriots find answer to Dolphins offensive tricks&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nolan Nawrocki&lt;/b&gt; (Pro Football Weekly) &lt;a href="http://www.profootballweekly.com/2009/11/09/billding-a-winner"&gt;"Bill"ding a winner.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; The rebuilding styles of Parcells, Belichick and Polian.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tim Graham&lt;/b&gt; (ESPN) &lt;a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/5902/keep-an-eye-on-the-afc-wild-card-race"&gt;Keep an eye on the AFC wild-card race&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;KC Joyner&lt;/b&gt; (ESPN) &lt;a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/5947/video-pats-short-pass-attack-key-versus-colts"&gt;Pat's short pass attack key versus Colts&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; (50 second video)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Michael Lombardi&lt;/b&gt; (NFL.com) &lt;a href="http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d81412f54&amp;template=with-video-with-comments&amp;confirm=true"&gt;Separation among top contenders&lt;/a&gt; starting to crystallize.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Michael Lombardi&lt;/b&gt; (Nat'l Football Post) &lt;a href="http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/The-Monday-tavern-2354.html"&gt;Sunday Best.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; The Wildcat is dying a slow death (10 plays, 7 yards against the Patriots.)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vinnie Iyer&lt;/b&gt; (Sporting News) &lt;a href="http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/article/2009-11-09/week-9-checkdown-defining-each-division-midway-point"&gt;Week 9 Checkdown:&lt;/a&gt; Defining each division race.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;NFL.com&lt;/b&gt; Week 9 Can't Miss Play: &lt;a href="http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-cant-miss-plays/09000d5d8140573b/WK-9-Can-t-Miss-play-Davis-gets-Mossed"&gt;Davis gets Mossed&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; (40 second video clip.)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;VIEW FROM INDIANAPOLIS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Indianapolis Star&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.indystar.com/article/99999999/SPORTS/91106028/"&gt;Manning vs. Brady:&lt;/a&gt; Who has the edge?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Phil B. Wilson&lt;/b&gt; (Indy Star) &lt;a href="http://www.indystar.com/article/99999999/SPORTS03/90908053"&gt;Colts-Pats Matchup:&lt;/a&gt; Sunday preview and analysis.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mike Chappell&lt;/b&gt; (Indy Star) &lt;a href="http://www.indystar.com/article/20091110/SPORTS03/911100343/1058/SPORTS03/Colts++Patriots+love+their+epic+showdowns"&gt;Colts, Patriots love their epic showdowns&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;I&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;ndianapolis Star&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.indystar.com/article/99999999/SPORTS03/81029057"&gt;Colts vs. Patriots:&lt;/a&gt; A classic NFL rivalry.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tom Spalding&lt;/b&gt; (Indy Star) &lt;a href="http://www.indystar.com/article/20091110/BUSINESS/91110013/1100/SPORTS03/High-flying+Indianapolis+Colts+to+get+airplane+to+match"&gt;High-flying Indianapolis Colts get their own airplane&lt;/a&gt; to match.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bill Belichick&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/mediacenter/index.cfm?ac=videonewsdetail&amp;pid=40163&amp;pcid=41"&gt;reacts to the game and talks about momentum&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That was a typical AFC East game, tough game that came right down to the wire. I'm real proud of our football players. I thought they had a good week of preparation. I thought they went out there and played hard today. Miami made some plays, we made a few more and it's good to win that one. It's a big division win. Miami is 3-0 in the division coming into this game, so that was a huge win for us. We know we have a big battle coming up next week, but right now we'll just enjoy this one for a little bit and get back to work on Indy. I thought our guys played hard today. I thought they made some big plays and made them at the right time and ultimately that was the difference.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That third quarter kind of had elements of the Indianapolis-Miami game, where Miami held the ball for a long time and the &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/IND" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Colts&lt;/a&gt; came back and hit them on a couple big plays. It was sort of the same thing, where we hit Randy [Moss] on a crossing route, he broke a tackle there on [Vontae] Davis and went 60, 70 yards - whatever it was. Those plays can turn around in a hurry. Long drives can be equalized by big plays, and big plays can be equalized by long drives. We just had a couple more of them than they did, but it was a big answer by our offense. It was a third-and-five; had that pass not been complete, [we would have] give them the ball back and they got a lead and so forth. That was a big one to hit and then we hit the two-point conversion that put us up by seven, so that was huge.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ron Borges&lt;/b&gt; notes &lt;a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/columnists/view/20091109no_panic_this_time_as_patriots_solve_gimmick_cool_cats_on_d/"&gt;the lack of panic by the Patriots D as they solved the new Wildcat wrinkle&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;"Last year we panicked," safety &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/18971/Brandon_Meriweather" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Brandon Meriweather&lt;/a&gt; admitted after a 27-17 win. "We didn&amp;rsquo;t stay focused and we were all over the place. This year we were more like a veteran team. We stayed calm, listened to the coaches and let the coaches coach and the players play."&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Unlike a year ago, [Bill Belichick] had wise counsel for them and they had ears to hear and confidence that this was a solvable problem. And so it became.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;"We worked on the option but it happened probably a little faster than we practiced it, but once we got it adjusted I thought they did a good job," Belichick said. "It seemed like after we saw it, we were a lot more confident and did the right thing and had everybody accounted for - the inside runs, the option, the pitch and all that. . . . I think we . . . defended it a lot better."&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They defended it so well that it disappeared with the game on the line, Miami declining to go to it one time in its final two drives. The gimmick was gone, the victim of a defense that didn&amp;rsquo;t panic.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;TEAM TALK&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Game Notes:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/NEP" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Patriots&lt;/a&gt; vs. &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/MIA" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Dolphins&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&amp;pid=40188&amp;pcid=47"&gt;Team and player milestones, streaks and records&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Erik Scalavino&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&amp;pid=40190&amp;pcid=41"&gt;Fins-Pats analysis:&lt;/a&gt; Preparation, adjustments key to Patriots win.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post Game Pressers:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/mediacenter/index.cfm?ac=videonewsdetail&amp;pid=40163&amp;pcid=41"&gt;Bill Belichick&lt;/a&gt; (12 min. video), &lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/mediacenter/index.cfm?ac=videonewsdetail&amp;pid=40164&amp;pcid=41"&gt;Tom Brady&lt;/a&gt; (8 min. video), &lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/mediacenter/index.cfm?ac=videonewsdetail&amp;pid=40165&amp;pcid=41"&gt;Randy Moss&lt;/a&gt; (1 min. video) Plus Transcripts.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Post Game Quotes:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&amp;pid=40191&amp;pcid=47"&gt;Patriots&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&amp;pid=40192&amp;pcid=47"&gt;Dolphins&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;LOCAL LINKS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shalise Manza Young&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.projo.com/patriots/content/sp_fbn_patriots_09_11-09-09_MBGCUJU_v1.3c1e246.html"&gt;recaps the game&lt;/a&gt; that solidified the Patriots position atop the AFC East.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Albert Breer&lt;/b&gt; analyzes &lt;a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2009/11/09/getting_the_handle_on_pistol_made_this_a_good_win/"&gt;Miami's 'pistol' formation&lt;/a&gt; that could have shot down the Patriots' chance of winning, had they not been prepared to "expect everything," adjust and then defend it.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Karen Guregian&lt;/b&gt; observes&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/columnists/view/20091109randy_moss_mauls_miami_again_81_terrorizes_dolphins_secondary/"&gt;Moss&amp;rsquo; third-quarter 71-yard touchdown catch was the back-breaker&lt;/a&gt; in this tug-of-war between division rivals.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jim Donaldson&lt;/b&gt; reports the &lt;a href="http://www.projo.com/patriots/content/sp_fbn_jim_donaldson_09_11-09-09_MBGCUKK_v1.3c1b34a.html"&gt;Dolphins didn't learn their lesson with Randy Moss&lt;/a&gt;, fatally leaving him in single coverage by a rookie corner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dan Shaughnessy&lt;/b&gt;, in typical fashion, directly &lt;a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2009/11/09/moss_shows_off_several_smooth_moves/"&gt;insults Randy Moss' character while praising his receiving skills&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; And Shaughnessy questions Moss' aversion to the media????&amp;nbsp; Ya think this might have anything to do with it Dan????&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ian Rapoport&lt;/b&gt; reports the &lt;a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view/20091108tom_brady-randy_moss_combo_overcomes_wildcat_27-17/"&gt;Patriots took charge of the division&lt;/a&gt; by taking care of the Dolphins.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shalise Manza Young&lt;/b&gt; notes &lt;a href="http://www.projo.com/patriots/content/sp_fbn_patriots_journal_09_11-09-09_MBGCUM4_v1.3c1e8fe.html"&gt;Joey Porter followed up a mouthy week with a whole lot of nothing&lt;/a&gt; in the game.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Steve Buckley&lt;/b&gt; reveals an &lt;a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view/20091109joey_porter_mum_after_loss_say_it_aint_so_joey/"&gt;invisible Joey Porter sneaking out the back door&lt;/a&gt; after the game.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Michael Vega&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2009/11/09/patriots_win_linked_to_play_of_each_member_of_offensive_line/"&gt;praises the Patriots' offensive line&lt;/a&gt; for silencing Porter and protecting Brady.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Christopher Price&lt;/b&gt; presents his &lt;a href="http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/patriots/christopher-price/2009/11/08/ten-things-we-learned-yesterday-moss-delivers-kn"&gt;Ten things we learned&lt;/a&gt; from yesterday's game.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mike Reiss&lt;/b&gt; offers &lt;a href="http://espn.go.com/boston/columns/patriots/blog/_/post/4636353/name/reiss"&gt;Ten interesting stats from Sunday's win&lt;/a&gt; and his &lt;a href="http://espn.go.com/boston/columns/patriots/blog/_/post/4636447/name/reiss"&gt;Three Stars of the game&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Chris Penfield&lt;/b&gt; (BostonSportsPulse) &lt;a href="http://www.bostonsportspulse.com/2009/11/08/quick-hit-reactions-to-pats-vs-dolphins/"&gt;Quick Hit Reactions to Pats vs. Dolphins&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Love his line about &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/3332/Randy_Moss" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Randy Moss&lt;/a&gt; giving &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/71148/Vontae_Davis" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Vontae Davis&lt;/a&gt; "Mr. Stiffy."&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mike Reiss&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://espn.go.com/boston/columns/patriots/blog/_/post/4636278/name/reiss"&gt;impressed by the play of Sebastian Vollmer&lt;/a&gt;. Me too.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Monique Walker&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2009/11/09/thomas_leaves_no_doubts/"&gt;focuses on the play of Adalius Thomas&lt;/a&gt;, who was credited for 2 tackles and a batted down pass.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dan Duggan&lt;/b&gt; notes &lt;a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view/20091109booming_business_for_kicker_stephen_gostkowski/"&gt;the stellar play of Stephen Gostkowski&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; His kicks made all the difference yesterday.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kirk Minihane&lt;/b&gt; offers his &lt;a href="http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/patriots/kirk-minihane/2009/11/08/deep-thoughts-about-playoffs-bound-patriots-team"&gt;deep thoughts about this playoffs-bound Patriots team&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boston Herald&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view/20091109vince_wilfork_switches_to_end_new_line_of_work/"&gt;Patriots Notebook:&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1713/Vince_Wilfork" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Vince Wilfork&lt;/a&gt; played DE for the first time since High School; &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1686/Laurence_Maroney" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Laurence Maroney&lt;/a&gt; ran for 20 rushes, 82 yards and 1 TD; &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1683/Dan_Koppen" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Dan Koppen&lt;/a&gt; went down in the 2nd qtr with a knee injury, aptly replaced by Dan Connelly; &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/34422/Kyle_Arrington" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Kyle Arrington&lt;/a&gt; made his roster debut with 2 tackles (one, a huge hit on returner Ted Ginn.)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boston Globe&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2009/11/09/team_record_comes_to_pass_for_brady/"&gt;Patriots Notebook:&lt;/a&gt; Team record comes to &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1653/Tom_Brady" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Tom Brady&lt;/a&gt;; Gostkowski tied his career high in FGs (4); Welker leads the Pats with 55 receptions; Belichick said the toughest decision of the day was whether to go for the 2-pt. conversion.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NATIONAL NEWS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;NFL Game Center&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2009110805/2009/REG9/dolphins@patriots"&gt;Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Stats, analysis, and those nifty highlight videos.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Peter King&lt;/b&gt; (SI) &lt;a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/11/08/mmqb/index.html"&gt;MMQB:&lt;/a&gt; Let the Patriots-Colts hype begin; five best storylines at mid-season.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Don Banks&lt;/b&gt; (SI) &lt;a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/11/08/snap.judgments/index.html"&gt;Snap Judgments:&lt;/a&gt; Divisions take shape, Palmer owns &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/BAL" class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Ravens&lt;/a&gt; and more.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;John Lynch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; (Fox Sports) &lt;a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/10341316/Colts-survive-another-close-call"&gt;Colt hard facts&lt;/a&gt;: Colts survive another close call.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="sbn-auto-link"&gt;Matt Bowen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; (Nat'l Football Post) &lt;a href="http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Sunday-rewind-Week-9.html"&gt;Week 9 Sunday Rewind&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gregg Rosenthal&lt;/b&gt; (NBC Sports) &lt;a href="http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/33776177/ns/sports-nfl/"&gt;Contenders, pretenders separated Sunday&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;VIEW FROM MIAMI&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jeff Darlington&lt;/b&gt; (Miami Herald) &lt;a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/miami-dolphins/story/1323318.html"&gt;Miami Dolphins come up short against Patriots on the road&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Almando Salguero&lt;/b&gt; (Miami Herald) &lt;a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/1323658.html"&gt;Miami Dolphins' defense blows game plan&lt;/a&gt;, and Brady strikes again.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;David J. Neal&lt;/b&gt; (Miami Herald) &lt;a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/1323725.html"&gt;Randy Moss torches Miami Dolphins&lt;/a&gt;, pads Hall of Fame credentials.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mike Berardino&lt;/b&gt; (Sun-Sentinal) &lt;a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-dolphins-patriots-game-110809,0,5528177.story"&gt;Tom Brady, Randy Moss overcome Wildcat Dolphin offense&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;David Hyde&lt;/b&gt; (Sun-Sentinal) &lt;a href="http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports/columnists/hyde/blog/2009/11/where_were_taylor_and_porter_b.html"&gt;Where were Taylor and Porter?&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; Brady and Moss star again.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Omar Kelly&lt;/b&gt; (Sun-Sentinal) &lt;a href="http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_football_dolphins/2009/11/patriots-silence-dolphins-linebacker-joey-porter.html"&gt;Patriots humble Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;David J. Neal&lt;/b&gt; (Miami Herald) &lt;a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/1323656.html"&gt;Dolphins, QB Chad Henne lament missed opportunities&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <link>http://www.patspulpit.com/2009/11/8/1121554/new-england-miami-inactive-list</link>
      <author>Marima</author>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:35:20 -0000</pubDate>
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&lt;h3 class="link-title"&gt;&lt;a href="http://espn.go.com/boston/columns/patriots/blog/_/post/4634911/name/forsberg"&gt;New England - Miami Inactive&amp;nbsp;List&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div class="description"&gt;&lt;p&gt;From Mike Reiss:  &lt;strong&gt;Here are today's inactives for the Patriots:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;LB Eric Alexander
&lt;br /&gt;OL Rich Ohrnberger
&lt;br /&gt;CB Jonathan Wilhite
&lt;br /&gt;WR Julian Edelman
&lt;br /&gt;DE Jarvis Green
&lt;br /&gt;OT Matt Light
&lt;br /&gt;RB Sammy Morris
&lt;br /&gt;RB Fred Taylor&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Quick thought: Not much suspense this week considering the Patriots classified five players as out earlier this week. Ohrnberger has yet to play this season, while Wilhite missed practice this week due to illness. Kyle Arrington, signed this week off the practice squad, is active today.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inactive players for the Dolphins:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;QB Tyler Thigpen
&lt;br /&gt;RB Kory Sheets
&lt;br /&gt;LB Channing Crowder
&lt;br /&gt;OT Andrew Gardner
&lt;br /&gt;OT Lydon Murtha
&lt;br /&gt;WR Patrick Turner
&lt;br /&gt;LB Quentin Moses
&lt;br /&gt;DT Jason Ferguson&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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      <link>http://www.patspulpit.com/2009/11/7/1120774/moss-mentally-and-physically</link>
      <author>Marima</author>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:15:59 -0000</pubDate>
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&lt;h3 class="link-title"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/extra_points/2009/11/moss_mentally_a.html"&gt;Moss: Mentally and Physically&amp;nbsp;Superior&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div class="description"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bill Belichick talks about Randy Moss, one of his best players and smartest receivers he's ever coached.  &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Awesome video highlight clip too.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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