Leigh Bodden News

It might have seemed odd for Stephen Gostkowski to get mobbed by appreciative teammates after he booted a touchback in the second quarter of the Patriots [ team stats ] ' 27-17 win over the Dolphins yesterday.

Patriots defensive back Leigh Bodden was shaken up and attended to by the New England medical staff, but he jogged off the field under his own power.

The Patriots [ team stats ] may be ready for the Wildcat. But are they ready for the unknown? When Miami invades Foxboro today, there is a good chance the Dolphins will run their retro, single-wing-style Wildcat offense, in which running back Ronnie Brown takes a direct snap.

CB Leigh Bodden and NT Vince Wilfork share their thoughts about this week's opponent.

Like any rookie, Pat Chung has rabbit ears these days. But his eyes are trained chiefly in one direction.

So are the points. It may have taken a few games, but Tom Brady [ stats ] and the Patriots [ team stats ] offense have finally started to click.

If there is one fact that shows just how much the Patriots secondary has changed in a year, it might be this: On the opening week of last season, they started Ellis Hobbs, Lewis Sanders, James Sanders, and Rodney Harrison in their defensive backfield.

To wrap up the week, and head for the weekend ... One thing that's interesting about the way the Patriots have played defense this year is the developing rotation at corner.

In today's blitz, a Patriots safety gets recognized by the league, Tully Banta-Cain comments on his return to the team, a Patriots rookie makes his debut and read statistics on two Patriots wide receivers.

Your 2009 New England Patriots officially have an identity. They're talented and they're tough.

The Patriots didn't play their best game of the season, but they played well enough to wipe out the pathetic Buccaneers in London.

Brandon Meriweather takes one to the flat, er, house - 7-0 Patriots That didn't take long.

For all the gaudy numbers the Patriots put up in their 59-0 demolition of the Tennessee Titans, only one number has any significance going forward: three.

An hour before kickoff, the Patriots dropped a bombshell. Linebacker Adalius Thomas , a two-time Pro Bowler, was inactive for the Patriots ' 59-0 rout of the Titans yesterday.

The intrigue began long before the Patriots were slated to board a plane and fly to Denver last night.

There was plenty to be happy about in the locker room after the Patriots whipped the Titans 59-0 Here are some of the comments from Patriots players, as provided by the team's media relations staff.

The media reports on the team's lack of consistency, find out who was seen on crutches, Stephen Gostkowski comments on missing a key field goal Sunday and a member of the secondary talks about yielding long drives.

Leigh Bodden can still see him: the young taskmaster, his hat pulled low on his brow as he stroked his chin and watched the cornerback's every move, his eyes fixed in an "evil stare." Frantzy Jourdain was brought to Duquesne as defensive backs coach in 2002 specifically to get the talented Bodden to reach his potential, which was no small task.

Brian Hoyer hasn't taken the time to look around, take stock of his situation and think of the departed quarterbacks who once battled for his spot.

From those who were talking, which was a lot fewer than had been talking the past few weeks, the refrain was the same.