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The Patriots yielded two sacks to the Jets Sunday. Considering how well they have protected Tom Brady this season - five times their opponent has had no more than one sack - it's easy to say that's not good enough.

The RCA Dome always was one of toughest buildings for visitors to play in given the noise.

Need evidence that the Patriots will bounce back fine from Sunday's devastating loss to the Colts, and do so in short order? The Patriots have lost consecutive games just once in the last seven seasons, and they'll have plenty of motivation this week, with the archrival Jets and their smack-talking coach, Rex Ryan , visiting Foxborough.

Patriots left tackle Matt Light said he is 'improving' in his rehab from a knee injury, and guard Steve Neal does not believe the head injury he suffered Sunday night will be a significant problem this week.

Whether or not they'll all be in uniform against the Colts remains to be seen, however.

Laurence Maroney is feeling it again. The wildly inconsistent tailback has been running with increased power and decisiveness over the last month.

Some of the Patriots [ team stats ] haven't heard Joey Porter's incendiary comments.

At $1,100 an ounce, 210 pounds of gold is worth about $3.7 million. Patriots placekicker Stephen Gostkowski, whose rookie contract expires this year, could get that much or more as a signing bonus next year.

Eight games into the NFL season, we might finally have an understanding of exactly what these New England Patriots are going to be.

When you're a kicker, it's a rare thing to have a warm, calm Sunday in November.

Patriots WR Randy Moss showed that he has plenty of fight left in him as his stiff-arm touchdown against the Dolphins was a huge play Think back to Week 5 of the 2009 NFL season.A The New England Patriots appeared to be on the ropes with murmurings of their dynasty possibly ending after a tough 20-17 road loss to former Belichick apprentice Josh ...

They heard the bluster emanating from South Florida, much of it coming from Joey Porter's mouth.

The Miami Dolphins had just spent more than 10 minutes marching to a wildcat touchdown when used one stiff-arm to wipe out their lead.

A funny thing happens when opposing teams line up with three defensive linemen in passing situations: None of the rushers ever seem to go up against Stephen Neal.

ESPN analyst and ex-footballer Trent Dilfer grabbing a bite at Legal Sea Foods in the Prudential Center .

The New England Patriots currently stand atop the American Football Conference East with a record of 5-2. The Tennessee Titans and Tampa Bay Buccaneers proved to be less than formidable foes.

25, 2009. Browse more photos>> It was...as expected. The 0-7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers were outgunned and outmatched coming into this game.

"It's the only team that has the word 'England' in it," joked Alastair Kirkwood, the managing director of NFL UK.

A few days after his first start, Patriots rookie Darius Butler missed yesterday's practice with an ankle injury.

Moving from left to right can cause unintended results. Take Sebastian Vollmer 's birthday, for example.