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Patriots center Dan Koppen strolled through the locker room yesterday, but he didn't have much to say.

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

The Patriots [ team stats ] have faced an elite pass-rusher nearly every week this season, and it will be no different Sunday against the Dolphins.

The return of Tom Brady this season made it tempting to envision a re-creation of the Patriots' 2007 offense, a barrage of passes whipping around the field, records toppling, points skyrocketing like the score on a pinball machine.

The media reports on the team's ground game, learn which player will be sidelined, Mike Wright talks about the wildcat offense, the team adds a tight end and learn a few defensive stats.

I finally got a chance to see a Pats game, and what a fun one only they cut it off after the last TB throw.

A sloppy second quarter was just a blip for New England en route to a decisive 35-7 victory over Tampa Bay at Wembley Stadium.

The Patriots have activated both rookie wide receiver Brandon Tate and right tackle Mark LeVoir, adding them to the 53-man active roster and making them eligible for tomorrow's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to a league source.

Now that the week of the New England Patriots' "London game" is upon them, coach Bill Belichick is more willing to talk about what's ahead for his team this week as it prepares for an extra-long road trip.

BEFORE anyone gets too excited, the snowy conditions in which the Patriots and Titans played on Sunday hands a natural advantage to offensive tackles in their tangles with defensive ends.

Hello again, Laurence Maroney His 45-yard TD gives Patriots the lead All that talk of stutter-stepping, dancing, and however else Laurence Maroney's running style has been described apparently, it works in the snow.

Patriots [ team stats ] left tackle Matt Light [ stats ] was officially listed as "doubtful" for tomorrow's game against the Titans, according to the practice report.

Sebastian Vollmer had been watching the Mile High mayhem from the sidelines for three quarters on Sunday, so when he was sent into the fray in the fourth quarter, there was no need to look around Invesco Field in awe.

Who is Sebastian Vollmer and could he and Nick Kaczur flip flop sides? The Patriots received some good news today in the form of an injury update on left tackle Matt Light.

The New England Patriots got their young defensive leader back on Sunday, as linebacker Jerod Mayo returned to the play less than a month after suffering a sprained MCL in his right knee.

"We'll list him on the injury report weekly as we always do," Belichick said Friday when asked if Taylor will return this season.

Strange game at Gillette Stadium on Sunday. As well as the Patriots played in defeating the Baltimore Ravens , 27-21, they were still hanging on by their fingertips in the final seconds, able to exhale only after Clayton had let a very catchable fourth-down pass clang off his chest near the Patriots ' 10-yard line.

The newest and biggest Patriot meets the media for the first time. Plus news and notes from the Patriots locker room and Thursday's practice.

With apologies to Ted Washington , Terdell Sands may very well be the largest human ever to don a Patriots uniform.

The Patriots are in full pads for today's practice session on the lower practice field behind Gillette Stadium.