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There was a time when anything and everything the Patriots [ team stats ] defense did to Peyton Manning made him cringe.

Maybe it was a master plan, one formulated in the wake of their historic meltdown against the Colts in the AFC Championship in 2006.

Bill Belichick said that he made the right decision to go for a first down on 4th-and-2 at the Patriots' own 28 with just over two minutes left in New England's 35-34 loss to Indianapolis during his Monday morning press conference.

The undefeated Colts meet the high flying Patriots. Indy has had a better season thus far, but Brady has his legs back underneath him after a tough first couple of weeks, and the New England defense has become cohesive as a unit.

Porter had no tackles - or any other stats, for that matter - in the Dolphins ' 27-17 loss to the Patriots .

While many of New Orleansa TM tourist destinations have recovered from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, many less-visible victims of the disaster are still trying to rebuild lives and families after the tragedy.

KANSASa SCITY, MO. - New England Patriots sent Matt Cassel to the Kansas City Chiefs and a message to their own fans: don't worry about Tom Brady's knee.

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham Power Rankings: Preseason: 2. This week: 6. 2009 Schedule/Results Where they stand: The Patriots are atop the AFC East at 6-2 and have separated themselves from the division's other three teams.

In today's blitz, the Patriots have started preparations for the Colts. Read reactions from members of the Patriots secondary, find out why offense might not be the story of Sunday's game, defensive substitutions are discussed and Adalius Thomas comments on the rivalry.

Sebastian Vollmer at the bottom of another Route 1 pile-up. View full size photo>> Watching a Patriots game this season has become similar to the morning commute to work.

Shawn Springs has known Peyton Manning since the two were collegiate standouts. That's when the Patriots [ team stats ] cornerback was at Ohio State and the Indianapolis Colts quarterback was at Tennessee.

The pushovers are in the past. Now the New England Patriots must prepare for the powers of the NFL.

BEST TED GINN NEUTRALIZER : Kicker Stephen Gostkowski , who knocked one kickoff out of the end zone, but when the Patriots [ team stats ] were called for offsides he was asked to kick off again from his 25-yard line.

Adalius Thomas has taken his lumps recently. So when the Patriots [ team stats ] linebacker picked up what he thought was a Chad Henne fumble in the first quarter, and outraced Miami running backs and wide receivers nearly 60 yards into the end zone, he figured he was on his way to some kind of redemption.

So, Adalius Thomas , when is the last time you faced an option offense? "Pittsburgh did a little bit of it with Kordell Stewart ," the veteran Patriots linebacker said.

Steve played 14 seasons for the Patriots as an ILB and was voted to the Pro-Bowl 3 times.

When the Dolphins unveiled the Wildcat offense last season, the Patriots were flummoxed.

The Patriots played the NFL version of the junior varsity in the two weeks leading up to their bye, beating up on the Titans and Buccaneers by a combined score of 94-7 with the offense reminding many of the 2007 glory days.

The idea of Jarvis Green going under the knife wasn't that it would make the Patriots better today.

Anytime I see the flashback games on NFL Network, and they show the 2007 game Patriots vs Giants in Superbowl It just hard for me to watch till this day when people replay it I just get sick too my stomach when I see David Tyree snatching that ball from Rodney Harrison.