Brian Hoyer News

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady discussed Monday's blowout loss to the Saints, the Tiger Woods situation, and even the gender of his expected child with wife Gisele Bundchen during his weekly interview on WEEI's "Dennis and Callahan Show" this morning.

By Tony Moss, NFL Editor -- - A few weeks back, the powers that be within the NFL and the television networks removed this week's matchup between the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots from its original Sunday night time slot, placing the Cardinals/Vikings game in its place in a "flex scheduling" maneuver.

Wes Welker returned a punt 41 yards, and the New England Patriots [ team stats ] were poised to extend their lead to 14-3. The Louisiana Superdome went virtually silent.

With the Patriots losing 38-17 with around four minutes remaining, coach Bill Belichik pulled Tom Brady and put in Hoyer.

The Patriots introduced themselves to the nation from the Louisiana Superdome in Super Bowl XXXVI.

While the focus of many stories today in the aftermath of the Patriots' loss to New Orleans is on the defense -- and rightfully so -- the offensive line did not exactly bathe itself in glory on Monday night either.

While the early games progress, we'll take a look at an important and overlooked part of the Patriots that coach Bill Belichick raved about this week.

We talked last week about how Isaiah Stanback did a bang-up job preparing the Patriots defense for the Dolphins' option game, playing Pat White and Ronnie Brown for the scout team.

Center Dan Koppen and wide receiver Julian Edelman, both questionable for tonight's game, were on the field pregame.

A number of familiar faces made unexpected appearances on the practice field Friday at Gillette Stadium, with linemen Matt Light and Dan Koppen , wide receiver Julian Edelman , and running back Sammy Morris all practicing and giving hope that they could be healthy in time for the much-anticipated brawl with the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night.

As Albert Breer detailed right down there, Brian Hoyer has done admirable work simulating the experience of facing Peyton Manning in practice.

When a team decides which 45 players to dress on gameday, the intention usually is that they'll all play in some form or fashion.

The Patriots have a lot to feel good about after enjoying their bye week and returning to work today.

The Patriots [ team stats ] will enjoy three consecutive days off beginning today, a rarity during a season that began with countless two-a-days during training camp.

The call that a lot of Bucs fans have been waiting all season for was finally made an ocean away late Sunday.

Click here for 2010 Super Bowl betting! Click here for individual recaps Click here for week seven results Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes and had more than 300 yards as the New England Patriots beat the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35-7 in front of 84,254 at Wembley Stadium on Sunday in the NFL's third regular-season game at the iconic ...

Drew Brees : Against the NFL's No. 1 defense, Brees had his most productive game of the season.

There was plenty to put in the record book when Sunday's New England thrashing of the Titans was complete.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says the long flight from Boston to London for a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday won't hurt the team's preparation.

While you're digesting what might have been the most dramatic win in Phillies playoff history, think back on the NFL's crackling fireworks display of Sunday afternoon.