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Three Patriots-themed mini columns for the price of one: Not this season. The Patriots have held lots of practices with the plays they have in place now, and shaking that up radically wouldn't be wise with only five weeks left in the regular season.

Through five games, S Patrick Chung , the Patriots' top draft pick who was, in essence, dealt for Mike Vrabel and Matt Cassel , was playing well on special teams - but that was it.

Brandon McGowan has held two of the NFL's top tight ends in check for the New England Patriots.

Former Patriots [ team stats ] safety Rodney Harrison [ stats ] , speaking on an NBC conference call yesterday, asserted that Tom Brady [ stats ] should let it fly on Sunday and take advantage of a battered Indianapolis Colts secondary.

Brandon McGowan grew up in Jersey City, N.J. And Orono, Maine, is nothing like Jersey City.

The Patriots were on their bye last week, giving the team plenty of time to kick back and watch two AFC rivals, the Jets and Dolphins, square off.

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.

The Patriots lost RB Sammy Morris to an apparent knee injury on the team's first drive of the game against the Titans.

Adalius Thomas is among the inactive players for the New England Patriots against the Tennessee Titans.

When the 3-1 Patriots arrive at Invesco Field today to face the undefeated Broncos , they will encounter a much-improved Denver defense.

It's time to find out if the Denver Broncos are for real. The Broncos defense comes into today's game giving up only 6.5 points per game, but they've done it against the Bengals, Browns, Raiders, and Cowboys.

The Patriots have just announced that the only player on the injury report that has been downgraded for tomorrow's game against the Denver Broncos is safety James Sanders, who has been switched from questionable to out because of a shoulder injury.

New England Patriots running back Fred Taylor is out for Sunday's game against the undefeated Broncos, while several of his teammates are questionable for the tilt.

Couple of things, the defense is really starting to come together. Brandon Merriweather had his best game as a member of the Patriots and now that he has learned the defense, is reacting now and flying all over the field to make plays, none better than the deep corner route that Joe Flacco threw and James Sanders took a bad angle to, and ...

Life with the Patriots, however, has been a lesson in winning, not just in yesterday's 27-21 victory over the Ravens but since he stepped off the plane here for the first time back in March.

University of Maine football coach Jack Cosgrove can pinpoint the exact time and place when he realized Brandon McGowan was capable of making the quantum leap from Division 1-AA to the National Football League.

One of the questions everyone asked about the Patriots defense coming into this season was who would step up and replace the retired Rodney Harrison.

The New England Patriots finally got their offense rolling with a balanced attack as Tom Brady threw for 277 yards and Fred Taylor ran for 105 in a 26-10 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.

More reaction to New England's 16-9 loss to New York. Plus, news and notes from the Patriots locker room.

It was early in the first quarter of the New England Patriots' season opener last Monday against the Buffalo Bills when Patriots defensive captain and linebacker Jerod Mayo injured his knee and left the game.