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New Britain, Conn., home of Central Connecticut State University, is also the home of Stanley Works, makers of those familiar yellow-and-black tools that have become synonymous with durability and dependability.

That does not mean everything was perfect, but in the end, when they had to make a play on offense they made it.

Joey Porter, never shy with an opinion, thinks that Tom Brady has an extra advantage every week: his own special set of rules.

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

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.

Most of the Patriots [ team stats ] special team players watched Ted Ginn Jr. on Sunday afternoon when the Dolphins beat the New York Jets [ team stats ] at the Meadowlands.

The Pats aren't playing this weekend, which gives them a chance to look in the mirror.

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 New England Patriots players are away on a bit of a fall vacation, enjoying their three-day bye weekend in places like Pittsburgh, where Leigh Bodden was inducted into the Duquesne Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday, or Louisiana, where Kevin Faulk returned home to see his Louisiana State Tigers take on Tulane and spend some time with family.

The excitement doesn't start until Wes Welker catches a short pass from Tom Brady.

The New England Patriots head into the bye week with a 5-2 record following a 35-7 win over Tampa Bay last Sunday in the Patriots' first appearance in the NFL's International Series of regular-season games at Wembley Stadium in London.

The Patriots opened their locker room to the media today and the subjects were quite varied, from the depth at running back and wide receiver, to the upcoming trip to London.

Tom Brady threw for 308 yards and three touchdowns, and the New England Patriots pummeled the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 35-7, in the third-ever NFL game at Wembley Stadium.

The Patriots remain hopeful that both RB Fred Taylor and WR Julian Edelman will return to the team this season.

Tom Brady grimaced as he lay on the ground and grabbed his injured left knee. His season was over minutes after it began.

One week after the offense failed to finish off the Broncos in regulation and the defense failed to come up with a stop in overtime, the Patriots put it all together and buried the still-winless Tennessee Titans , 59-0, yesterday in your typical mid-October snowstorm at Gillette Stadium.

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

With potential distractions looming as the Patriots [ team stats ] head to London for this Sunday's game against Tampa Bay, Bill Belichick had relatively simple advice for his team.

In the big situations that require a small gain, Patriots running back Sammy Morris has been tapped to make the critical play more than once this season.

One look at Titans GM Mike Reinfeldt, walking away in frustration from his press-box seat after each of the Patriots' nine scoring plays, told the whole story.