Leigh Bodden News

Well into last week, we on the outside agonized over Indianapolis frame-by-frame, still demanding Kevin Faulk receive a fair and just spot.

You know what they say about the " Payback " or as the Late Great Godfather Of Soul James Brown used to put it " The Big Payback ." In week two of the NFL season after a week of telling the media how unimpressed he was with Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and his team New York Jets rookie head coach Rex Ryan defeated New England 16-9. The ...

There have been missteps along the way, but for the most part, the Patriots believe they've made progress as the weeks have passed.

Patriots cornerback Leigh Bodden addresses the media during his locker room interview on Monday, November 23, 2009.

The Patriots running back turned in his fourth solid game in the past five, rushing for 77 yards on 22 carries with two touchdowns.

Wes Welker had 15 receptions for 192 yards against the Jets today, setting the team record for most catches in a non-overtime game in the Patriots 31-14 win over the New York Jets.

The undefeated Indianapolis Colts found yet another way to win a close game, their 19th straight victory.

Leigh Bodden, Wes Welker having career days Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez needs to stop throwing to Jets cornerback Leigh Bodden .

While I'm writing this, CB Leigh Bodden jumped i front of a bad pass by Jets QB Mark Sanchez , intercepted it, and ran it back 53-yard for a score.

When the Patriots and Jets met in Week 2, the Jets had yet to trade for Braylon Edwards and him their No.

Roughly 12 hours after what is sure to become one of the most discussed coaching decisions of his remarkable career, Patriots coach Bill Belichick stuck to his call to go for it last night on fourth and 2 from the 28-yard line, the defining play of the Patriots' 35-34 loss in Indianapolis.

Distill the decision to its core, and I dare say it really isn't one. Two years ago, the New England Patriots offense rewrote the NFL record book, with largely the same personnel they still lean on.

Bill Belichick certainly played a major role in New Englanda s stunning 35-34 loss to Indianapolis Sunday, but the fourth-down gamble is not the mistake he made.

With a division game next on the schedule, New England has little time to sulk. Difficult as it may be in the immediate aftermath of such a devastating loss, the Patriots are attempting to put their catastrophic performance in Indianapolis behind them.

I'll take that: Patriots cornerback Leigh Bodden slips in front of Colts wide receiver Pierre Garcon to intercept a pass from quarterback Peyton Manning in the third quarter.

In honor of Sunday night's duel between two of the greatest quarterbacks ever to fling a Wilson, let's revisit pass interference calls in this week's edition of Calls and Effect.

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

Patriots safety Brandon McGowan, right, sacks Buccaneers quarterback John Johnson last month in London.

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.

If there is a more accomplished actor in the NFL than Peyton Manning, he's been hiding.