Mark LeVoir News

Near the end of the first half yesterday, the Patriots faced fourth and 1 yesterday on the Dolphins' 6-yard line.

When the Patriots face the Saints on Monday night, the scoreboard operator could get a workout.

The Patriots QB addresses the status of and prognosis for his team and his offense.

Jets reserve CB Donald Strickland claims his concussions Sunday against New England was the result of a "cheap shot" by Patriots RT Mark LeVoir on a screen pass.

"We had enough to block it," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. "Obviously, we just didn't get it done.

New England's injury report -- already one of the longest in the NFL -- continues to get longer, as the team added right tackle Nick Kaczur on Friday with an ankle injury.

Lowery has a high ankle sprain, suffered last Sunday in the loss at New England.

Jets cornerback Donald Strickland made news this week when he told The Star-Ledger that Patriots tackle Mark LeVoir's violent block on a screen pass Sunday was "a real cheap shot." Today, the NFL officially disagreed with Strickland's assessment of the play.

His 1-yard plunge with five minutes left sealed the 31-14 win over the New York Jets [ team stats ] at Gillette Stadium.

Ryan's solution to Sanchez's rash of poor ball security is to take a more hands-on approach to the offense.

While there's no doubt that the Patriots' offense has been getting off to a hot start in recent games, a troubling trend has popped up: they aren't scoring in the third quarter.

Mark LeVoir, left, shown during a game earlier this season, hit Donald Strickland on a block on a bubble screen to slot WR Wes Welker in the second quarter.

There is a category in which the offenses in Detroit, Jacksonville, and Washington outrank the Patriots.

Dwight Freeney arrived at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday expecting just about anything from the New England Patriots.

Opinions have been voiced, percentages calculated, condemnation and unconditional support conveyed.

They heard the bluster emanating from South Florida, much of it coming from Joey Porter's mouth.

New England Patriots Links 10/29/09 - Meriweather Humbled by NFL Honor; Brandon Tate Wants to Tear Up The Field Brandon Meriweather ntercepts his second pass of the day against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Wembley Stadium.

Consider this my soft launch on to the Extra Points blog ... Really, no surprises on the Patriots' inactive list.

Rookie returner/receiver Brandon Tate and third-year tackle Mark LeVoir were taken off reserve lists yesterday and took part in their first practice of the season.

Patriots RB Sammy Morris is out of the International Series game against the Buccaneers because of a knee injury, so Laurence Maroney is expected to start.