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Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy chowing on fish 'n' chips, calamari and chowder at the Barking Crab .

You can't always judge a player's performance by his statistics, but for someone who talked so much before Sunday's Patriots-Dolphins game, Miami linebacker Joey Porter sure had a quiet game.

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.

While enjoying some time at home during the bye week, here are a few things that catch the eye: 1) Really enjoyed this article by Seth Wickersham of ESPN The Magazine on the option route.

When Pierre Woods looks back at his trek from the raw streets of Cleveland to the plush carpet of the Patriots [ team stats ] locker room, he doesn't just see the precarious path he took.

Justin Miller will now replace Leon Washington on kick returns. Photo credit: FREELANCE/Joe Rogate New York Jets #22 Justin Miller tries to fight off the Patriots #58 Pierre Woods.

Pat Chung led the Patriots [ team stats ] out of the tunnel before Sunday's 35-7 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Wembley Stadium, a sign that he would be more than a bystander on defense.

Wes Welker is aware of how important it is for him to gain yards after he makes a catch.

They traveled across the Atlantic Ocean and into foreign land, embracing the opportunity to display the game of football for a wide-eyed audience.

Last Sunday's game in Foxboro was littered with messages from the head coach. They were neither hidden nor subtle.

While the Patriots were busy dismantling the Titans , Adalius Thomas , a key cog in the defense, was not inside Gillette Stadium.

The Patriots released outside linebacker/defensive end Tully Banta-Cain yesterday, according to multiple league sources.

Adalius Thomas had started every game this season and all but one since joining the Patriots in 2007 as the highest-priced free agent in the Belichick Era, but he was a healthy scratch in Sunday's 59-0 triumph over the Tennessee Titans.

It's hard to question anything a head coach does when his team wins 59-0, but the decision not to dress Adalius Thomas for Sunday's game against the Titans certainly raised some eyebrows.

This edition of Patriots All Access features a one-on-one with Junior Seau ...a very candid conversation about why and how he came back to the Patriots.

For all Junior Seau accomplished in his long, distinguished and disjointed career, the Pro Bowl linebacker has a hole in his resume.

How a player comes into the National Football League quickly becomes irrelevant.

The trade of Richard Seymour to Oakland on the eve of the season meant different things to different people.

Contrary to a report Junior Seau worked out for the Patriots today, the 40-year-old linebacker actually worked out for the team last Tuesday and "looked like Junior," according to an industry source.

Just days before the season, following the departure of a perennial All-Pro, it was called average at best.