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New Hampshire plays McNeese State, which shared the Southland Conference title with Stephen F. Austin, on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Lake Charles, La., in the first round of the NCAA's Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

There are rules for rookies in the NFL. They enter a new world with tons of questions, uncertain of the answers.

Retired Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi, like everyone else, had his opinion on coach Bill Belichick's decision to go for it on fourth-and-2 from his own 28-yard line Sunday night in Indianapolis.

Kevin Faulk has become a key part of the Patriots' offense, the guy who always answers the call and rarely gets enough credit for his contributions.

Monique Walker passes along the list of players not present at this afternoon's practice: Fred Taylor, Rob Ninkovich, Steve Neal, Tully Banta-Cain, and Jarvis Green.

The Patriots were missing quite a few players at practice today. According to colleague Ian Rapoport , who was on hand to watch the media viewing portion, they were missing Linebackers Tully Banta-Cain and Rob Ninkovich , offensive lineman Stephen Neal and special teams captain Sam Aiken , all who left the Colts game, were missing.

New England has deactivated three starters and running backs Sammy Morris and Fred Taylor for Sunday night's game at Indianapolis.

One of the side stories to come out of the tremendous game in Indianapolis last night was the idea that Patriots head coach Bill Belichick did not have faith in his defense, which led to his decision to go for it on fourth down in a situation where most other coaches would have punted.

Given the lengthy injury reports the Patriots have been releasing recently, one question looms leading up to tonight's game: Who's going to play? Left tackle was listed as doubtful with a knee injury he suffered against Denver, while center Dan Koppen , running back Sammy Morris and receiver Julian Edelman were questionable.

New England has deactivated three starters and running backs Sammy Morris and Fred Taylor for Sunday night's game at Indianapolis.

A few of the Patriots' injured absentees were back at practice yesterday for the first time in weeks.

If the Patriots had one, their midseason defensive MVP award would undoubtedly go to Vince Wilfork.

The ability to stand up without feeling woozy felt like an accomplishment yesterday for Patriots cornerback Jonathan Wilhite .

" The one thing many observers of the New England Patriots want to know now is whether their offense is finally back on track.

The defining moment Sunday for the Patriots' defense came after linebacker Adalius Thomas frustratingly threw his arms in front of him, motioning to the team's coaches on the sideline after Miami's Ricky Williams took an option pitch 15 yards for a touchdown.

Even the Pro Bowlers know the reality. With the Patriots [ team stats ] , any player may be asked to play any position.

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.

Bill Belichick poked a little fun at himself but also shed a little light on what makes Randy Moss an exceptional receiver on Friday, giving fascinating insight into one of the best wideouts in NFL history.

Here's the Week 9 injury for the Patriots. WR Julian Edelman : Out Jarvis Green : Out Matt Light : Out Sammy Morris : Out Fred Taylor : Out Jonathan Wilhite : Questionable Ty Warren : Questionable Ben Watson : Questionable Tom Brady : Probable Randy Moss : Probable LOG IN TO COMMENT Sorry, we could not find your e-mail or password.

In today's blitz, Ty Warren uses the bye week to his advantage, Myron Pryor speaks up, Tom Brady comments on the team's bye week, a linebacker speaks about the Wildcat offense and find out which Dolphins receiver deserves close attention.