In The Red Zone - 12/9
SOX & Dawgs —
... been so bad for the Patriots defensively that they had to lure Junior Seau off the beaches of San Diego and Rosevelt Colvin from whatever he was doing.
Both Seau and Colvin saw action on 28 plays during the game. You can also check out how many plays each member of the defense saw in the game as well.
Mike Reiss also has the offensive participation as well as the packages the Patriots used on offense.
Mike Reiss looks at how the potential loss of Bruschi could affect the Patriots.
And all of the injuries ...
Shots Heard 'Round The Web - Patriots Links 12/09/08
Pats Pulpit —
... Junior Seau is 'at peace' with his return to the field.
Chris Gasper notes Pats playoff chances hinge on other teams losing, even if Pats go 11-5. How crazy has this season been?
Mark Farinella updates the playoff race, predicts it doesn't look good for Pats.
Bill Reynolds says it's time to praise these Patriots and Belichick -- Hard times haven't gotten them down.
Mike Reiss gives us the Tedy Bruschi impact, and looks at the snaps played by offensive skill-position players, ...
Football Today -- Not many 10-win teams miss the playoffs; Lions player wants to punch out his fans
Projo Pats Blog —
... have a reasonable chance of losing to the University of Florida right now. When the NFL contains more parody -- as it usually does -- you have the risk of teams with 8-8 records qualifying for the playoffs based on wild-card tiebreakers. But when as many teams stink as they do in 2008, you will get teams like New England (and possibly Miami, too) compiling very good records but staying home in January. And there's nothing that needs to be done about it. THE IMPACT OF LOSING TEDY: Mike Reiss wrote on Boston.com today about what the Patriots would miss if Tedy Bruschi was out ...
