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New England Patriots

• Boston Globe columnist Bob Ryan writes Matt Cassel's performances at quarterback have been plenty satisfactory.
• Boston Herald columnist Steve Buckley marvels at the Patriots' 5-2 record without Tom Brady.
• Boston Herald writer Karen Guregian checks off more injuries in the defensive backfield from Sunday.
• Christopher Price of Metro Boston News gives his rundown of 10 things we learned about the Pats.
• Quincy Patriot Ledger reporter Glen Farley writes Sunday's victory had Kevin Faulk's "fingerprints all over it."

Buffalo Bills

• The grades are in: Here are report cards from the Buffalo News and the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle from Sunday's loss to the Dolphins.
• Buffalo News columnist Jerry Sullivan writes of injured cornerback Terrence McGee: "The Dolphins "threw at him again and again, like a patsy in a carnival dunk tank."
• Democrat & Chronicle reporter Sal Maiorana writes McGee had to play because the Bills didn't have anybody else.
• BuffaloBills.com writer Chris Brown notes the loss of receiver Josh Reed threw the offense out of whack.
• Buffalo News reporter Mark Gaughan takes a gander at head coach Dick Jauron's three-year contract extension.

Miami Dolphins

• Miami Herald columnist Armando Salguero wants to know "Who understands these sometimes woeful, sometimes wonderful, always wacky and wildly unpredictable Dolphins?"
• Palm Beach Post reporter Hal Habib takes a look at what's making linebacker Joey Porter such a monster this year.
• South Florida Sun-Sentinel columnist Dave Hyde writes Ted Ginn should have received looks like Sunday a long time ago.
• Andy Kent of MiamiDolphins.com writes about Ginn's 175-yard coming-out party among many other aspects of Sunday's win.

New York Jets

• New York Post reporter Mark Cannizzaro writes "the Jets stunk" in Sunday's victory over the Chiefs.
• Newsday columnist Wallace Matthews writes -- good or bad -- Brett Favre is fun to watch.
• New York Daily News reporter Kristie Ackert writes the 1968 Jets have problems with the team that took the field Sunday.
• Greg Bishop of the New York Times breaks down how Favre and Laveranues Coles used "next fly" to beat the Chiefs.
• Ohm Youngmisuk of the Daily News takes a look at concussions that have impacted the Jets.
• Erik Boland of Newsday breaks out his red pen on the Jets' performance.