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Buffalo Bills:

• Injuries could hamper the Bills' passing attack when Buffalo meets the Jets this weekend, writes Mark Gaughan of the Buffalo News.
• Duke Preston may have won the starting center job from Melvin Fowler, suggests Sal Maiorana of the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.

Miami Dolphins:

• The Miami Herald's Armando Salguero compares rookie offensive tackles Jake Long and Ryan Clady.
• Coach Tony Sparano is looking to eliminate "minus plays," writes Palm Beach Post's Edgar Thompson.
• Joey Porter has his sights set on Michael Strahan's single-season sack record, says the Orlando Sentinel's Harvey Fialkov.

New England Patriots:

• This year's Patriots-Colts matchup might lack the hype of previous years, but it's still important, says the Boston Globe's Adam Kilgore.
• The Pats dodged a bullet when nose tackle Vince Wilfork was fined but not suspended for his hit on Denver's Jay Cutler, writes the Boston Herald's Karen Guregian.

New York Jets:

• Coach Eric Mangini doesn't want to blunt Brett Favre's "gunslinger mentality," but he does want his quarterback to cut down on interceptions, writes the New York Post's Mark Cannizzaro.
• Mangini is expecting rookie tight end Dustin Keller to help with blocking more this week, writes Newsday's Erik Boland.