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New England Patriots

• Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy notes of Bill Belichick's debatable decisions, "All of them blew up in his face. And that's unusual."
• John Tomase of the Boston Herald writes Belichick made some "uncharacteristically questionable coaching decisions."
• Providence Journal columnist Jim Donaldson writes Belichick lost control of his senses.
• Boston Herald columnist Ron Borges places blame firmly on quarterback Matt Cassel.
• Shalise Manza Young of the Providence Journal looks at Jabar Gaffney's dropped touchdown.
• The Boston Globe's Christopher L. Gasper writes about tight end David Thomas' costly unsportsmanlike conduct penalty among other notes.
• Boston Herald reporter Karen Guregian takes a look at the Patriots' difficult upcoming schedule.
  

Buffalo Bills

• Buffalo News columnist Jerry Sullivan writes "Sunday's loss, in which the Jets outplayed them in every conceivable way, was like an uppercut to the jaw."
• Rochester Democrat & Chronicle columnist Scott Pitoniak takes a look at what has gone wrong for Bills quarterback Trent Edwards.
• Jay Skurski of the Niagara Gazette breaks down the ugliness that was Buffalo's running game. 
• D&C reporter Sal Maiorana writes Buffalo's perception has changed 180 degrees in a few weeks.
• Buffalo News reporter Allen Wilson writes receiver Lee Evans couldn't get open against the Jets.
• The Buffalo News and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle hand out their position-by-position Bills grades.

Miami Dolphins

• South Florida Sun-Sentinel columnist Dave Hyde is starting to think playoffs for the Dolphins.
• Palm Beach Post columnist Greg Stoda says the Dolphins are looking like a true Bill Parcells club.
• Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald breaks down the Dolphins' crucial 80-yard drive in the fourth quarter.
• Edgar Thompson of the Palm Beach Post writes Miami's secondary responded to a huge challenge against Denver's passing attack.
• The Miami Herald's Jeff Darlington writes the Dolphins have plenty of reasons to crow.
  

New York Jets

• New York Daily News columnist Tim Smith examines how quarterback Brett Favre managed Sunday's triumph against the Bills.
• George Willis of the New York Post says Jets coach Eric Mangini finally executed an effective game strategy.
• Daily News reporter Rich Cimini writes the Jets won with game-changing defensive plays.
• Newsday columnist Johnette Howard writes about nose tackle Kris Jenkins' sensational impact.
• Erik Boland of Newsday grades the Jets and doesn't need a curve this time.