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Buffalo Bills

• Sports Illustrated writer Don Banks thinks Sunday will determine whether the Bills are contenders or pretenders.
• BuffaloBills.com reporter Chris Brown writes about the loss of cornerback Ashton Youboty and the signing of linebacker Teddy Lehman.
• Allen Wilson of the Buffalo News takes a look at the Bills' rookie cornerbacks, who will be needed down the homestretch.

Miami Dolphins

• Andy Kent of MiamiDolphins.com crafts an insightful story on the making of a route-runner.
• Kevin Hench of FoxSports.com writes about linebacker Joey Porter's "downright goofy war of words" with Jaguars receiver Matt Jones.
• South Florida Sun-Sentinel reporter Harvey Fialkov writes about the Dolphins making moves at guard.
• Miami Herald columnist Armando Salguero hands out his midseason grades.

New England Patriots

• Christopher L. Gasper of the Boston Globe takes a look at how new quarterbacks have impacted the AFC East race.
• Boston Herald columnist Ron Borges checks in with Larry Izzo, who is wary of Buffalo's special teams.
• Providence Journal reporter Shalise Manza Young looks back on the first half of a newsworthy season.

New York Jets

• Alan Faneca had his first seizure when he was a high school freshman. Now he's committed to helping others deal with epilepsy, writes Greg Bishop of the New York Times.
• Newark Star-Ledger reporter M.A. Mehta writes the Jets, with a game against the Patriots five days later, aren't looking past the Rams. Or so they claim.