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Brady, Pats blank Dolphins to earn playoff bye

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes and the New England Patriots regained their dominance after a rare slump, earning a playoff bye with a 28-0 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.

Armando Salguero, miamiherald.com

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. --It was an "almost" third quarter for the Dolphins. They almost scored a TD on offense ... but Reggie Bush and Ryan Tannehill mishandled the handoff inside the five-yard line and the Patriots recovered at their own 1-yard li…

ESPN.com

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Rapid reaction from the Patriots’ 28-0 victory over the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium: What it means: The day couldn’t have worked out much better for the Patriots. With the Patriots beating the Dolphins, and the Texans losin…

Armando Salguero, miamiherald.com

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Patriots have something to play for and the Dolphins are playing for pride. Well, playing for something is kicking pride's behind. The Patriots have two touchdown runs by Stevan Ridley, including one on fourth down, and Tom Brad…

Armando Salguero, miamiherald.com

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Partiots have been churning yards and moving the chains but it wasn't until Ryan Tannehill threw an interception to open the door that they got on the scoreboard. Ryan Tannehill threw his first interception in 136 passes (four g…

Armando Salguero, miamiherald.com

The season-finale ... can you believe it? The Colts beat the Houston Texans today so if the Patriots win, they can secure a first-round bye. That means they are unlikely to rest their starters. With the Bills beating the Jets, the Dolphins will finish s…

ESPN.com

The New England Patriots have activated Pro Bowl tight end Rob Gronkowski for Sunday's game against the Miami Dolphins. How much he will be used remains to be seen. Gronkowski has missed the past five games with a broken forearm. The Patriots probably w…

Armando Salguero, miamiherald.com

ESPN is reporting the New York Jets are soon going to fire offensive coordinator Tony Sparano, the former Dolphins coach fired last year from Miami. The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting coach Pat Shurmur and general manager Tom Heckert, formerly of t…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

A call for the Bills defense to make things as easy on the Jets as they did in the opener. Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald wonders if the Dolphins will take advantage of their opportunities this offseason. The return of LB Brandon Spikes would be a…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The Patriots really need tight end Rob Gronkowski for the postseason.  They’ll get him back for the final game of the regular season. PFT has confirmed a chain of reports starting with Tom Curran of CSN New England that Gronk will play when the Pats ho…