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Pats to permanently leave seat unoccupied for POW/MIAs

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

In honor of Veteran’s Day, which lands on a Sunday this year, the New England Patriots will pay permanent tribute to those in the military who never made it home again. Via CSNNE.com, a seat permanently will be left empty for all servicemen and women wh…

Chris Brown, buffalobills.com

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is regarded as one of the best coaching minds in the game, but he has great respect for the coaching acumen of Bills head coach Chan Gailey when it comes to offense. “I think Chan does a good job offensively, he gives …

Chris Brown, buffalobills.com

The Patriots announced today that TE Visanthe Shiancoe has been activated to the 53-man roster from the injured reserve list. He was placed on the injured reserve with a designation to return on Sept. 5. Shiancoe, 32, signed with the Patriots as a free …

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Jay Skurski of the Buffalo News gets us caught up on the Bills.

Chris Brown, buffalobills.com

The mantra of the Bills coaches this week was ‘Finish.’ Each of the last two times the Bills have faced the Patriots they’ve had 21 and 14-point leads only to watch them vanish in the latter stages of the game. They’ve preached to the players that…

Chris Brown, buffalobills.com

The New England Patriots are riding high right now. After a 1-2 start they’ve won four of their last five and sit atop the division at 5-3. One area of their game that they’ve been unable to improve upon however, is giving up big plays in the passing …

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills are plummeting toward their 13th straight season without a playoff berth. Four losses in their last five games are the wrong steps toward that elusive goal.

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Brandon Bolden, a rookie running back from Mississippi, was suspended four games by the NFL on Friday for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. The league announced the suspension, but would not specify which substance trigg…

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Brandon Lloyd’s most recent game — the 45-7 victory over the Rams in London — saw him catch just two passes. Both, though, went for touchdowns, possibly a positive sign as the Patriots get set to come off their bye week with a home game on Sunday wi…

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The Bills grabbed a 21-7 lead in the third quarter on Sept. 30. The Patriots roared back to claim the win. But the prep work the Patriots have applied to the rematch has been to prevent such a rally from being necessary.