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Pagano visits Colts again, two days before showdown with Patriots

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Colts coach Chuck Pagano surprised his team earlier this month.  He surprised them again on Friday. Via the Associated Press, Pagano showed up at practice, two days before the Colts face the Patriots in a battle of 6-3 teams. “It was a beautiful moment…

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — For 10 years, it was billed as Peyton Manning vs. Tom Brady.

Matt Loede, patriotsgab.com

Tom Brady vs. the NFL: The Case for Football’s Greatest Quarterback Fact: Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback in NFL history. And in Tom Brady vs. the NFL author Sean Glennon sets out to prove it. More than just a biography, this unique book establish…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick called Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes “a punk” for a shot he took during Sunday’s game. Now the league office has confirmed that it views Spikes’ hit as a cheap shot. Spikes was fined $25,000 for a roughing t…

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According to an NFL.com report, Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez will not play Sunday vs. the Colts.

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By Michael Vega, Globe Staff FOXBOROUGH --- The National Football League Friday handed down some stiff fines of Patriots linebackers Brandon Spikes and Jerod Mayo for their rough treatment of the Bills in the fourth quarter Sunday's 37-31 victory over..…

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By Michael Vega, Globe Staff FOXBOROUGH --- After missing Wednesday's and Thursday's practices, Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker, who injured his ankle in Sunday's 37-31 home victory over the Bills, returned to practice Friday at Gillette Stadium. And …

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How can Tom Brady and the Patriots overcome Andrew Luck and the Colts? Jim McBride has a path to victory in his scouting report.

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Patriots coach Bill Belichick praised Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri, but in doing so also lauded his own kicker, Stephen Gostkowski.

CNNSI.com

The Colts head into their Week 11 showdown against the Pats with a surprising 6-3 record. Peter King explains why the young Colts are ready for Tom Brady and Co. in his Game Plan.

Final Word: AFC East

Nov 16, 2012

ESPN.com

Here are five nuggets of knowledge about Week 11: Hot playoff contenders: Sunday’s matchup between the New England Patriots (6-3) and Indianapolis Colts (6-3) could be a playoff preview. If the season ended today, both teams would be in. The Patriots wo…

Peter King, CNNSI.com

INDIANAPOLIS -- Well, if the Colts are nervous about the showdown of 6-3 AFC teams with the big, bad Patriots on national TV Sunday, they're hiding it well. In the middle of the locker room Thursday afternoon, guard Mike McGlynn and long-snapper Matt Ov…

Benjamin Hoffman, nytimes.com

Indianapolis will be able to score against New England, but will the Colts be able to stop Tom Brady?

boston.com

CBS’s top broadcast team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms will call Sunday’s Patriots-Colts game, which has been flexed to 4:25.

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Cornerback Aqib Talib, who was acquired by the Patriots in a trade with Tampa Bay Nov. 1, addressed the local media after practice in Foxborough. Talib has a history of off-field incidents but chose only to speak about football, saying how happy he was …