Fins Put Up Fight But Patriots Prevail; Beat Miami 27-17
You never know quite what to expect when you match up the Miami Dolphins against the New England Patriots regardless of the season or what  the team’s records are when they play. The only thing you can usually count on is a somewhat exciting game and the contest Sunday at Gillette Stadium  would fit into that description. The Dolphins hung tough for three quarters and did not go down without putting up a battle. However after Miami took a lead in the third quarter Patriots quarterback Tom Brady connected

Week 9 Inactives for the Dolphins Matchup
Miami: OT Andrew Gardner, LB Channing Crowder, DL Jason Ferguson, RB Kory Sheets, OT Lydon Murtha, WR Patrick Turner, LB Quentin Moses, QB Tyler Thigpen. New England: LB Eric Alexander, RB Fred Taylor, DL Jarvis Green, CB Jonathan Wilhite, WR Julian Edelman, OT Matt Light, OG Richard Ohrnberger, RB Sammy Morris.

Pats Sign DB Arrington from the Practice Squad
The Patriots have signed defensive back Kyle Arrington from their practice squad. Arrington was added to the 53-man roster on Sunday before the Patriots game with the Miami Dolphins. He originally was signed by Philadelphia as a rookie free agent out of Hofstra and started the 2008 season on the Eagles practice squad. He spent most of that season on Tampa Bay’s practice squad and played his first NFL game in this season’s opener for the Buccaneers against the Dallas Cowboys. Tampa Bay waived him on Sept. 14 and New England signed him to its practice squad on Sept. 21. The Patriots had a roster opening when they released guard Kendall Simmons on Friday.

Dolphins-Patriots Preview from CBS
The Patriots will look to consolidate their position atop the AFC East when they take on the Dolphins. NFL.com analyst Pat Kirwan and Jason Horowitz have the preview. Watch the game this Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET on CBS.

Belichick Gives Some Love to Bill Parcells
Pats coach Bill Belichick today gave a little praise to former boss Bill Parcells: Bill Belichick long ago had enough of the rancor-driven spirit leading into assorted “Tuna Bowls,” “Battles of the Bills” and “Border Wars.” The fact he and Bill Parcells aren’t pitted on anyone’s undercard this week gave Belichick a chance to reflect openly with me about his respect for Parcells. “Out of all the strengths that Bill has, his ability to take an organization that’s really pretty bad and turn i