On December 20th, the New England Patriots announced that DE Andre Carter would miss the remainder of the season with a leg injury. This is a big blow to the Patriots defense as Carter was having an impressive season registering 59 tackles and 10 sacks.
On December 24th, the New England Patriots overcame a 17 point deficit to beat the Miami Dolphins 27-24. The Patriots offense bounced back from being shutout in the half half by scoring 5 times ( 3 touchdowns, 2 field goals) in the second half. Tom Brady led the attack passing for 304 yards and a touchdown to go along with 2 rushing scores. Deion Branch was on the receiving end of Brady's lone touchdown pass and Steven Gostkowski kicked 2 field goals. With this win the Patriots clinched a first round playoff bye.
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