Game inactives

For the Patriots:

QB Matt Gutierrez (third QB)
CB Eddie Jackson
S Rashad Baker
G Stephen Neal
T Wesley Britt
WR Troy Brown
DL Le Kevin Smith
LB Chad Brown

For the Steelers:

QB Brian St. Pierre (third QB)
WR Willie Reid
RB Gary Russell
S Troy Polamalu
LB LaMarr Woodley
C Marvin Philip
G/C Darnell Stapleton
T Trai Essex

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 3:09 PM | Permalink

Game inactives

For the Patriots:

QB Matt Gutierrez - third QB
WR Chad Jackson
S Mel Mitchell
DB Eugene Wilson
G Wesley Britt
G Billy Yates
DL Le Kevin Smith
DL Kareem Brown

For the Eagles:

QB Donovan McNabb
S Quintin Mikell
RB Tony Hunt
G Max Jean-Gilles
DT Kimo von Oelhoffen
G Scott Young
DE Victor Abiramiri
DT Montae Reagor

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 7:02 PM | Permalink

Game inactives

For the Patriots:

QB Matt Gutierrez - third quarterback
S Mel Mitchell
S Eugene Wilson
LB Eric Alexander
G Stephen Neal
T Wesley Britt
DL LeKevin Smith
DL Kareem Brown

For the Bills:

QB Gibran Hamdan - third quarterback
RB Marshawn Lynch
TE Tim Massaquoi
LB Leon Joe
OL Christian Gaddis
TE Ryan Neufeld
DE Copeland Bryan
DT Jason Jefferson

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 6:59 PM | Permalink

Practice peek: No Asante, no Troy

Hey all --

We are just in from the week's first practice, held in full pads. Team owner Robert Kraft was taking in the session, yet another sign of how big Sunday's game is.

As for who was there and who wasn't, Benjamin Watson made his return after missing two weeks with an ankle injury. However, Sammy Morris (chest), Eugene Wilson (ankle), Mel Mitchell (groin), and Eric Alexander (knee) remain on the list of absentees.

Joining them on that list is corner Asante Samuel, who was not spotted during media access.

And Troy Brown was not out there either, which is meaningful because this is the last week that the Patriots have the option of opening the window for Brown. As he is on the PUP list, teams can choose at any time between weeks six and nine to start practicing and open a 21-day window for them, by the end of which time they must either activate them to the 53-man roster or put them on season-ending injured reserve.

After Sunday's win over Washington, Bill Belichick said it had been his team's best week of practice to that point, and it showed in the high number of practice player of the week jerseys -- we counted 10, with rookies Brandon Meriweather and Kareem Brown, Larry Izzo, Ray Ventrone, Pierre Woods, Antwain Spann, Le Kevin Smith, Rashad Baker and Tim Mixon all sporting the black jerseys. Interesting that none of the award winners were from the offensive side of the ball.

We'll be back with more shortly.

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 1:25 PM | Permalink