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Julian Edelman makes his return TEAM TALKPatriots-Colts Wednesday Injury Report.Andy Hart’s Keys to the starting lineup: Keep it rolling vs. Colts.Game Predictions: Expert picks for Colts at Patriots.Coffee with the Coach: Challenges of facing the Colts. (4.15 min. video)Get Hyped: Colts vs. Patriots. (1 min. video)LOCAL LINKSEvan Lazar Patriots Gameplan: Colts head coach and former Eagles offensive coordinator Frank Reich brought Philadelphia’s playbook with him to Indy.Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Patriots Gameplan: Once again http://www.newenglandpatriotsteamonline.com/patrick-chung-jersey , it’s likely up to Sony Michel, James Develin and the offensive line to kickstart the offense.Andrew Callahan gives us his Patriots vs. Colts preview: Game plans, predictions, point spread, top matchups and more.Ryan Hannable gives us three keys to Pats-Colts, some fun facts and a prediction. 1. Get the passing game going.Kevin Duffy tells us five things he’ll be watching tonight: 1. Hitting the ground running.Karen Guregian believes Julian Edelman’s return will kick the offense into high gear.Hal Bent (FullPressCoverage) Week 5 preview: Offensive strategy vs Colts. 1. Keep the running game going.Hal Bent (FullPressCoverage) Week 5 preview: Defensive strategy vs. Colts. 1. Third down pass defense.Matt Dolloff sees Andrew Luck as the Patriots’ biggest QB test yet by far.Rich Thompson reports the Patriots are expecting the best of Andrew Luck.Andrew Callahan notes that if Rob Gronkowski misses Thursday’s game vs. Indianapolis, Dwayne Allen insists he’s ready.Matthew Geagan tells us what he’ll be watching for tonight: 1. Julian Edelman’s return.Thomas Murphy (BostonDiehardSportsFans) Monster keys to Patriots vs. Colts. 1. Bring your A game fat people.Chris Blackey (BostonDiehardSportsFans) 5 Patriots to watch against Indy.Steve Atkinson (BostonSportsExtra) Tom Brady’s history vs. Andrew Luck.Joy Manning (BostonSportsChick) What happens when the Patriots possess the ball for at least 2 minutes?Matthew Geagan reports the Indy Star is throwing some serious shade at Josh McDaniels ahead of tonight’s matchup.Kevin Duffy Patriots Notebook: Rob Gronkowski returns to practice but is still big question for Colts game.Doug Kyed addresses his Patriots Mailbag: Does Tom Brady now have one of his best set of weapons?Ian Glendon (FullPressCoverage) Sights on 500: Tom Brady approaches career milestone.Staff (AP) Edelman returns, Gronk on the mend for Patriots Thursday night.Staff (AP) Could this be Adam Vinatieri’s last game at Gillette Stadium?Alex Reimer points out since the Colts started Deflategate, they’ve been hampered with nothing but embarrassment and misery.Nicole Yang passes along a report that Julian Edelman trained at the Celtics’ practice facility during his suspension and he also played ping pong with Gordon Hayward.Ryan Hannable passes along a report that the Patriots worked out two defensive players yesterday.Jim Lazar says Josh McDaniels will be able to see what he’s not missing, and makes his Thursday Night pick: Patriots win 34-14.NATIONAL NEWSMike Wells and Mike Reiss (ESPN) The Patriots-Colts ‘rivalry’ in their words: From Deflategate to now.Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) Colts and Patriots resume a rivalry, if it’s one anymore, on the Yahoo Sports app.Herbie Teope (NFL.com) Five things to watch for in Colts-Patriots on ‘TNF’: 1. Is it really a rivalry if recent results produced one sided results? /No.Terez Paylor (Yahoo! Sports) Sony Michel gives Pats life Womens Eric Rowe Jersey , and Mitchell Schwartz shines.Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Rob Gronkowski to play Thursday night.Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) T.Y. Hilton among seven Colts ruled out for Thursday.Cynthia Frelund (NFL.com) Game Theory: Why Julian Edelman changes everything in Colts-Patriots on TNF. (1.04 min. video)Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady currently on pace to earn none of his incentives.Albert Breer (SI) Game Plan: Six reasons for the NFL’s early offensive explosion.Kevin Seifert (ESPN) Illegal contact penalties triple from 2017 to 2018 through four weeks.Nate Davis (USA Today) Seven questions for NFL Week 5: Will Drew Brees take Peyton Manning’s career passing record?Jonathan Jones (SI) Morning Huddle: Early candidates for NFL MVP.Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Top ten MVP candidates.David Carr (NFL.com) Offensive player rankings, Week 5: Pats’ downfield woes over?Gil Brandt (NFL.com) Top rookie-veteran duos.John Breech (CBS Sports) Saints coach Sean Payton says NFL was pushing to have him fired after Bountygate.VIEW FROM INDIANAPOLISJim Ayello (Indy Star) Bill Belichick has a way of bringing out the worst of Andrew Luck.Scott Horner (Indy Star) NFL Week 5 picks: Colts are huge underdogs to Patriots.Jake Arthur (Colts.com) Bill Belichick has high praise for Andrew Luck, Adam Vinatieri, Kenny Moore II.Frank Reich (Colts.com) Three things to watch for: New England Patriots. 1. “Defensively we have to disrupt Tom Brady.” (1 min. video)Instant Analysis from the Patriots 38-7 win over the Dolphins Well, I hope that game buried any sort of concern that New England Patriots fans had about their team. That was a complete game by all three facets of the team and Julian Edelman returns next week.Here’s what we learned from the team’s 38-7 victory over the Miami Dolphins.Tom Brady needs to stop throwing dumb interceptionsThis might be the only negative I’ll highlight. Brady had an otherwise solid day at the office, but he threw two incredibly dumb interceptions that look similar to other dumb interceptions he’s thrown this year. Twice Brady decided to chuck the ball deep down the field into double coverage as a defender was in his face and instead of eating the sack, the Dolphins were rewarded with interceptions.Brady always has a knack for throwing head-scratching interceptions, whether out of desperation or out of panic, and now he has four interceptions on the season. He hasn’t thrown double-digit interceptions since 2013 and now he’s on pace for a career-high 16. He needs to be smarter with the football.Sony Michel and James White are going to be fun to watchThe Patriots needed some offense and the running backs delivered. Michel finished the day with 112 hard-earned rushing yards and the first rushing touchdown of his career, while White had 44 rushing yards and 1 rushing touchdown and 68 receiving yards and 1 receiving touchdown.The two backs combined for 224 yards from scrimmage and 3 touchdowns. This is exactly what the team needs out of their backfield every week and the return of Edelman should make it even easier for the team to duplicate their success.Phillip Dorsett, Josh Gordon, and Cordarrelle Patterson might all be bigger contributors than Chris Hogan once Edelman returnsDorsett had 4 catches for 55 yards. Patterson collected a 55-yard touchdown. Gordon made two catches for 32 yards. All three have made their cases to be the #3 or #4 target in the Patriots offense http://www.newenglandpatriotsteamonline.com/phillip-dorsett-jersey , behind Rob Gronkowski and Edelman (and White as the #3). I would expect Dorsett and Gordon to get the most time on the outside because Dorsett’s been the team’s best receiver over the first four weeks of the season and Gordon has undeniable talent.But Chris Hogan continued to be quiet. He had 1 catch for 25 yards and it was in the fourth quarter. I expected Hogan to emerge when Edelman was suspended, but it didn’t happen. And Bill Belichick will always play those that earn their time on the field and it’s pretty undeniable that Dorsett has outplayed Hogan and has earned that time. I wouldn’t be shocked if Hogan was relegated to a smaller role moving forward.Trey Flowers really fixed the entire defenseIs Flowers really the key to the entire defense? He’s certainly making a strong case as New England pitched a shutout with Flowers on the field. After missing the bigger part of the past two games with a concussion, Flowers boosted the New England run defense and pass rush. While Flowers only had one tackle on the day, his presence and impact was undeniable.As for the rest of the defensive front seven, Dont’a Hightower and Kyle Van Noy looked really good, as did Lawrence Guy and Danny Shelton. This defensive unit made a clear improvement.Jonathan Jones should be the starter opposite of Stephon GilmoreThe Patriots completely shut out Ryan Tannehill and the starting Dolphins offense, holding the Dolphins passer to 100 yards and 1 interception on the day. No Miami receiver was able to get open the entire day, with Kenny Stills leading the team with 40 receiving yards, 11 of which came on their final drive against the Patriots back-ups.Jonathan Jones has made a strong case all year to start opposite of Stephon Gilmore and his ability to both shut down Kenny Stills and move in and out of the slot against Danny Amendola and Albert Wilson means that he’s the ideal #2 cornerback in the same way that Logan Ryan was the perfect #2 opposite of Malcolm Butler. Gilmore can stay on the outside, while Jones can cover from anywhere.Jones had 1 pass defended and almost had an interception and led the team with 8 tackles, helping with strong run defense and coverage. He’s earned the job.