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Posted: **Sun Oct 6, 2013 1:47 am**

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Safety Kanorris Davis and linebacker Ja’Gared Davis were signed off the practice squad and added to the 53-man roster in time for Sunday’s game against the Bengals.

Ja’Gared Davis will wear jersey No. 53 while Kanorris Davis will wear No. 36.

The two moves could be a likely sign that special teams captain Matthew Slater is not ready to return to action after returning to practice on Friday for the first time since breaking his wrist in the season opener. Slater was listed as “doubtful” on Friday’s injury report.

The Patriots are likely to be without Rob Gronkowski for the game while Danny Amendola could make his return after missing the last three games with a groin injury.

New England will go the rest of the 2013 season without one of its premier run defenders in Vince Wilfork, who was placed on injured reserve with an Achilles injury he suffered in last Sunday’s win over the Falcons.

In his place, the Patriots will likely try and variety of looks in hoping to maintain their solid run defense numbers they put up over the first quarter of the season. (They’re yielding an average of 105 yards per game, 14th in the league.)

New England will ask a lot of veteran defensive tackle Tommy Kelly, as well as rookies Joe Vellano and Chris Jones up front. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see the Patriots utilize some three-man fronts with a combination of Kelly, defensive ends Chandler Jones and Rob Ninkovich and bringing run-stuffing linebacker Brandon Spikes down into the box.

They might also pull Jones into the defensive tackle spot a little more frequently than they have done in the past and put rookie Michael Buchanan on the edge, but again, that would only be sporadically.

Statistically, the Bengals are middle-of-the-road to poor when it comes to running the football, but youngster Gio Bernard has shown flashes of excellence over the first four games of the season (4.6 yards per carry, 10.2 yards per catch), and if he continues on his current pace, could take over the starters’ job from old friend BenJarvus Green-Ellis sooner rather than later.

Posted: **Sun Oct 6, 2013 3:50 pm**

Heck yeah!

Predicting a win because I really like this team's vibe despite the wifork injury. If they get it jammed down their throats and can't complete a pass, then it's back to square one again.

Gronk out, amendola may play

Posted: **Sun Oct 6, 2013 5:05 pm**

Sacked on the second play by the guy they need to pay the most attention to

Posted: **Sun Oct 6, 2013 5:15 pm**

We can't do PA if the linemen are just going to not block, it's going to get Brady walloped.

Posted: **Sun Oct 6, 2013 6:12 pm**

Offense looks like a complete nightmare right now. Can't even get a FG

Posted: **Sun Oct 6, 2013 6:17 pm**

Geoffrey P wrote:Offense looks like a complete nightmare right now. Can't even get a FG

Yeah defensive battle.

Feel bad for Blount he was running great and that was a helluva play from the defender to strip him, now he won't see the field again.

Posted: **Sun Oct 6, 2013 6:46 pm**

Does either team wanna win this damn game!

Posted: **Sun Oct 6, 2013 6:48 pm**

Parliament10 wrote:Does either team wanna win this damn game!

I'm not defending either offense, but this is really a defensive battle. Bengals bring good pressure, and the patriots do it all.

Posted: **Sun Oct 6, 2013 7:09 pm**

Except for the 20 something yard completion after they almost had a safety and then Bernard kicking their ass on that run...

Posted: **Sun Oct 6, 2013 7:11 pm**

Bengals gonna upset us here if they score more than 3. Yikes.

Posted: **Sun Oct 6, 2013 7:13 pm**

And now Kelly is hurt.

Posted: **Sun Oct 6, 2013 7:15 pm**

Walked off with a limp, well see how it goes. I thought the worst when it happened though.

This is why I turn injuries off in madden :lol:

Posted: **Sun Oct 6, 2013 7:16 pm**

Nvm that looked bad

Posted: **Sun Oct 6, 2013 7:19 pm**

Jesus I thought it was over for Kelly. Been too many things happening this year to not think its bad

Posted: **Sun Oct 6, 2013 7:20 pm**

Geoffrey P wrote:Jesus I thought it was over for Kelly. Been too many things happening this year to not think its bad

For real man.

Posted: **Sun Oct 6, 2013 7:29 pm**

Freaking Dobson. Mini heart attack right there

Posted: **Sun Oct 6, 2013 7:40 pm**

Geoffrey P wrote:Freaking Dobson. Mini heart attack right there

Can't believe him or amendola didn't score

Posted: **Sun Oct 6, 2013 7:43 pm**

Fumble!!! this defense is amazing!!!

Posted: **Sun Oct 6, 2013 7:45 pm**

****! how do you not capitalize on that!

Posted: **Sun Oct 6, 2013 7:48 pm**

Who's idea was it to go for a 40 yarder? Waste of time and waste of a down. You either score on that and give it back to the other team with over 3 minutes remaining, lose a down, or get an INT. Lose/lose/lose right there

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