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Several times a week, The Trenches will present team reports from Sporting News' 32 NFL correspondents.
The best way for the New England Patriots to forget about last week's deflating loss to Indianapolis is to have something to occupy their minds.
Luckily for the Patriots, they have an equally important game on the horizon Sunday against the rival New York Jets, who are still alive in the AFC East race, albeit on life support.
There will be no distractions because the Patriots can't afford to have them. The challenge now is to put last week's loss in the rear-view mirror and focus solely on the task at hand.
"You lose those games and emotionally you're pretty drained," quarterback Tom Brady said. "It's disappointing for everybody, but the reality is there's a lot of games left for us.






