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Here are some thoughts on the Cleveland Browns' 13-10 victory against the Miami Dolphins: What it means: In what was an ugly game, Cleveland showed growth by winning its second in a row, improving to 5-7. The Browns won just five games last season...

Getty ImagesThe tight ends in the AFC East -- including the Jets' Dustin Keller, the Patriots' Ben Watson and the Dolphins' Anthony Fasano -- are mostly afterthoughts in the passing game.Note: Thursday and Friday, Scouts Inc.'s Matt Williamson is rev...

Posted by ESPN.com staff NFL.com's Jason La Canfora picked the AFC East as the best division in the NFL heading into the 2009 season. He also selected the Patriots as the team to beat. Buffalo Bills Complimentary tickets to the first four practic...

Stew Milne-US PRESSWIRE and Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images Joey Porter, right, appears to have given away the Dolphins game plan: "... Throw the kitchen sink at [Cassel]. That's what we're going to do." Posted by ESPN.com's Tim G...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham DAVIE, Fla. -- How's this for refreshing? The Miami Dolphins just passed out their first injury report of 2008, and there's not a single name on it. Nary a player, even though we know some are battling various bumps an...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham Buffalo Bills If Jason Peters' teammates are bothered by the Pro Bowler's contract dispute, they're not about to say it publicly -- yet.Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reporter Sal Maiorana writes about the Bills' a...

NEW ENGLAND 23, MIAMI 16

The New England Patriots on Wednesday lost rookie tight end Ben Watson for the balance of the season, placing the latter of their two first-round draft selections on the injured reserve list with a knee injury sustained in the regular-season opener.

Football Outsiders, with help from their advanced DVOA metric, examine matchups to tell you who to start and sit this week. The results might surprise you -- for instance, Matt Forte belongs on your bench against Pittsburgh.

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