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It’s only Wednesday and Mike Tomlin sounds like a kid who can’t wait for Christmas as the Steelers await their long anticipated showdown with the Patriots this weekend.

Watching the Patriots group of receivers struggle Monday night without Rob Gronkowski apparently sparked the team to make a change on Monday.

Monday night down in Miami didn’t go quite as planned and the Patriots found themselves on the wrong end of a 27-20 loss to the Dolphins in a game that was never as close as the final score indicated.

With the Patriots preparing for another key division game tonight against the Dolphins, here are some final thoughts before New England attempts to get their 11th win of the season.

Devin McCourty said it best earlier in the season when he urged his team on prior to their match-up against the Jets, saying that it was time for he and his team to dominate the division, “like we do every year”.

The NFL wasted little time in handing out their punishment for Rob Gronkowski’s hit on Tre’Davious White during yesterday’s win over the Bills, announcing a one game suspension for the veteran tight end on Monday afternoon.

The Patriots got their 10th win of the season after gutting out a tough one in Buffalo, beating the Bills 23-3 in a game that didn’t exactly go as easily as the final score might reflect.

Rob Gronkwoski’s actions on Sunday were certainly out of character, but it’s looking more and more like the Patriots may be without his services when New England plays next Monday night down in Miami.

Rob Gronkowski’s fourth-quarter hit on Tre’Davious White may have put himself in harms way with the NFL in terms of a suspension, but that may not be the only thing Gronkowski has to worry about before this season is over.

The Patriots clearly came into Sunday’s game against the Bills believing they’d have success on the ground, but it’s doubtful they had any idea they’d have two players who would nearly pass the century mark.

Rob Gronkowski isn’t known as a player who loses his cool, and after Sunday’s game he wasn’t pleased with himself for letting his emotions get the better of him.

Jimmy Garoppolo’s streak as a starter remains intact after the former Patriots quarterback came away with a last-minute win over the Bears on Sunday in Chicago.

Rob Gronkowski isn’t normally one to let his temper get the best of him, but unfortunately he lost his cool on Sunday out in Buffalo and it may end up costing him.

With Sunday’s match-up with the Bills steadily approaching, here are some thoughts on this Saturday from some interesting stories this week:

The return of Martellus Bennett was certainly one of the bigger surprises of 2017, but it appears he wasn’t kidding when he seemingly had doubts about his body before arriving in New England.