Demaryius Thomas:

In the final 4 games of the year for the Colts, Inman notched 17 catches for 231 yards and three TDs. He locked down the Indy #2 WR position

Bolden remarked Miami was like “going away to college” but is happy to be back. I’m happy to be back, excited to get back to work. I missed this place.”

Demaryius Thomas shares Instagram photo of himself wearing a Patriots uniform following signing with team.

Thomas had five straight 1000 yard seasons between 2012-2016 but has had his numbers dropping off for the past several years.

Denver’s defense, if it has a weakness is defending the tight ends. Of course, they know the Patriots are short-handed at WR and will try to matchup

With the victory, the Pats clinched the AFC East for a record 8th straight year and for the 14th time in the past 16 years.

Cannon was just rewarded with a nice contract extension for the Patriots. Here’s an opportunity to show he’s earned it by keeping Brady upright this time

James White has averaged a touchdown on every 10.9 receptions (87 receptions, 8 TDs) since the 2015 season. That is tops in the NFL among 37 qualified RBs.

The pass rush with bookend edge rushers Von Miller, DeMarcus Ware and Shane Ray are second in the league in sacks with 38.

Brady in the postseason has faced the #1 defense three times, all of them on the road. The Patriots are 3-0 in those games and in all three instances went on to win the Super Bowl

The loss to the Denver Broncos was a minor one compared to the potential loss of Rob Gronkowski who was injured in the fourth quarter of the game on Sunday night

The meeting was expected to be a typical Brady – Manning shootout when the schedule was released, but expect this one to be much more defensive oriented. The Patriots will have to be creative on offense with all the injuries against the Denver defense.

The Denver defense led by their pass rush of Von Miller, DeMarcus Ware and Shane Ray keys the top pass defense in the NFL. They’ll be looking to shut down Tom Brady just like they did with Aaron Rodgers.

Heading into each team’s critical third preseason game, here’s a look at starters on both sides of the ball on each AFC East team to watch this week.