By ROBERT LEE, The Providence Journal

FOXBORO, Mass. - New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker is ready to take a trip to Revis Island when he returns to the postseason Sunday against the New York Jets in a second-round AFC playoff matchup at Gillette Stadium.

FOXBORO, Mass. - Ground and pound.

It's a phrase that New York Jets coach Rex Ryan often uses to describe his offensive approach.

He is an old-school coach who believes that the way to win games in the NFL is to have a ferocious defense and a dominating rushing attack.

The 2010 New England Patriots have already broken numerous NFL and franchise records -- both individual and team -- and they're poised to break more in their final game of the season Sunday against Miami:

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Tom Brady has battled some of the top defenses in the league, and Mother Nature herself, during New England's seven-game winning streak, but it seems nothing can slow him down.

The Buffalo Bills certainly didn't Sunday afternoon at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Neither did the snow, wind and freezing temperatures.

FOXBORO, Mass. - The life of an NFL director of player personnel is a busy one.

Scouting and evaluating talent and conducting player interviews are just a few of the many tasks that are put on their plate.

This has certainly been a challenging season for New England director of player personnel Nick Caserio.

FOXBORO, Mass. - New England quarterback Tom Brady may be the favorite to win the NFL's Most Valuable Player award this season, but the leader of the 10-2 Patriots wants no part of that conversation.

FOXBORO, Mass. - There is one question that all coaches and defensive coordinators ask themselves when facing the Indianapolis Colts: How do you stop Peyton Manning?

The New England Patriots are asking themselves that very same question this week.

Everyone tries, but few teams actually do it.

FOXBORO, Mass. - When the New England Patriots host the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning will rekindle one of the sports world's greatest individual rivalries.

They've been the best quarterbacks of their generation, so whenever the two teams meet, Brady vs. Manning is always the top storyline. It's arguably the greatest quarterback rivalry in NFL history.

FOXBORO, Mass. - The New England Patriots lost a big weapon when they traded receiver Randy Moss to Minnesota last week, but coach Bill Belichick and director of player personnel Nick Caserio both said that the team's offense won't change with Moss gone.

"I think we'll still be using the same playbook," Belichick said Monday.

FOXBORO, Mass. - Maybe it's because we've seen Randy Moss make one extraordinary play after another through the years.

Maybe it's because the New England Patriots receiver makes it look so easy.