By SHALISE MANZA YOUNG, The Providence Journal

FOXBORO, Mass. - When last they saw him, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was picking up 152 yards from scrimmage on the New England Patriots.

In the teams' Week 4 meeting, Rice had 103 yards rushing -- on just 11 carries -- and added 49 receiving yards out of the backfield.

As is their way, every member of the New England Patriots this week stressed that the team had moved on from its humbling Monday night at the hands of the New Orleans Saints, and that all focus is now squarely on this week's game in Miami.

The key words in the above paragraph: in Miami.

FOXBORO, Mass. - While many National Football League teams enjoy "Victory Mondays" -- when players get the Monday after a win off, New England Patriots Bill Belichick gave his players Monday off this week despite their loss at Indianapolis.

Dallas Clark has gashed many a defense over the past two-plus seasons, as the Indianapolis Colt has become one of the best pass-catching tight ends in the NFL.

He hasn't, however, gotten the best of the New England Patriots as often as he has other teams around the league -- a big part of the reason for that was the presence of Rodney Harrison.

If you hadn't heard much about Jim Caldwell before January, it wouldn't be that surprising. He had spent the previous seven years as quarterbacks coach of the Indianapolis Colts, but most folks believe that Peyton Manning is his own coach and coordinator anyway.

Tom Brady still has Randy Moss and Wes Welker to throw to, but he also has spent time this preseason throwing to new Patriots -- but veteran receivers -- Joey Galloway and Greg Lewis, and rookies Julian Edelman and Terrence Nunn.

There is both a familiarity and making of acquaintances among the group, and both have to be balanced in order for the offense to grow as a unit.

Andrew Walter knows what Derrick Burgess has gone through -- as former members of the Oakland Raiders, the quarterback and the defensive lineman endured a lot of losing, a lot of ridicule, a lot of dysfunction.

The way Shawn Springs looks at it, he, Randy Moss and Joey Galloway are among the Patriots' graybeards.

For Springs and Moss, "graybeard" is more of an honorific, but for Galloway, that's actually true.

In the days leading up to and in the moments after his first career start, New England Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel spoke of Tom Brady and the advice Brady had been giving him. The tutoring isn't likely to stop anytime soon.

FOXBORO, Mass. -- It's up for debate whether or not he really wanted to be the center of attention, but a couple of weeks ago, New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre was on everyone's lips as the Green Bay hero un-retired and then forced the Packers' hand, which ended up with him being traded to the AFC East.