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Tom Brady was sacked twice and knocked down at least half a dozen times Sunday, and the New England Patriots missed a chance to clinch the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs when they lost to Miami 20-10. A season-ending knee injury in Week 1 of the 2008 season represents the only games he’s missed since the start of the 2002 campaign.

“I’m pretty sore”, Brady admitted during the post-game presser, “but it will be all right”.

With his late 30’s resurgence, Brady has made it clear that he would like to play into his 40s, and by the looks of it, he will do just that.

The worst hit was the one that injured his ankle: In the second quarter, notorious Dolphins defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh rolled into Brady’s legs on a third-down incompletion.

The Patriots have a first-round playoff bye before hosting a divisional-round game. Later that afternoon, the Denver Broncos took over the top seed with a 27-20 win over the San Diego Chargers at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

Patriots coach Bill Belichick had little to say about his offense, which was held to 196 total yards. Nothing over the last six weeks is going to matter. Wherever we play, we play.

The Dolphins (6-10) wrapped up a disappointing season and are expected to embark on a search for their ninth coach since 2004.

McDaniels, who was the Broncos head coach for a year-plus from 2009-10, is no stranger to the interview and head-coaching search process.

Owner Stephen Ross spoke to the team about changes to come. That’s troubling, because this is the time of year when really good teams – the ones that win the Super Bowl rings – are cresting. “Absolutely not. We’re going to have to go out there and work hard to achieve our goal”. Sure, health is a major factor for the Patriots, but the performance of the five guys tasked with protecting Tom Terrific will be the true determining factor as to whether they go to the Super Bowl or not. Dolphins free safety Michael Thomas shaded over toward tight end Rob Gronkowski, which is why Brady was willing to make the low-percentage throw.

“That’s something we’ll be talking about over the next day or so”, Belichick said in his Monday morning conference call with the local media. “That was across the board”.

McCourty said earning a bye is a nice accomplishment, but it doesn’t mean the team gets a week off. While it does give the banged-up bodies some time to heal (and avoid game-speed collisions), there is no shortage of items on the to-do list. Maybe they wouldn’t have been good enough to win had they kept their normal offensive philosophy in place, but I would’ve like to see them try. The Patriots gained just 13 yards on their drive and punted it right back to Miami.