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• FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots dont know yet who theyll face in their playoff opener. But they do have firsthand knowledge about all three potential opponents. The Patriots, after all, have already played every one of them. They routed the Indianapolis Colts 59-24 and the Houston Texans 42-14 and lost to the Baltimore Ravens 31-30 on a last-play field goal. So until the he finds out, coach Bill Belichick is playing it safe. The Patriots will focus on themselves, first and foremost. And as for the opponents? Well ... "Well work on everybody," the coach said Wednesday. New England (12-4) will be home for the divisional round on Jan. 13 against the Texans if they beat the Cincinnati Bengals in Saturdays AFC wild-card game. If Houston loses, New England will host the winner of Sundays game between Baltimore and Indianapolis. "After the Houston game, well either be full-speed ahead on Houston," Belichick said, "or well put that in the drawer and wait and see what happens in the next game." Either way, New England will be an interested viewer from afar this weekend. And none of the options will be easy, so any extended look the Patriots can get could prove valuable. Rookie defensive end Chandler Jones doesnt know if hell be trying to sack Houstons Matt Schaub, Baltimores Joe Flacco or Indianapolis Andrew Luck. So, like his teammates, hell watch film and concentrate on self-improvement this week. Hell also review his own handwritten notes from previous games. "I have a big stack of notes, actually, that I keep," Jones said, "So its good to have those things to look at certain tendencies. I cant really talk so much about the Colts because I didnt really play. I was injured (in the first quarter), but, definitely, you can go back through those notes." All three possible foes have changed since facing the Patriots. The Ravens, in fact, have had alterations on the coaching staff and lost four of their last five games. "Theres a lot more information since the time we played them," Belichick said. "That definitely needs to be analyzed." The Patriots were leading 30-20 before Flacco threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Torrey Smith with 4:01 left. Justin Tuckers 27-yard kick won the game two plays after a 27-yard pass interference penalty against Devin McCourty gave Baltimore the ball at the New England 7-yard line. The loss dropped the Patriots to 1-2, their first sub-.500 record since they lost the 2003 opener. But by the time the Colts visited on Nov. 18, the Patriots were 6-3 and on a roll. New England quarterback Tom Brady outplayed Luck and the Patriots received a huge boost from the defence and special teams. Aqib Talib, in his first game since being tradWholesale NHL Jerseys . The New York forward scored the winner Monday night as the Rangers defeated the Senators 1-0 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarter-final. http://www.wholesalesportsjerseysshop.com/ . Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Adam Wainwright threw eight dominant innings and Albert Pujols hit a two-run home run to lead the St. Wholesale Hockey Jerseys . -- Jim Harbaugh watched how Colin Kaepernick handled himself when things didnt go right for the San Francisco 49ers, and that told the coach plenty more about his second-year quarterback with all of three NFL starts to his name. Hockey Jerseys China .ca is helping you catch up and what you might have missed over the summer. Find out which big names have changed kits and what might become the biggest storylines of the upcoming campaign.SURREY, B.C. -- B.C. Lions general manager Wally Buono says the team and Khalif Mitchell are embarrassed after the defensive lineman posted a racial slur on Twitter earlier this week. While tweeting about Tuesdays U.S. presidential debate, Mitchell posted a message with a term that is derogatory toward Chinese. He later apologized for using the word, saying he didnt know it was offensive. "This is obviously an embarrassing moment for all of us," Buono told reporters Thursday as the Lions held a walk-through in preparation for Fridays game against the Edmonton Eskimos. "I know it is for Khalif. For him, this is not who he wants people to think that he is. You can really sense (his) embarrassment." The 27-year-old from Virginia Beach, Va., was due to return from injury on Friday night but the Lions chose to keep him off the active roster after the league fined him an undisclosed amount. "When you look at it, there had to be consequences," said Buono. "As a club, we stand for certain things." As reporters were arriving at the Lions training facility, Mitchell was walking away. He did not work out with the club. Mitchell will be paid as usual by the Lions, who chose to discipline him even though his abbsence could hurt their chances of clinching first place in the West Division and home-field advantage in the playoffs along with a first-round bye.dddddddddddd Lions running back Andrew Harris said Mitchell, a self-trained classical pianist who is known for being a gentle giant off the field and vicious on it, has embarrassed the entire team. "Its kind of putting a black mark on the B.C. Lions right now," he said. Its not the first time Mitchell has been in trouble this season. Earlier, he served a two-game suspension for hyperextending the elbow of Edmonton Eskimos offensive lineman Simeon Rottier. He was also fined for making a throat-slashing gesture in another game against the Eskimos. B.C. coach Mike Benevides hopes Mitchell and everyone learns a lesson from the latest incident. "Right now, its about making people understand that you cant do that," said Benevides. The coach added that enough has been said about Mitchells discipline, because the league and team have taken action and the lineman has apologized. However, Benevides wants the dialogue on curbing racism to continue. "The more we deal with it and talk about it, I think well be better off for it -- all of us," said Benevides. ' ' '

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