The Patriots go into Sunday's game at Miami without knowing whether A.J. Brown will play. He is listed as questionable on the Friday injury report, as is running back TreVeyon Henderson, per Pro Football Talk. Myles Simmons wrote that it is unclear whether New England will have either of its two key offensive players for the game at Hard Rock Stadium.
Brown is the bigger concern, and the reporting on him has the most detail. ESPN said he missed the past two practices because of knee and ankle problems. Pats Pulpit's Oliver Thomas wrote that he went from a limited participant to sitting out consecutive practices to close the week. Thomas described a knee issue and said the club will wait until the weekend to make a final call. ESPN names both the knee and the ankle. Pats Pulpit's summary names only the knee, though the text was cut off. The outlets also disagree on how much Brown practiced. Only Pats Pulpit mentions the limited session earlier in the week.
The sources we have say nothing about what is wrong with Henderson. Only Pro Football Talk's headline names him, and the Yahoo Sports and Pats Pulpit items lead with Brown. We have no injury, practice-participation history or timeline for him.
Brown's season has been quiet. He has played in three games and caught 9 passes on 20 targets for 101 yards, with no touchdowns and one fumble. His longest catch is 18 yards. In the Oct. 22 loss at Chicago he had 3 catches for 48 yards on 6 targets. A week earlier, against the Jets, he had 3 for 27 on 10 targets.
Henderson has played in six games and carried 52 times for 203 yards, 3.9 a carry, with one rushing touchdown, a 76-yard day against Pittsburgh in which he scored from a long of 39. He has 5 catches for 45 yards. His workload has been small lately. He had 3 carries for 9 yards at Chicago and 7 for 31 against the Jets.
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New England is 4-3 and second in the AFC East. It has lost its last game, 30-24 at Chicago on Thursday, Oct. 22. Before that came wins of 26-19 over the Jets and 45-17 over the Raiders. Miami is 1-5 and last in the division, but it won 28-25 at the Jets on Oct. 25 after losses to Cincinnati and Minnesota.
Kickoff is Sunday, Nov. 1. The Patriots are expected to make their decision on Brown over the weekend, and the Friday report gives no timeline for Henderson.
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