Since this week's game will be played in a dome, the Patriots are practicing inside the Dana-Farber Fieldhouse today, where they can control the noise and temperature.

There were 10 players missing during the media access period: Julian Edelman, Fred Taylor, Pat Chung, Rob Ninkovich, Pierre Woods, Vince Wilfork, Sebastian Vollmer, Nick Kaczur, Randy Moss and Ron Brace.

It is likely once again another veteran's Wednesday off for Moss, who was in the locker room about 90 minutes before practice.

There were five players in black as practice players of the week: Brian Hoyer, Thomas Williams, Darryl Richard, Ryan Wendell and Rob Myers. Kyle Arrington won the championship belt as practice player of the week.