FOXBORO  --  For the first time since winning Super Bowl XXXVI, the Patriots will return to the Louisiana Superdome on Monday night to take on the 10-0 Saints. "That was the last time we were there," Tom Brady recalled Wednesday. "Mr. [Robert] Kraft came in [Wednesday] and talked to the team about that. He talked about the special memories of that place. You never forget that day. That was pretty unbelievable for all of us. A lot of us, your first chance to play in the Super Bowl and winning the Super Bowl under the circumstances of course of that season and that year, with 9/11 happening and U2 performing at halftime, it was pretty unbelievable." For more, visit the football blog, It Is What It Is. 

The Patriots announced Wednesday morning that CB Leigh Bodden has been named AFC Defensive Player of the Week by the National Football League for his performance in New England’s 31-14 victory over the Jets last Sunday. It is the first time that Bodden has earned the AFC Defensive Player of the Week honor. Bodden registered a career-high three interceptions against the Jets, including one that he returned 53 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter. The three interceptions tie the Patriots franchise record for interceptions in a game. It was the second time in Bodden’s career that he has had at least two interceptions in a game. He had two interceptions in a game in 2007 when he played in Cleveland. For more Patriots news, check out our football blog, It Is What It Is.