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Posted on: Monday, December 7, 2009

Patriots' Brady toughs it out


Associated Press

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady went to the locker room for treatment of an arm injury, but did not miss a play in yesterday's 22-21 loss to Miami.

Brady was coy about what happened when he left the field in the first quarter.

"I had to come in here and get some stuff taken care of," he said.

The pains are accumulating for Brady, who came in with right shoulder and finger injuries. He threw two interceptions in the final 10 minutes, but Brady declined to blame health issues.

The latest injury occurred when Brady took a hit as he threw a 58-yard touchdown pass to Randy Moss. While Patriots teammates celebrated, Brady trotted off the field and kept going, vanishing through the tunnel.

He returned five minutes later, and following a Miami punt he was back in the game. Brady finished 19 for 29 for 352 yards and two scores.

ELSEWHERE

Lions: Rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford says he'll think about sitting out a game or two so his sore left shoulder can heal. He aggravated his injured non-throwing shoulder late in Detroit's loss to Cincinnati and didn't return. Stafford's left shoulder was driven into the ground on a hit by Dhani Jones as he threw an incompletion.

Bears: Chicago wide receiver and kick returner Devin Hester left a win over St. Louis in the third quarter with a calf injury. Hester was hurt on an end-around play when he took a handoff and was tackled for a 4-yard loss.

Steelers: Pittsburgh cornerback William Gay sustained an apparent concussion during an accidental helmet-to-helmet collision with teammate Ryan Mundy during the fourth quarter against Oakland.

Buccaneers: Tampa Bay cornerback Clifton Smith sustained a concussion on the opening kickoff against Carolina. It marked Smith's second concussion against the Panthers this season.

HAWAI'I PLAYERS IN NFL

• Chicago safety Al Afalava (Kahuku High) had 3 solo tackles and returned a fumble 43 yards in a victory over St. Louis.

• Miami receiver Davone Bess (University of Hawai'i) had team-highs of 10 receptions and 117 yards in a win over New England. He caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Chad Henne in the second quarter. Bess also had 3 punt returns for an average of 9.7 yards.

• Detroit linebacker Jordon Dizon (Waimea High) had 2 assisted tackles in a loss to Cincinnati.

• Dallas' Mat McBriar had 5 punts for an average of 45.4 yards, including a long of 59, in a loss to the New York Giants. Three of the punts were downed inside the 20.

• San Francisco defensive tackle Isaac Sopoaga (UH) had 2 solo tackles in a loss to Seattle.