The Patriots received seven roster exemptions for the NFL Europe allocations of Rohan Davey, Jamil Soriano, Chas Gessner, Lawrence Flugence, Scott Farley, Buck Rasmussen, and David Pruce.

Additionally, the Patriots allocated safety Jason Perry and cornerback Michael Hall to NFL Europe and received roster exemptions for them, but those players were waived before the start of training camp.

Indianapolis then drove inside the Patriots red zone, but the drive ended with no points when Peyton Manning was intercepted by Tedy Bruschi at the New England 1-yard line.

After Mike Vanderjagt hit his record 42nd consecutive field goal to tie the game, the teams fired up their offenses in the second quarter, with Edgerrin James carrying much of the workload for the Colts.

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona Before the game and at halftime, ceremonies took place honoring the late Pat Tillman, who had played for the Cardinals before joining the U.S. Army and had recently been killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan.

After a New England punt, Miami again drove into Patriots territory, but failed on a fourth down pass attempt when Fiedler unsuccessfully tried to find Derrius Thompson in the end zone.

After several Seahawk penalties forced a punt, the Patriots drove methodically down the field with a sizeable rush from Dillon and receptions by David Givens and Kevin Faulk.

The Seahawks drove deep into New England territory with a chance to take the lead, but Hasselbeck was assessed a costly intentional grounding penalty and Brown had to kick a field goal.

Then, after a costly roughing-the-passer penalty on Jets defensive lineman Dewayne Robertson, Brady found David Patten in the end zone with 5 seconds left in the half to take the lead 13–7.

On 2nd down and 5 at the Patriots 27-yard line, Pennington threw to the end zone where McCareins cradled the ball for a split second before Asante Samuel broke up the potential go-ahead touchdown.

New England's drive resulted a three and out, and punter Josh Miller came in, but Shaun McDonald muffed the punt twice and Lonie Paxton recovered for the Patriots deep in Rams territory.

On the ensuing Rams possession, Marshall Faulk picked up a key first down before Bulger found Manumaleuna on a 49-yard pass play to move the ball to the Patriots 11-yard line.

The Rams quickly advanced downfield on two long catches by Torry Holt, but Bulger was then strip-sacked by Willie McGinest on 3rd down, and Jarvis Green recovered for New England.

The Chiefs offense got off to a good start with Trent Green finding Tony Gonzalez deep in Patriots territory, leading to a Lawrence Tynes field goal.

The Chiefs took the second half kickoff and proceeded to drive into the Patriots red zone, taking more than 8 minutes and converting three 3rd downs along the way including a 3rd and 17 conversion on a Green pass to Johnnie Morton.

On the next play, Branch displayed his return to good health by catching a slant pass and making numerous cutbacks on his way to the end zone for a touchdown that put the Patriots up 24–13.

The Ravens would then punt again, followed by several Corey Dillon runs and a Tom Brady pass to Deion Branch that set up a field goal by Adam Vinatieri, putting New England up 3–0.

In the final minute of the half, Boller drove the Ravens into field goal range, helped by two Patriot personal fouls, and a Matt Stover chip-shot made it 3–3 at halftime.

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts On the opening possession for the Bengals, rookie quarterback Carson Palmer found T. J. Houshmandzadeh on several passes to move into the Patriots red zone.

In an additional attempt to turn their fortunes, the normally conservative and traditional Dolphins decided to wear unusual bright orange uniforms for the nationally televised ABC Monday Night Football game.

The Dolphins took advantage, driving deep into New England territory and scoring a touchdown when Travis Minor flipped into the end zone from 2 yards out, giving Miami a 17–14 lead.

The Colts responded with a drive to New England's 39-yard line, but linebacker Tedy Bruschi ended it by ripping the ball out of the hands of running back Dominic Rhodes and gaining possession himself.

Dillon rushed for 35 yards and caught a pass for 9 on the drive, including a 27-yard run on third down and 8, while Brady finished it with a 1-yard quarterback sneak, giving the Patriots a 20–3 lead with just over 7 minutes left in the game.

Then two plays after the ensuing kickoff, safety Rodney Harrison stripped the ball from Reggie Wayne and Bruschi recovered it, allowing his team to take more time off the clock.

Patriots defensive back Eugene Wilson intercepted Roethlisberger's first pass of the game on his own 48-yard line, setting up Adam Vinatieri's 48-yard field goal to take a 3–0 lead.

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida On the first drive of the game, Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb fumbled while being sacked by New England linebacker Willie McGinest, and the Patriots recovered the ball at Philadelphia's 34-yard line.

Fortunately for the Eagles, coach Andy Reid's instant replay challenge overruled the fumble; officials ruled that McNabb had been down by contact before the ball came out of his hands.

Later in the quarter after each team had punted twice, McNabb completed a 30-yard pass to Terrell Owens, with a roughing the passer penalty adding 9 yards, moving the ball inside the Patriots 20-yard line.

Early in the final period, the Patriots put together a 9-play, 66-yard scoring drive that was keyed by 3 plays from running back Kevin Faulk, who caught 2 passes for 27 combined yards and rushed once for 12.

Then after forcing another Eagles punt, Branch's 19-yard reception and a roughing-the-passer penalty on Philadelphia defensive lineman Corey Simon set up kicker Adam Vinatieri's 22-yard field goal with 8:43 left in the game to increase the score 24–14.