For Leigh Bodden, yesterday should have been fulfilling, foremost, in a personal sense. He had probably the biggest day of his NFL career, intercepting three passes and running one back for a touchdown as his team, the Patriots, moved to 7-3.

Bodden came here by signing a one-year contract, so days like that, you would assume, mean a lot to Bodden for reasons outside the team. That is not how Bodden views it.

"You know what? That’s the least of my concerns," Bodden said. "I came here on a one-year deal because I felt like that was the best situation, and the organization felt like that. I wanted to prove that I’m still a good player, good, top corner in the league. It just wasn’t shown with Detroit because of the success that we didn’t have. I’m playing well. I just have to finish the season off good, hopefully the playoffs and the Super Bowl. Just play to the best of my ability until the last game. That’s all I’m really worried about. I’m not worried about any contract or anything like that."

Bodden's outlook stems from his career path. Since he came into the league, he has played 85 games without one trip to the playoffs. Last year, he went 0-16 with the Detroit Lions. Having landed with one of the league's title contenders, Bodden is finally in a winning situation.

Yesterday, he helped contribute. Bodden explained that all three of his interceptions came when he was playing man-to-man coverage. From his years with the Cleveland Browns, he prefers that style of coverage.

"When we do play man, they’ve asked for us to be more aggressive at the line," Bodden said. "That’s something that I’m used to. When I played in Cleveland, that’s pretty much all I did, was play in press man, because we played a lot of man in Cleveland. That’s something that I’m used, and that I like to do."