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Before we get out of here ...

It's always tough going to Buffalo in December. But I've never had to resort to this. With a flight scheduled for 8:55 p.m., it's too risky to wait and see what this storm will bring. So Chris Gasper and I are about to road-trip out to Buffalo.
So to tide you over, I'll offer up this link to Monique Walker's story in Friday's Globe on the tackle situation for the Patriots. And, as a bonus, here's a chart looking at the rotation the Patriots used against the Panthers, with plays, yards and results factored in ...
First drive: 4 plays, 8 yards (turnover on downs)
LT Matt Light, RT Nick Kaczur
Second drive: 6 plays, 39 yards (punt)
LT Matt Light, RT Nick Kaczur
Third drive: 4 plays, 14 yards (interception)
LT Matt Light, RT Nick Kaczur
Fourth drive: 6 plays, 53 yards (fumble)
LT Matt Light, RT Sebastian Vollmer
Fifth drive: 3 plays, 0 yards (punt)
LT Matt Light, RT Sebastian Vollmer
Sixth drive: 3 plays, 6 yards (punt)
LT Sebastian Vollmer, RT Nick Kaczur
Seventh drive: 5 plays, 57 yards (touchdown)
LT Matt Light, RT Sebastian Vollmer
Eighth drive: 7 plays, 74 yards (fumble)
LT Matt Light, RT Nick Kaczur
Ninth drive: 13 plays, 96 yards (touchdown)
LT Matt Light, RT Sebastian Vollmer
Tenth drive: 10 plays, 46 yards (field goal)
LT Sebastian Vollmer, RT Nick Kaczur*
Eleventh drive: 7 plays, 13 yards (field goal)
LT Matt Light, RT Sebastian Vollmer
Twelfth drive: 6 plays, 13 yards (kneeldowns)
LT Matt Light, RT Sebastian Vollmer
* -- Kaczur was injured and replaced by Vollmer on the sixth play of this drive
News, analysis and commentary from the following Boston Globe and Boston.com writers:
- Greg A. Bedard, Globe NFL reporter
- Shalise Manza Young, Globe Patriots reporter
- Michael Whitmer, Globe Patriots reporter
- Christopher L. Gasper, Boston.com columnist
- Steve Silva, Boston.com senior producer
- Zuri Berry, Boston.com writer and producer








