On Saturday, the team downgraded Jabrill Peppers as out with a shoulder injury, and on the list of inactives, ahead of kick-off against the Dolphins, Kyle Dugger was ruled out with an ankle injury. Those two absences push Jaylinn Hawkins and rookie Dell Pettus up the depth chart for New England.

The Patriots will get a key player back on offense in Kendrick Bourne, but will be down both starting safeties Kyle Dugger and Jabrill Peppers on defense when they take on the Miami Dolphins Sunday afternoon at Gillette Stadium.