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Preseason Week 4: Patriots vs. Giants
New England Patriots take on the New York Giants in a Preseason game at Gillette Stadium on Thursday, September 1, 2011.
![New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) and wide receiver Wes Welker (83) watch the New York Giants during warmups before their NFL preseason football game against in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday night, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/n6bjfvuzjxg5fh99qjn4.jpg)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) and wide receiver Wes Welker (83) watch the New York Giants during warmups before their NFL preseason football game against in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday night, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
![New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, rear, embraces wide receiver Chad Ochocinco (85) before an NFL game against the New York Giants in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/gahrcxxmatfjfd3twzoo.jpg)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, rear, embraces wide receiver Chad Ochocinco (85) before an NFL game against the New York Giants in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
![New England Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch (84) catches a passw during warmups before an NFL game against the New York Giants in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/kistoqezmwsi9rktiqvu.jpg)
New England Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch (84) catches a passw during warmups before an NFL game against the New York Giants in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
![New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker (83) catches a pass during warmups before an NFL game against the New York Giants in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/lszbtyooiptlcenevgpq.jpg)
New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker (83) catches a pass during warmups before an NFL game against the New York Giants in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
![New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) calls signals as Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez (81) goes in motion during the first quarter of an NFL game against the New York Giants in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Dw](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/t2n8sumbexr7yqjlr81k.jpg)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) calls signals as Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez (81) goes in motion during the first quarter of an NFL game against the New York Giants in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Dw
![New England Patriots Ricky Brown, top, and Matthew Slater (18) stop New York Giants wide receiver Devin Thomas (15) during a kickoff return during the first quarter of an NFL game in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/odi2rgjgiagw7kkib1n4.jpg)
New England Patriots Ricky Brown, top, and Matthew Slater (18) stop New York Giants wide receiver Devin Thomas (15) during a kickoff return during the first quarter of an NFL game in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
![New England Patriots defensive end Rob Ninkovich (50) stops New York Giants wide receiver Domenik Hixon (87) and causes a fumble during the first quarter of an NFL game in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/db9gxbofpjjxqgp8dgr6.jpg)
New England Patriots defensive end Rob Ninkovich (50) stops New York Giants wide receiver Domenik Hixon (87) and causes a fumble during the first quarter of an NFL game in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
![New England Patriots defensive back Patrick Chung (25) recovers a fumble by New York Giants wide receiver Domenik Hixon (87) during the first quarter of an NFL game in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/qfbm6g3kaolmik0ipkw5.jpg)
New England Patriots defensive back Patrick Chung (25) recovers a fumble by New York Giants wide receiver Domenik Hixon (87) during the first quarter of an NFL game in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
![New England Patriots defensive back Patrick Chung (25) runs back a fumble after New York Giants wide receiver Domenik Hixon was stripped of the ball during the first quarter of an NFL game in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/ttk81vyyr1bcwhtfiv5y.jpg)
New England Patriots defensive back Patrick Chung (25) runs back a fumble after New York Giants wide receiver Domenik Hixon was stripped of the ball during the first quarter of an NFL game in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
![New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady passes against the New York Giants during the first quarter of an NFL game in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/k4ivyjgutbqz6nxnee0b.jpg)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady passes against the New York Giants during the first quarter of an NFL game in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
![New York Giants defensive back Brian Williams, left, stops New England Patriots running back Danny Woodhead (39) during the first quarter of an NFL game in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/p7k671e4mkha8youljel.jpg)
New York Giants defensive back Brian Williams, left, stops New England Patriots running back Danny Woodhead (39) during the first quarter of an NFL game in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
![Former New England Patriots guard Joe Andruzzi, second from left, his three New York City firefighter brothers and his father, a former New York City police officer, are honored before an NFL game between the Patriots and New York Giants.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/kuem13pkj4bouwhbgx5i.jpg)
Former New England Patriots guard Joe Andruzzi, second from left, his three New York City firefighter brothers and his father, a former New York City police officer, are honored before an NFL game between the Patriots and New York Giants.
![New England Patriots defensive end Mike Wright (99) and defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth stop New York Giants running back Andre Brown (35). (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/hw49e43wkrmkmk3ph2jc.jpg)
New England Patriots defensive end Mike Wright (99) and defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth stop New York Giants running back Andre Brown (35). (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
![New England Patriots defensive end Mike Wright, left, and defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, right, stop New York Giants running back Andre Brown (35) during the first quarter of an NFL preseason football game.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/qbyzrrdt2n4bhrgh44ao.jpg)
New England Patriots defensive end Mike Wright, left, and defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, right, stop New York Giants running back Andre Brown (35) during the first quarter of an NFL preseason football game.
![New York Giants linebacker Mark Herzlich tangles with New England Patriots linebacker Tracy White, right, during a giants kickoff play in the second quarter of a preseason NFL game in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/xbdnm3jfy7ijlp0txmzd.jpg)
New York Giants linebacker Mark Herzlich tangles with New England Patriots linebacker Tracy White, right, during a giants kickoff play in the second quarter of a preseason NFL game in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
![New Patriots WR Tiquan Underwood shows off his signature hair cut during the Patriots-Giants game](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/dbiw3vwakysb6zjg72tz.jpg)
New Patriots WR Tiquan Underwood shows off his signature hair cut during the Patriots-Giants game
![Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft speaks with the Andruzzi family before the Patriots-Giants game](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/mlbfy4waczf4x1fp9s4o.jpg)
Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft speaks with the Andruzzi family before the Patriots-Giants game
![Patriots RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis runs through the Giants defense during the Patriots-Giants game](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/ksfp8diwxw63jth4ggq0.jpg)
Patriots RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis runs through the Giants defense during the Patriots-Giants game
![Patriots CB Devin McCourty returns an interception during the Patriots-Giants game](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/oxzcyra9wyiswg0d2n3n.jpg)
Patriots CB Devin McCourty returns an interception during the Patriots-Giants game
![Devin McCourty and Patrick Chung celebrate McCourty's interception in the Patriots-Giants game](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/ey1ox6pe7rimdqoywos8.jpg)
Devin McCourty and Patrick Chung celebrate McCourty's interception in the Patriots-Giants game
![Patriots WR Chad Ochocinco breaks free from a defender during the Patriots-Giants game](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/en90zmmzd2aldjompps1.jpg)
Patriots WR Chad Ochocinco breaks free from a defender during the Patriots-Giants game
![The Patriots defense, led by Josh Barrett, makes a swarm tackle during the Patriots-Giants game](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/jcsdbimec9jzaso9g0fb.jpg)
The Patriots defense, led by Josh Barrett, makes a swarm tackle during the Patriots-Giants game
![Patriots QB Brian Hoyer fires a pass against the New York Giants](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/reloblaytqniu4na7jxm.jpg)
Patriots QB Brian Hoyer fires a pass against the New York Giants
![Patriots LB Tracy White deliveres a big defensive stop in the Patriots-Giants game](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/u33y7uyatmsaetqucnkg.jpg)
Patriots LB Tracy White deliveres a big defensive stop in the Patriots-Giants game
![New Patriots DE Shaun Ellis stops the Giants run game in its tracks during the Patriots-Giants game](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/mmxc4ooc45lkomann3zr.jpg)
New Patriots DE Shaun Ellis stops the Giants run game in its tracks during the Patriots-Giants game
![Patriots DE Shaun Ellis rushes the passer on his way to a sack during the Patriots-Giants game](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/crhukkrxqstwa3agw5lu.jpg)
Patriots DE Shaun Ellis rushes the passer on his way to a sack during the Patriots-Giants game
![New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick throws the challenge flag during the second quarter of a preseason NFL game against the New York Giants in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/mpgclrcboo2yjgfqeilf.jpg)
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick throws the challenge flag during the second quarter of a preseason NFL game against the New York Giants in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
![New England Patriots defensive end Shaun Ellis, left, sacks New York Giants quarterback David Carr during the second quarter of a preseason NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/lmymf4tyneg4kf5tcxd8.jpg)
New England Patriots defensive end Shaun Ellis, left, sacks New York Giants quarterback David Carr during the second quarter of a preseason NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
![New England Patriots wide receiver Brandon Tate (19) returns a kick during the fourth quarter of their NFL preseason football game against the New York Giants in Foxborough, Mass.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/xrjbnts6gie3v9mvsxe2.jpg)
New England Patriots wide receiver Brandon Tate (19) returns a kick during the fourth quarter of their NFL preseason football game against the New York Giants in Foxborough, Mass.
![New England Patriots quarterback Ryan Mallett (15) looks for a receiver during the fourth quarter of an NFL preseason football game against the New York Giants in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday night, Sept. 1, 2011. The Giants defeated the Patriots 18-17.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/ul56lwj1jysdamfzlsj9.jpg)
New England Patriots quarterback Ryan Mallett (15) looks for a receiver during the fourth quarter of an NFL preseason football game against the New York Giants in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday night, Sept. 1, 2011. The Giants defeated the Patriots 18-17.
![New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez (81) runs from New York Giants linebacker Spencer Paysinger (49) during the second quarter of an NFL game in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/k65fwkkckdrbpo1t8fjb.jpg)
New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez (81) runs from New York Giants linebacker Spencer Paysinger (49) during the second quarter of an NFL game in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
![Vince Wilfork, Shaun Ellis, and Albert Haynesworth talk about their game against the New York Giants](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/fw9yxo95qrwtu3rwyj9v.jpg)
Vince Wilfork, Shaun Ellis, and Albert Haynesworth talk about their game against the New York Giants
![Shaun Ellis barrels through the Giants offensive line on his way to a sack](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/ho3njkbetlcdwqxazfea.jpg)
Shaun Ellis barrels through the Giants offensive line on his way to a sack
![Tyler Sash of the Giants creats a fumble to help lead the giants to victory](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/jlwxk7ofi3x2kkrtkrhy.jpg)
Tyler Sash of the Giants creats a fumble to help lead the giants to victory
![Albert Haynesworth clogs a throwing lane in front of David Carr in the Patriots-Giants game](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/ep6f374637nkldsakd1l.jpg)
Albert Haynesworth clogs a throwing lane in front of David Carr in the Patriots-Giants game
![Chris Canty enjoys some food on the sidelines during the Patriots-Giants game](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/on1fbgrywbp3zquefpj1.jpg)
Chris Canty enjoys some food on the sidelines during the Patriots-Giants game
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![Danny Woodhead leaps over a Giants defender during the Patriots-Giants game](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/no383zbqzkcfqby6bi6x.jpg)
Danny Woodhead leaps over a Giants defender during the Patriots-Giants game
![Devin McCourty returns an interception during the Patriots-Giants game](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/cnbsrbhjftjc9twxp4ka.jpg)
Devin McCourty returns an interception during the Patriots-Giants game
![Mike Wright and Albert Haynesworth create havoc in the Giants backfield in the Patriots-Giants game](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/zjb2lqaljali2zczsyrq.jpg)
Mike Wright and Albert Haynesworth create havoc in the Giants backfield in the Patriots-Giants game
![Albert Haynesworth made himself comfortable in the opponents backfield all night as he gets a tackle for a loss](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/vypljbsdwvbhkgh9voes.jpg)
Albert Haynesworth made himself comfortable in the opponents backfield all night as he gets a tackle for a loss
![Patriots recognized the 10-year anniversary of September 11 during the Sept. 1 preseason game vs. NY Giants. Chairman & CEO Robert Kraft hosted former guard Joe Andruzzi, his three New York City firefighter brothers & his father for a pregame ceremony.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/patriots/bnxdwmt6dqzgkfbhqjsv.jpg)
Patriots recognized the 10-year anniversary of September 11 during the Sept. 1 preseason game vs. NY Giants. Chairman & CEO Robert Kraft hosted former guard Joe Andruzzi, his three New York City firefighter brothers & his father for a pregame ceremony.