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Jacoby Brissett felt pressure in the third quarter.

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LeGarrette Blount scored against Xavien Howard in the third quarter.

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Jacoby Brissett looked for a receiver.

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Jimmy Garoppolo grimaced after a shoulder injury in the second quarter.

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Danny Amendola celebrated his second-quarter touchdown.

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Martellus Bennett scored in the first quarter.

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James White carried the ball.

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Jimmy Garoppola directed traffic.

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Ryan Tannehill felt pressure from Malcolm Brown.

Patriots 31, Dolphins 24

Patriots hold off Dolphins, but lose Garoppolo to injury

The Patriots improved to 2-0, but starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo left in the second quarter.

Ben Volin | Instant Analysis

Patriots? win was too close for comfort

Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels was on his game, but defensive coordinator Matt Patricia was not.

David Ortiz makes appearance at Patriots game

The Red Sox slugger isn?t playing until tonight, so he took in some football beforehand.

Guess who was behind that Tom Brady mask?

Patriots fans will recognize the guy who was at Gillette Sunday wearing a somewhat life-like Brady mask.

NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

Red Sox looking more and more like a true playoff team

After floundering in tight games for much of the season, the Sox have turned things around with inspired play.

Kevin Cullen

Counting your fish ? and your blessings

Travis Roy got a chance to go ocean fishing, despite being attached to a 600-pound motorized wheelchair.

Wendy Cook with Kunsang, also known as Papa Bear, one of the rabbits she bought. — Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

The great rabbit pardon of 2016

A Buddhist gardener felt sorry for rabbits being raised for slaughter at Codman Community Farms, so she bought them ? 135 rabbits in all.

Music on wheels rolls into Boston

The Music Haul, a modified U-Haul truck, will bring world-class concert performances to area streets and schools Sunday through Tuesday.

What our critics say

Emmy Awards 2016: 5 things to look for at the ceremony

The 68th Primetime Emmys arrive on ABC tonight with the focus squarely on the awards at a time when there?s never been more competition in TV.

The Emmys: Who will win, should win, can?t win?

The theme for this year?s Emmy Awards: ?Anyone?s guess.?

Manhunt is on after NYC blast

A member of the NYPD K-9 Unit patrolLED on a subway train between Grand Central Terminal and Times Square on Sunday. — Drew Angerer/Getty Images

No international terrorist group claimed responsibility for a powerful explosion in Manhattan that left dozens wounded.

After blast, New Yorkers are feeling around for psychological shrapnel

The episode rattled the city even as residents spoke of the proverbial bullet that was dodged.

Beaches reopened after N.J. pipe bomb blast, probe ongoing

Jersey Shore beaches were reopened Sunday as an investigation continued into a pipe bomb explosion at a seaside community.

Minnesota mall attack is investigated as possible terrorism

A news agency affiliated with the Islamic State said the attacker, who stabbed nine people, was a member of that group.

Teen killed by train Friday night was Lincoln-Sudbury student

Eli Pilat, 14, was struck by a commuter rail Friday night. ?It?s shocking. We?ve been crying for three days,? his grandmother said.

A builder who wanted to expand a South End brownstone made a gift to the adjacent St. John the Baptist Hellenic Orthodox Church. — David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

Needing support from communities, builders pay for it

Local backing for a development project often comes with a price tag, bought as easily as lumber or drywall.

An officer took photographs of a car parked outside of the apartment where Wanda Rosa died. — Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Yvonne Abraham

Few options for domestic violence victims

Like so many domestic violence victims, Wanda Rosa was powerless to separate herself from the abuser who murdered her.

In building boom, immigrant workers face exploitation

A Globe investigation found that these workers, eager for a paycheck, are often paid below the prevailing wage and illegally, in cash.

Bald eagle rescued in Burlington

An injured bald eagle was rescued in Burlington Sunday morning, police said.

Rejecting opioids, pain patients find relief with marijuana

But the world of medical marijuana bears little resemblance to usual medical care.

Opinion & Ideas

Cutting Edge of the Common Good

Towards universal retirement

For many Americans, planning for a life after their working years comes down to two words: wishful thinking.

Globe investigations

The desperate and the dead

The broken covenant

Behind the fragmented state of mental health care lies a political system failure that spans decades ? and continues.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight?

?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

The Big Picture

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The harvest moon

Check out photos of Friday?s harvest moon from around the world.

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Patriots coach Bill Belichick and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels devise different game plans every week.

How difficult is it to plan for the Patriots?

Veronica Olivier and Manley Paul relaxed during a rally on Boston Common in support of the marijuana ballot initiative.

Supporters of recreational marijuana fill Common

The Roomba has become a part of families almost as much as pets, even to the point of people naming their vacuum bots.

Have Roombas become a part of the family?

Hanley Ramirez has 26 home runs in 2016.

ALEX SPEIER

Hanley Ramirez and his transformation as a hitter

Ben Wildes, 23, of Waterboro, Maine stood beside a sign posted for a detour due to ongoing construction on the Tuckerman Ravine Trail at Pinkham Notch.

White Mountains feeling effects of storm Irene

Harvest moon is a harbinger of fall

Novelist W.P. Kinsella, author of ?Shoeless Joe,? dies at 81

Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt in the remake of ?The Magnificant Seven.?

?The Magnificent Seven? magnified

Pair in Snapchat sex assault case sentenced to 4-5 years in prison

Ideas | Roberto Lovato

Terrific for archeology, except for what can kill you

As outcome of BLS inquiry looms, Chang meets with US attorney?s office

Newton, MA--9/15/2016--Alan Kaufman (cq) demonstrates the use of his existing product, on Thursday, September 15, 2016. He filed suit against the TV reality show Shark Tank September 8, 2016. He said he never received the money he was promised for his

Newton inventor of wearable umbrella says ?Shark Tank? is all a lie

Sports

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While coaching at Harvard from 1977-91, Joseph Bernal?s teams won seven Ivy League titles.

Shira Springer

The mystery of the disappearing swim coach

Ex-Harvard coach Joseph Bernal, who was banned for life by USA Swimming, is nowhere to be found.

Metro

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Aung San Suu Kyi spoke at Harvard on Saturday.

Harvard gives humanitarian award to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi

The activist urged people to go out into the world and prove for themselves that hatred is rooted in fear.

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Methuen, MA - 8/30/2016 - Aaron Davies, 8, of Sandown, NH pets a 13 year old cat named Baby who is up for adoption at the MSPCA Nevins Farm shelter in Methuen, MA, August 30, 2016. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 18zocatdognorth

Are you a cat person or a dog person?

Some say it?s a matter of personality. Others think it?s life experience. Express yourself by taking our poll.

Politics

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spoke Saturday at a campaign rally in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Trump?s shifts calculated to erase image from primary

Donald Trump is brazenly betting voters now settling on their choice are willing to shove aside all that came before.

Columnists

Adrian Walker

Controversy again engulfs Roxbury Community College

New York Yankees' Gary Sanchez slides while scoring on a sacrifice fly by Billy Butler, as teammate Didi Gregorius, right, signals to him during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Loss a devastating setback for youthful Yankees

San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid (35) and quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Yvonne Abraham

Kneeling for the anthem is fitting protest

Boston Red Sox slugger Carl Yastrzemski as he hits pitch from Minnesota Twins pitcher Jim Merritt into the Twins bullpen for a three run homer in seventh inning of game at Fenway Park, September 30, 1967. (AP Photo)

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

This AL East race brings old-timers back to 1967

Dutch Swain (center) with her daughters, Suzanne (left), and Jennifer (right), at the hospice in Charlton where she died last Friday.

KEVIN CULLEN

A random act of kindness

Glendale , AZ - 9/11/2016 - (4th quarter) It was an all out Patriots celebration on the field after the Arizona Cardinals missed a potential game winning field goal in the final seconds of the fourth quarter. The New England Patriots take on the Arizona Cardinals in the season opener at University of Phoenix stadium in Glendale, AZ. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Ben Volin, Topic: 12Patriots-Cardinals, LOID: 8.2.4273915040.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

No Brady? No Gronk? No problem.

A sign along a road near the home of US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wishes her well September 12, 2016 in Chappaqua, New York. Clinton cancelled a California campaign fund-raising trip after she fell ill at a 9/11 memorial ceremony Sunday and her doctor revealed she was diagnosed with pneumonia. / AFP PHOTO / DON EMMERTDON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images

JOAN VENNOCHI

For Clinton, not disclosing pneumonia is political malpractice

Alex Beam

The best inconsequential hacked e-mails