Colts quarterback Jacoby Brissett won't be playing against the Dolphins because of an ailing knee.The late scratch Saturday means Brian Hoyer will make his first start in more than two years.But Miami coach Brian Flores doesn't need to scramble through game tape for a scouting report. He saw up close for the better part of the last two seasons when both were with New England.Hoyer Derek Rivers Jersey , who finished last week's game after Brissett was injured, knows what he's up against in Flores."Brian Flores is an incredible coach. I've known him since my rookie year," said. "I was away from him and then I came back to see him as the defensive coordinator. I know their offensive staff and their scheme."The Colts (5-3) have plenty at stake Sunday.They have struggled to score the past two weeks and their vaunted offensive line has allowed nine sacks during the span. Penalties have been costly and so have special team miscues. And now Indy has lost Brissett , who sprained the medial collateral ligament of his left knee in last weekend's loss at Pittsburgh . The defeat knocked the Colts out of the AFC South lead."This business is brutal," Colts coach Frank Reich said. "You lose and you feel the sting of it and you feel like your back is against the wall and we have to respond."Flores has faced the same scenario — seven times this season.It's a stark contrast from his days of routine victory celebrations in New England, for whom he was a longtime assistant. Instead, he's running the rebuilding Dolphins (1-7) who are trying to build momentum after their first win last week.But Flores knows it will be a tough task against a quarterback who earned his respect backing up Tom Brady."He is as smart as they come at the quarterback position," Flores said. "He understands defense, has been in a few different systems and understands different ways to protect, to schematically put together different concepts. He and I would go back and forth, talk about defense Womens Cordarrelle Patterson Jersey , talk about offense, talk about protections, talk about route concepts - another impressive guy."WELCOME TO THE CLUBThree-time All-Pro defensive end Dwight Freeney returns to Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday — becoming the 16th member of the Colts' Ring of Honor.Freeney played 11 seasons in Indianapolis, becoming the franchise's career sacks leader with 107½, and was part of the Colts' 2006 Super Bowl winning team. He ranks second on the Colts' career list, behind bookend rusher Robert Mathis, now an assistant on Reich's staff.Former general manager Bill Polian selected Freeney in the first round of the 2002 draft, when critics described the selection as a "reach." But Freeney and his trademark spin move quickly became part of Colts lore."What did I learn from him? I learned not to spiral into a hole when you get beat because he used to pretty much have his way with me," longtime left tackle Anthony Castonzo said. "I just thank God I never had to play against him in a game."DEPLETED ROSTERThe Dolphins have lost four of their best players in the last two weeks.Top cornerback Xavien Howard and leading receiver Preston Williams suffered season-ending knee injuries. Running back Kenyan Drake was traded, and his replacement, Mark Walton http://www.patriotslockerroom.com/authentic-patrick-chung-jersey , begins a four-game suspension this week after a no-contest plea to a misdemeanor weapons charge last offseason.Only two starters have played in every game this season — receiver DeVante Parker and left guard Michael Deiter.MILESTONE MARKSThe Colts hope Freeney's induction won't be the only major milestone they hit Sunday. They need one more victory to reach 300 in the franchise's Indianapolis era.And Adam Vinatieri needs three field goal attempts to break Morten Andersen's league record (709), eight points to become the first Colts player to score 1,500, and one extra point to become the first player in franchise history with 500.SPUTTERING GROUND GAMEWith Walton out, Kalen Ballage is expected to start Sunday. The second-year pro is averaging 2.0 yards on 35 carries this season, and Miami's average of 3.1 yards is the NFL's worst."I hear the stats; I know what they are," Flores said. "Everyone is involved in the run game — backs, tight ends, receivers. I can pull up 20 runs right here today where if a receiver makes a block, it's a much longer run, and that average jumps a little bit. We all have to be better."Ballage believes he'll benefit from a bigger workload."I've played all right Stephen Gostkowski Jersey ," he said. "Opportunities have been slim. Moving forward, it's about getting in there and getting a rhythm and being able to touch the ball more."AP Sports Writer Steven Wine in Miami contributed to this report. It didn't take Bill Belichick long to recall what Aaron Rodgers did against his defense the previous time that the Packers faced the Patriots."He killed us," Belichick said of New England's 26-21 loss in Green Bay in 2014. "He does everything well. ... He's one of the great quarterbacks in the National Football League. No question about it."Four years later, not a lot has changed about Belichick's affinity for Rodgers or his abilities as the Patriots prepare to host Green Bay on Sunday night.It presents the latest challenge for a New England defense that has had issues slowing teams down this season, particularly in the secondary.Following the departure of defensive coordinator Matt Patricia to the Lions, the Patriots have struggled with consistency in 2018.They currently rank in the bottom half of the NFL in both total defense (25th, 383 yards per game) and passing yards allowed (22nd, 227 yards per game).Stopping the pass was a major issue in both of New England's losses.Blake Bortles threw for 376 yards and four touchdowns, including a 61-yarder to Dede Westbrook in the fourth quarter of the Jaguars' 31-20 win in Week 2.A week later, Matt Stafford had just nine incompletions and passed for 262 yards and two touchdowns in leading the Lions to a 26-10 victory.And though the Patriots were able to pull out a 43-40 win against the Chiefs, it came despite Patrick Mahomes lighting up the defense for 352 yards and four TDs through the air.The similarities in all those games were the ability of the three quarterbacks to create time and space with their legs.Rodgers isn't expected to be as mobile as he continues to be slowed by the knee injury he sustained in Green Bay's season opener. But he's still managed to complete 61 percent of his passes while throwing for 13 touchdowns and just one interception.Patriots cornerback Jason McCourty was with the Titans in 2016 when they beat the Packers 47-25 in a game that saw Rodgers throw two interceptions.But he said he isn't counting on getting anything less than Rodgers' best this time around."I really don't want to compare anybody to Aaron Rodgers Womens Duke Dawson Jersey , so I won't go that route," McCourty said. "At the end of the day, however many football games you can play in preparation to help you get ready for this guy. ... He'll probably be the best quarterback we play against this year for sure."Likewise, Rodgers is expecting to see various defensive looks from Belichick to get him off his game."Bill is a phenomenal coach and he's always going to have his guys ready to play," he said. "They do a number of different things — they don't just always major in one specific thing. They're going to try to combat what you do best and take it away and get you off schedule and lock down the guys they want to take away and make you beat them with your third and fourth options."New England's secondary has shown improvement during its five-game win streak. Part of the reason is the support it has gotten up front from the defensive line.A week after giving up 31 points to Chicago, the Patriots responded by limiting Buffalo's offense to just six points on a day in which Tom Brady and his offense struggled.The defense had three sacks, including two from linebacker Kyle Van Noy. But the play of the game came from safety Devin McCourty, who picked off Buffalo quarterback Derek Anderson late in the fourth quarter and returned it 84 yards for a touchdown.New England's 11 interceptions are tied for the second-most in the league through eight weeks.Defensive end Trey Flowers said helping the secondary find similar success against Rodgers will hinge on their ability to speed up Rodgers in the pocket."We definitely will need to try to contain him as much as we can," Flowers said. "You flush him out the pocket and he's still good. Keep him in the pocket and he's still great. We just gotta continue to push and get him rattled up a little bit and do the best we can."