"None of that really means anything this week," Belichick said in his weekly interview on sports radio WEEI. "Tua is a very talented player. He's shown that throughout his career. I haven't been out there for any snaps against any of these guys, so we'll see how our players compete against their players and team on Sunday." The Patriots (6-7), with long-shot playoff odds (3.6% chance per ESPN's Football Power Index), have an opportunity to play a spoiler type of role against the Dolphins (8-5), similar to what Miami did in the season finale last year at New England when its victory cost Belichick's team a chance for a first-round playoff bye.