The Facts: Following up on this week's Team Notes. ... Blount was held out of practice due to an illness in advance of this week's Divisional Playoff game against the Texans.

Diehards Line:At this point there's no reason to believe Blount won't be ready to play as usual Saturday night, but we'll follow up as needed. Meanwhile, the bye week was kind to Martellus Bennett, who was removed from the injury report today. He had been listed since injuring his ankle in Week 5, and he also had a shoulder issue. Tom Brady (thigh) and Danny Amendola (ankle) were full participants, and that's important for Amendola after he missed the previous four games with an ankle injury. Malcolm Mitchell (knee) was limited.