The Facts: Gronkowski appealed his one-game suspension for a hit at Bills cornerback Tre'Davious White on Sunday, but he lost his appeal.

Diehards Line: Former NFL linebacker Derrick Brooks was the appeals officer who heard Gronkowski’s case, and he ruled that the suspension was warranted for the hit, which took place after a play, with White lying face-down on the ground and having no way of knowing a hit was coming. So the Patriots will have to play one game without Gronkowski, who is probably their second-most important player after Tom Brady. And perhaps next time Gronkowski will think twice before delivering such an unnecessary shot at an unsuspecting opponent.