Strike Back (10pm, Cinemax) In the Season 2 premiere, Scott heads to Kenya to facilitate the transfer of a Libyan seeking asylum, but he winids up in the middle of a kidnap plot that lands him and three hostages in the hands of a warlord in Mogadishu. A second new episode airs immediately after at 10:30. Incidentally, new music from Bob Dylan latest album "Tempest" are premiering in the new season.3) Scoreboard watching The Patriots did their best not to do any scoreboard watching on Sunday, playing off the impact of the Colts' win over the Houston Texans. As soon as Houston lost, the Patriots had an opportunity to snag a firstround playoff bye with a win over the Dolphins. So who knows if there was a separate game plan afoot if the Texans had managed to win their game.

"It didn't surprise me one bit," Ryan said. "He is a great football player and I'm with him and he's my workout partner. He works extremely hard and he believes in himself, and I