Welcome to first and 10, a roundup of all the (mostly) Patriots-related news you need to start your Friday. Grab your coffee and let’s get to it.
We've got the final practice and injury report of the week to look forward to, but at this point, it appears there some genuine optimism about many of the players who were banged up and unable to go before the bye, a group that includes Rob Gronkowski, Shaq Mason and Sony Michel. Check back here this afternoon for practice, injury updates, and the latest from the locker room.
Friday’s Schedule
11:15 a.m.: Bill Belichick press availability (media workroom)
12 p.m.: Media availability at practice
1:45 p.m.: Approximate time for player availability (locker room)
Now, on with the links...
1. Greg has a look at the Patriots, 10 games into the regular season -- going position-by-position, he offers a breakdown of where they were at the start of the year, where they are now, and what might await them before the end of the season.
2. Miguel offers an update on how close some of the Patriots are to reaching their incentives.
3. The Patriots didn't practice Thursday, but if they had, the injury report would have been the same as it was on Wednesday.
4. Phil Perry says Belichick is thankful for players who listen to their coaches.
5. According to Mike Giardi of NFL Media, it was Gronkowski's call to not play against the Titans earlier this month.
6. Pro Football Focus has Stephon Gilmore as the fourth-best corner in the NFL this season.
7. It's looking more and more like it'll be Josh McCown instead of Sam Darnold for the Jets on Sunday.
8. The young New York defenders are hoping to end oh-fer streaks against Brady this weekend.
9. The line for Patriots-Jets has moved to New England -10, per Odds Shark.
10. The Eagles may be down and out, but Philly's Lane Johnson still isn't changing his tune when it comes to how the Patriots do things. Sigh.
Extra Point:
Record when team scores at least 40 points:
— Scott Kacsmar (@FO_ScottKacsmar) November 21, 2018
Tom Brady 40-0
Peyton Manning 32-0
Steve Young 19-0
Jim Kelly 15-0
Philip Rivers 15-0
Joe Montana 14-0
Brett Favre 14-0
Roger Staubach 11-0
John Elway 9-0
Drew Brees 37-1
Aaron Rodgers 17-1
COMBINED 204-2
Patrick Mahomes 2-2