Welcome to first and 10, a roundup of all the (mostly) Patriots-related news you need to start your Tuesday. Grab your coffee and let’s get to it.
No media availability on Tuesday per usual, but we still have got some good stuff coming up today, including a new story from Miguel, all the updates from the conference calls, as well as the latest edition of the NFL Power Rankings. And Greg is doing his weekly hit on 98.5 from 2-4 p.m. Listen live here.
--Let us know what you think is going to happen this weekend.
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Tuesday’s Schedule
11 a.m.: Conference call with Bill Belichick
11:15 a.m.: Conference call with Josh McDaniels
11:25 a.m.: Conference call with Josh Boyer
Now, on with the links...
1. I have some questions about the state of the Patriots' offense -- five, actually, including what's up when it comes to the usage of James White over the last two games.
2. With two weeks left in the regular season, who has the clearest path to home field in the AFC? Check out the playoff picture.
3. Overreaction Monday was another epic adventure -- tons of great questions. Check out the transcript here.
4. Tom Brady spent some time with his buddy Jim Gray prior to Monday's game.
5. Mike Reiss writes on a New England offense that's in need of some answers.
6. Here's the audio of Belichick's conference call with the media on Monday afternoon.
7. Robert Mays of The Ringer tries to make sense of the Patriots' December Mortality.
8. From our buddy Mike Rodak, it sounds like Josh Allen and Buffalo's no-name offense have given the Bills hope for 2019.
9. With three wins in their last five games, it looks like Buffalo's youth movement is starting to make an impact.
10. The Patriots have opened as a 10.5-point favorites when it comes to Sunday's game.
Extra Point:
??What happened yesterday to the @Patriots offense by the @steelers D? Did the ghost of Bill Belichick past beat himself???? @SteelersUnite @TheSteelersWire @JFowlerESPN @Steelersdepot @GetUpESPN @MikeGiardi pic.twitter.com/HX13tLFaXs
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) December 17, 2018