FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:
1. Texans-like turnaround? First-year head coach Jerod Mayo was at the grocery store recently when a fan came up to him with a message of support. Kind of.
Summing up the challenge Mayo faces in his role, the fan said: "Houston did it!"
Mayo told that story to a group of season-ticket members last weekend, and then a few days later, the Texans were creating more buzz by acquiring receiver Stefon Diggs in a trade with the Bills.