FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:
1. Kelly on AVP: Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Kelly and Alex Van Pelt circled the date on the calendar just a couple of weeks ago and were looking forward to meeting at Kelly's "Hunters Haven Lodge" in upstate New York. The plan was to reminisce about the "good old days" when the quarterbacks were Buffalo Bills teammates in the mid-1990s, which was the beginning of a beautiful friendship that has endured.
Then came an audible, which Kelly understood well because that's what quarterbacks often do.