FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts/notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:
1. Belichick set for 800th game: Coming off Saturday night's 27-17 road loss against the Indianapolis Colts, Bill Belichick is set to hit a notable coaching milestone.
His record is now 461-274-1 in the regular season, and 43-20 in the playoffs. That makes the Dec. 26 home game against the Buffalo Bills his 800th, which is quite the library to reference with his current team.
The 800 games span Belichick's first year in the NFL as a special assistant with the Baltimore Colts in 1975, through his time with the Detroit Lions (1976-77), Denver Broncos (1978), New York Giants (1979-90), Cleveland Browns (1991-95), New York Jets (1997-99) and Patriots (1996, 2000-present).