DETROIT -- Matt Patricia arrived in the locker room in the bowels of Ford Field to somebody waiting specifically for him.
It was Bob Quinn, his boss and longtime colleague, back from those days in New England. And the two pulled in for the biggest of bear hugs, holding firm for a second, taking in what just happened:
They beat Bill Belichick, their former mentor, in their very first try.
Detroit's 26-10 victory over New England on Sunday night was a game and critically a first win for a head coach who has come under a little fire amid an 0-2 start in which some veterans in the locker room weren't the happiest.