MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:
1. Belichick's edge: In the week leading up to Sunday’s season-opening game between the Patriots and Miami Dolphins (1 p.m. ET, CBS), first-year Miami coach Mike McDaniel was asked about matching wits with Bill Belichick and said in self-depreciating fashion, “Can there be a larger disparity in career win-loss total?”
It highlights one area in which the Patriots have a decisive statistical edge: Sunday marks Belichick’s 434th regular-season game as a head coach, while it’s the first for McDaniel.