Monday was a tune-up practice for the Patriots after arriving in Vegas the day before, as the team worked by themselves in the initial session. Coming off of Friday night's preseason victory over the Panthers there were some corrections to be made, but it was still an active practice that featured plenty of 11-on-11 work that set the stage for two days of joint practices with the Raiders.
"It's nice and cool here," joked Bill Belichick in his media availability prior to practice, making light of the desert heat that was described by some Raiders staffers as "actually not that bad.