FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots visit the New York Jets on Sunday at MetLife Stadium, and the main storylines have been well covered. The health of quarterback Tom Brady (left shoulder) and tight end Rob Gronkowski (thigh) were hot topics before both were removed from the injury report Friday.
As has been the norm, let’s now highlight a few of the under-the-radar storylines leading into kickoff (CBS, 1 p.m. ET) as part of this week's "final walk-through:"
Branch slipping on DT depth chart: One week after he was a healthy scratch, veteran defensive tackle Alan Branch said he wasn’t certain that he would be back in the lineup this week.