MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:
1. If you’re watching Super Bowl LII and see receiver Brandin Cooks draw a penalty flag down the field, here’s the number to remember: 244.
That is the total number of yards that Cooks has drawn in penalties this year: seven for defensive pass interference (209 yards), five for holding (20 yards, one call was declined) and one face-mask penalty (15 yards).
According to research by ESPN's Stats & Information, Cooks’ 209 yards specifically accumulated from defensive pass-interference penalties on which he was the likely target was a league high, followed by Detroit’s Marvin Jones (seven for 159), Houston’s DeAndre Hopkins (11 for 155), Pittsburgh’s Antonio Brown (six for 155), Minnesota’s Adam Thielen (six for 139) and teammate Rob Gronkowski (five for 126).