The Patriots’ First Shot

Good morning! The First Shot provides you with a healthy helping of links to the top Patriots-related stories around the internet to get your day started. Enjoy your breakfast, your coffee, and get ready for some NFL Sunday action with an early morning football fix. The links begin after the jump…

• The Pats are favored to beat the Chargers later today.  Check out my Q&A about the Pats-Chargers game with Bolt Beat writer Ernie Padaon.
• Drew Bledsoe and Jon Morris were inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame yesterday. Check out some video of the ceremony HERE.
• While a record audience tuned into the NFL Network’s “Bill Belichick: A Football Life” program, Bill Belichick wasn’t one of them. He was focused on the Chargers.
• ESPN Boston’s Mike Reiss looked back into last year’s Patriots 23-20 win over the Chargers to try and gain some insight into today’s game.
• Check out this in-depth breakdown of today’s game by The Globe’s Greg Bedard.
• WEEI’s Christopher Price looks at 10 key matchups in today’s game.