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, put off your work (just keep an eye out for the boss), and get your early morning football fix. The links begin after the jump…

• The Patriots overcame another slow start yesterday to beat Buffalo 49-21.
• Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski finished the regular season with two single-season tight end records.
• The Pats will play their first playoff game Jan. 14 at 8 p.m.
• Read the transcripts of the postgame press conferences of Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.
• ESPN Boston’s Mike Reiss discusses the feelings around these “Perplexing Patriots.”
• Tom Brady is hoping that OC Bill O’Brien doesn’t go to Penn State, or any other team for that matter.
• Devin McCourty spent time at safety in yesterday’s game.
• Rookie DB Sterling Moore had a career day yesterday, intercepting Ryan Fitzpatrick twice and returning one for a touchdown.
• As expected, Tom Brady now sits at #2 in the record books for most passing yards in a single season behind Drew Brees and in front of Dan Marino.
• Is Tom Brady the greatest QB of all time?