New England Patriots Audio

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick addresses the media during his press conference at Gillette Stadium on Thursday, December 2, 2010. BB: It's a regular Wednesday for us today. It's been a long time since we've played. It seems like it's been several weeks, but it's only been a few days. I think we had a good meeting this morning. I think everybody's really getting right back into the routine here and we definitely needed to do that. We need a real good week of preparation here to get ready for the Jets. Like I said, they do a lot of things well. They're a good football team. Obviously, their record speaks for itself. [We've] got a lot of work to do, hopefully [we'll] get a good start - a good second day on it today, and just grind it through the week. We'll be outside, take care of the elements and get ready to go ... It looks like we've got a good crowd here. You must have a lot of news, a lot of stuff to write about, or TV about, sorry - I don't mean to offend the TV/radio people. Q: What did you do yesterday as coaches? BB: Oh, we played golf - golf, bowling, a little badminton tournament, ate some watermelon, played cards. Q: That sounds relaxing. BB: Yeah, it was nice. Q: Did you get ready for the Jets? BB: Totally about the Jets, other than the pony rides and canoeing. Q: Can you talk a little bit about the ramifications of this game? It is a little unusual for a regular-season game to mean this much, where the outcome could affect who wins the division. BB: Well, there's a lot of football left. There's still a third of the season to go. There's a lot of football left. It will be a different story every week. This happens, that happens, something else happens, it will be this, and next week it will be another one, and next week there will be another one. There will be five different scenarios in the next five weeks. I'm not worried about that. Q: Do you kind of laugh when people make such a big deal about it? Obviously it's a big game, but you saw a...