1.  Any pitcher who throws to first more than three times while attempting to hold a runner on base will be shot.

2.  Defensive line coach John Blake did that late in the first half against the Packers.

3.  Defensive lineB-Sacks by Stephen Sua, Anthony Fletcher and Sean Phillips tripled this unit's total in first four games.

4.  Defensive lineman Erik Gardner (knee) was in shoulder pads and shorts for the first time since being injured in the season opener against Boise State.

5.  Defensive tackle Chad Hennings led the charge with his first sack of the season.

6.  Defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield left the game in the first quarter because of the flu and did not return.

7.  Defensive tackle Leon Lett will miss at least the first 13 games of the season because of a league-imposed drug suspension.

8.  Defensive tackle Stevie Lee reinjured a stress fracture in his foot the first week of spring drills and had to undergo surgery to repair the break.

9.  Defensively and at the plate, it was the first time we hit a real little lull, the whole team.

10.  Defensively, the Pats played fairly well in the first three games.