FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- At this time last week, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick shared his laser-like focus for what was ahead.

"We want to play our best football next Saturday night. I mean, what else is there?" he asked reporters in attendance. "I don't know what else is there to talk about other than the specifics of doing it."

In the perfect Patriots world, that would be all anyone is talking about. The Chiefs are a solid team that has won 11 games in a row and they pass the test when it comes to something Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells once said, "Before you can learn to win games, you have to learn how not to lose them." The Chiefs, whose plus-14 turnover differential ranked second in the NFL during the regular season, have figured out that part.

But turn on one of the two Boston-based sports radio stations Wednesday, and that's not what many are talking about.

This, of course, is a result of an outside-the-norm Tuesday in which Belichick showed up to his morning news conference with a black eye, tight end Rob Gronkowski was the only player not present at practice, and then the Boston Herald reported that defensive end Chandler Jones had been transported to a local hospital Sunday for a medical emergency and the chief at the local police department, according to the Herald, wasn't entirely truthful about how it all went down.

Conspiracy theorists had a field day with the possibilities.

Meanwhile, credible, bottom-line facts as to what it all means remain elusive.

That could change Wednesday, as reporters have access to the locker room from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., before a quick peek at the start of practice (12:35 p.m.). Gronkowski arrived at the team facility early Wednesday morning, so he's here. But does he practice? It's entirely possible his absence Tuesday was a result of a precaution, as it was the team's only full-pads practice of the week and the last thing the team needs is an injury to its All-Pro tight end.

Meanwhile, Belichick isn't scheduled to address the media until Thursday (9 a.m.), which was part of the original schedule of the week.

As for Jones, the team said he's participated in practices Monday and Tuesday, and been present for all meetings. In the 45-minute access periods in which reporters were in the locker room on Monday and Tuesday, Jones was not present.

Perhaps that changes Wednesday, with Jones addressing his situation.