Patriot defensive lineman Richard Seymour will indeed be on the field today in uniform for the Patriots, as he was not on the inactive list after being added to the 53-man roster yesterday

The Patriot pre-game inactives include notables such as safety Eugene Wilson (ankle), running back Sammy Morris (chest), and tight end Ben Watson (ankle). Others are safety Mel Mitchell (groin), linebacker Eric Alexander (knee), guard Billy Yates, OT Wesley Britt, and rookie defensive lineman Kareem Brown.

For the Redskins, former Patriot receiver Reche Caldwell led the list of inactives, along with cornerback Fred Smooth, running back Rock Cartwright, DT Ryan Boschetti, OL Stephon Heyer, and guards Rick Demulling and Randy Thomas.

Interestingly enough, the Redskins named Mark Brunell as their emergency third QB, but the Patriots did not name an emergency third, as Matt Gutierrez is one of the active 45. That may mean he will also play special teams, or that backup Matt Cassel is in hot water, which has been widely speculated.

Some milestones awaiting certain Patriots today: Tom Brady needs one TD pass to match his single season career high (28, done in both  2002 and 2004). If he reaches a new career high of 29, he'd be second in franchise history behind Vito "Babe" Parilli, who threw for 31 TDs in 1964. Brady, unless a disastrous injury occurs, will almost certainly set the franchise mark in the coming weeks. Or perhaps today.

If Randy Moss catches one TD pass today, he'll be one behind Stanley Morgan's franchise mark of 12 set in 1986. And it's only Week 8. Amazing.

-- TOM KING