It's an hour to the start of the scheduled practice, and the Patriots are out, in t-shirts and shorts, on the Gillette Stadium field doing walk throughs in preparation for Saturday night's game against Arizona.

Inside, Stacey James, the team's executive director of media relations, has asked us to let everyone know about changes in the parking situation for this season. In preparation for more construction adjoining the stadium, parking lot P-9, one of the main parking areas, will be closed.

To replace the needed spaces, lot P-10, on the other side of Route One across from the stadium, has been expanded and will be able to pick up the slack. Simply because there are changes, Pats officials expect some confusion Saturday.

Ticket holders have been notified and maps will be e-mailed to let everyone know of the new plan, James said. Parking lots will be open four hours before game time (4 p.m.) and stadium gates opened two hours before kickoff (6 p.m.)

The game will be the first NFL Network.

_Paul Kenyon