According to CSNNE’s Tom E. Curran, it’s just a sprained knee for Amendola and he is not expected to miss an extended period of time with the injury. He is expected to be limited at practice during a short week, though, and that means it will likely be a couple of days before his status for Sunday’s game in Denver becomes clearer. After losing Dion Lewis for the season and Julian Edelman until at least the postseason, the Patriots are running thin on healthy bodies. Devin McCourty and Patrick Chung each saved touchdowns on deep wheel routes, and the Pats caught a break when a Carpenter miss from 48 yards out allowed Tom Brady to lead a 62-yard touchdown drive in the final minute.
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A fumbled punt by Buffalo’s Leodis McKelvin helped New England get the field goal that made it 20-10 with 47 seconds left in the third quarter. Taylor injured his right shoulder late and stayed in the game. Read on for analysis of what we should take away from a victory many New England fans will regard ambivalently. He has 49 receptions for 520 yards and two touchdowns in 10 games this season, and had nine reception for 117 yards Monday before leaving with the injury. After a long discussion, the referee announced that 14-yard reception counted, with a 15-yard penalty for interference from the Bills coaching staff. First place takes home $100,000!
Later in the first half, offensive lineman John Miller was carted off the field with an injury.
NOTES: Game time temperature was 29 degrees with a wind chill of 21…. Despite missing the previous two, he was still leading the team in tackles coming into the game.
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Once Dobson, and especially Amendola, went down with injury, one of my first thoughts was how nice it would be to have the option of signing Welker if he were available. QB EJ Manuel was Buffalo’s backup with Josh Johnson inactive…. Both players statuses are not known for Sunday.
