Actually, the truer statement is that the loser of this game will see its playoff chances diminished. That might be easier said than done in a road environment as loud as Kansas City.
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Buffalo blitzed Patriots QB Tom Brady heavily last week, but coach Rex Ryan prefers to sit back and let his front four do the bulk of the pass rushing.
“You can’t get mad at the targets, you have to go out there and play hard and everything you do on the field will show on the film and hopefully they’ll look at that and target me more next game”, said a diplomatic Watkins.
“I feel good, ready to go”, said Taylor.
Taylor is expected to play on Sunday, but did very little throwing in practice on Wednesday.
In the third, both teams fumbled on the same punt.
“I did most of the handoffs”, said Taylor.
And if Taylor does play, he needs to be better than he has been lately.
It’s unlikely the referees’ errant call on Watkins affected the outcome of the game – Buffalo would’ve only had time for one Hail Mary pass – but it’s still an inexcusable error.
And now Taylor’s banged up after hurting his right shoulder against the Patriots. He finished with 233 yards and no turnovers, but the result was just 13 points. This game had the potential to be great, but we watched more of the refs then the actual game, just tough to watch. Defensive end Mario Williams suffered a foot injury against the Patriots, and he’s using a scooter to get around, so it does not look good for the game in Kansas City…. “It’s something that we can be better at, something I can be better at”. They need a healthy Taylor, and they need him to step up his play.
“The officials were absolutely right on that”, Ryan said.
Also, this is only the second time in National Football League history in which a team from each conference has started 10-0, and that case eventually became a Super Bowl matchup when the Saints and Colts clashed after the 2009 season. Bills lead series 23-19-1. They won last week with the guy that they had in there.
The Bills were unable to stop the clock because they were out of timeouts. Ron Gronkowski was quiet throughout the game by catching two passes.
-Bills RT Seantrel Henderson vs. Chiefs OLB Justin Houston. They’re definitely going to present challenges for us. “This week I know I’m the starting quarterback Sunday night against the Patriots… and then next Monday we can talk about the next week”.
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Later, White gave the Patriots a 17-10 lead, scoring a 6-yard touchdown run. “Of course everybody’s frustrated and we can point fingers: ‘He didn’t get the ball, ‘ or ‘This person didn’t get it.’ But at the end of the day, we’ve got to clean it up, and we’ve got to get prepared for K.C”. Smith would draw the assignment regularly and is the more consistent, while Peters is more athletic and a big-play threat.
