The Bills head to Foxboro to face the unbeaten New England Patriots (9-0) on “Monday Night Football” at Gillette Stadium, with Ryan in particular hoping to improve his 5-9 all-time mark against the Pats. New England’s Jonathan Freeny picked up the ball and rumbled 5 yards before he lost the ball and it bounced out of bounds. Despite losing running back Dion Lewis and wide receiver Julian Edelman, Tom Brady continues to find ways to keep the New England offense on schedule.
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Still, Brady threw for just under 300 yards and had a touchdown, all without getting much help from his running game.
Despite being slowed by a bum hamstring, McCoy, who has also dealt with shoulder woes, gained 89 yards and averaged 5.9 yards a carry against the Patriots in Week 2.
But the Bills lead and the good feeling lasted for only six minutes. The Patriots, however, held out Edelman and Gronkowski, and Brady only played the first half as the team tried to avoid injuries after clinching the AFC’s No. 1 seed.
It looks as if Collins will be back in action, and that’s not a good thing for the Bills because as head coach Rex Ryan said, Collins has been playing great.
Ryan didn’t do quite as much talking as he did in the week leading up to the last meeting between these teams, but he was still accused of being a bit obsessed with the Patriots. The Bills lost to Brady for the 25th time in 28 games. Of course, Tom Brady played only a quarter, and several other Patriots did not dress as they rested for the upcoming playoffs. The Patriots are more than halfway done with what could be a flawless regular season but if they want a ideal season, this is only the halfway point. Those 250 yards are tied for 12th-most all-time with the NY Yankees’ Spec Sanders, who dropped 250 on the Chicago Rockets in an AAFC showdown in 1947. They’ve won. They’re the ones that win the division, and that’s why. The trifecta is healthy The Buffalo Bills are 4-1 with the trifecta of Tyrod Taylor, LeSean McCoy and Sammy Watkins all in the starting lineup this year. I know you guys always say that I’m obsessed with them and all that.
“I don’t really know what happened”, he said. They scored 40 points the last time these two teams played earlier this season, tossing for 466 yards and three touchdowns. Danny Amendola, phased out by Edelman, gets a second opportunity in the spotlight.
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The Bills were equally committed four days later before embarking on their bye week, generating 148 yards on 33 carries in a 22-17 win over the Jets. With the crowd booing, the Patriots kept moving and Gostkowski missed wide right from 54 yards – ending his streak of 31 straight field goals overall and 52 at home. Given their extensive history (and rivalry) with one another, we expect to see an excellent effort out of the Bills, even if they appear to be completely overmatched on paper.
