Calhoun44

I usually don't go to any other sites to get my analysis of the upcoming Pats game. But, this week there are no threads on the Bills game. I am surprised that so many fans are looking past a team that has won 5 (?) straigt games and seem to be playing well. Are the Bills not as good as they have been playing or are the Pats so much better than the Bills that folks think this is not a worthy team to discuss. I have not seen the Bills play this year otherwise I would offer my opinion on this upcoming game. Anyway, if anyone has some insight to this weeks game I would love to hear your take.

letekro

The Bills are 31st in the league in total offense, and 28th in total defense.

Those numbers do not bode well for them. Even if Brady has a Romoeque or Manningesque night, the talent discrepancy is just too large.

PATSNUTme

It's in Buffalo and the weather can change in 10 mins and cause problems.

I always fear for Brady with Schoble(sp) coming off the edge. He's one of the toughest for Light to block. The Patriots should win comfortably but I wouldn't be surprised to see a tight game for 2 or 3 quarters.

NYCPatsFan

Yeah, I too am getting worried that no one is talking about the Bills (as if our talking is going to have any impact on the game but still...)

Kind of feels quite surreal.

What concerns me:

- Considering how Losman and the Bills feel about Wilfork's hit in the first game, will they attempt to get even and try to take Brady out as pungently suggested by someone in the media a few weeks back? Hope our OL is prepared enough.

- As Reiss points out, their increased confidence due to the current winning streak. (I purposefully ignore how many of those Ws were against quality opponents for this point because my objective is to convince myself that the Bills are a dangerous threat )

- As BB mentioned, their recent losses were not by a big margin and they could have had a couple of more Ws.

- Some of their players coming back from the injuries

- they play really well under the limelight.

edzo44

Sometimes we can get wrapped up in other concerns but there have already been a few Bills threads here already but you have to delve into a few pages to find them now. Bottom line is that no one is looking past the Bills, we know they're on a good run and but for a couple of bad breaks could easily have had a couple more wins.

They are always dangerous at home and you can be sure that Pats coaches have been looking at them and their games very, very closely to find weaknesses, tendencies and strengths to be exploited or eliminated. I expect a tough, ferocious battle which we always seem to have with this team but I do feel that the old maxim of "On any given Sunday . . . . ". can still be true.
However I don't think it's going to be this Sunday!

It will be interesting to see just how close it will be. I do really feel that this game might be a lot closer then most people think because the Bills are at home, they have always have had a lot of heart when they play and they are still the second best team in this division and a playoff game is still a slim possibility (benefit of the partial parity the NFL does have). They will play with toughness and pride but it just might not be enough with a hurt running back and the wrong quarterback on the bench IMHO.

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patsox23

Good points ALL on "reasons to be a little concerned" or whatever, but this is the best one. It will be interesting to keep an eye on cheapshots coming from a pissed-off Bills OL.

Seymour93

You didn't see them play in Foxboro? Or their MNF meltdown? Well against us, Marshawn Lynch showed that he had a good burst and is tough to bring down. Their defense, especially at the CB position, led by Jabari Greer, was severely over-matched against our passing attack. Against the Cowboys, they were a different monster, but I don't know whether Romo had his mind on Carrie Underwood or what, however despite the mental mistakes, Dallas was able to move the ball.

Are we really supposed to be shaking in our boots over J.P. Loseman? Keep in mind that Buffalo's five wins come against teams with a combined record of 11-36.

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BelichickFan

Buffalo is decent at home and the night crowd will be noisy (until we get a nice lead, anyway) but there's little to be concerned about. One good WR. A good RB but a running game averaging 3.8 YPC. A four game winning streak against crappy teams. I'm usually a worrier but it would be a stunner to me if this is close in the 3rd quarter.

NYPatsFan

I am not looking forward to Sunday night's game in Buffalo. I have watched quite a few Bills games this year and they play hard for 60 minutes. During the Bills vs. Cowboys game earlier this season, the crowd was incredible and the players were really feeding off their excitement. This is a game the Pats should win but after a week of rest there is a small chance they could lose. Fortunately, the Bills offense is pretty weak.

Pats 38 Bills 16

PatsDeb

JP Losman has just never been able to get it done against the Pats. He looks scared & uncertain in the pocket against them, and holds the ball too long. Edwards was the QB for the Dallas game and I think that's the reason they were in it.

I will be interested to see how our passing game does in the cold and perhaps snowy/rainy weather that has been predicted.

What is the status of Lynch for Sunday? He looked pretty good against us earlier in the year (didn't he run for like a 10 yd. TD?) but he's now working on a bum ankle. If he doesn't go, I'd say JP is in for a long night.