Patriots @ Bills Post Game Thoughts

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Big news is the Mayo injury and to a lesser extent the Ridley & Connolly injuries.

Great game by the O overall particularly the OL for most of the game.

Game balls go to Brady, Lafell, Gronk, Edelman, Wendell (i know right?) Vollmer on O. Revis, Jones & Mccourty on D.

Kline and Cannon are clearly the top OL backups right now. Solder is frustrating and might not start next week frankly.

The pass rush did not get there enough. Nink came on late but should have been there the first 3 quarters. Run D was overall stout today and I was happy to see that. We need to learn to cover TEs. It is still a big weakness of the team.

Overall a good game and hope we are healthy as can be for the Jets on Thursday.

Bradys best game all season.

Pats didn't need to run because Buffalos pass D is porous.

The NE MD was talking to BB on the sideline after examining Mayo and BBs reaction wasn't good.

Ninko had a great game.

I would have taken a loss if were to mean we could have mayo not be injured. But it was a good W. Lafell is starting to get it

Great to see Tyms out there and Revis is a beast. Lock him up now!

With a short week, there is a very good likelihood that Connolly, Ridley and Mayo are all out against the Jets.

The Pats could, actually, go into the game with a short roster, unfortunately, with the players they already have injured in Ebner, Fleming, Hightower, Browner, Stork, and Easley..

That being said, the Pats O-line stepped it up in the 2nd half..
The one play where Hughes came in and Sacked Brady after being lined up across from Hoomanawanui and Solder scrambling back to try and get to Hughes leaves one wondering which one blew the assignment. It sure looked like Solder expected Hooman to hit Hughes so he would be in front of Solder..Not allow Hughes to blow right in untouched.. This isn't the first time Hooman has been horrible blocking this season..

Nice plays by Tyms and LaFell today.

The secondary was pretty good over-all..

People complaining about the Pass rush don't understand what QB pressure truly is.. They were pressuring Orton all game long.. He was able to handle some of it.. That happens.. Doesn't mean that the pressure wasn't there.

I'll see you Thursday, B to M.....dyam ,this was a good win...I had it Bills 31 Pats 14...really getting a jolt watching this team overcome like this.

So happy with this win. Despite a slow start, Brady went beast mode in the 2nd half. Lafell is really gaining Brady's trust, we may have something here. Tyms TD was a thing of beauty, we finally have some size and talent, no longer the all smurf team. Add in the beast Gronk and Wright has good size too. If Dobson ever gets going, look out. 78 points against 2 pretty good defenses. If Ridley is gone for the year, I see him going on IR and Jonas Gray being activated from the practice squad.

Need these guy to get off to a quick start vs the Green Beans on Thursday and put Smith in a deep hole.

10 different receivers caught passes ( none named Amendola)

Pats got 5 first downs from penalties but Buf only got 1. That's the first time all season, they had more than their opponent...

Brady's QB rating in second half 158.33 15/17 274

Stork and Hightower had head" injuries, DaB...that's means concussions I would guess...Thursday makes it ten days out...should be enough

Quick turnaround. Hoping NE can just dispose of NY on Thursday and use the extra time to get things settled if a few of the injured guys can't come back.

First off, the second half by our offense was by far the most encouraging thing. When Connolly went out and our offense looked anemic for much of the second quarter I was worried, then they come out and just kill it in the second half, pretty much a flawless half on the passing end. Run game of course needs help but hopefully Connolly and Stork are back soon. Brady was Brady for a second straight week. Just wish we could minimize his hits somewhat with a healthy running game.

Second and the most worrisome thing, hope Mayo is somehow able to make it back this year. LB was already paper thin with him in there.

Where was Tim Wright after his TD? About the only concern offensively for me, was hoping we could continue to build off last week's breakout game.

OUtside of Ghostowski, disappointed in ST's today. Luckily, the Bills blew a few opportunities to pin us deep themselves with touchbacks.

The D-line put pressures on Orton, sure he makes plays, but the D also makes huge plays. 5 sacks, 3 turnovers, Revis shutting down their best wr again, I take that any days. Unsung hero in D-line= Casey Walker, quite a few interior penetrations. Still have to figure out how to deal opposing TEs, they been killing the Pats.

OT here but on Saturday Night Live they did a skit on donating money for a village in Africa. The kid in the background was wearing a " Buffalo Bills Super Bills Champs" T-shirt..the kind they preprint and have to give away if they lose.......
At least it wasn't a 19-0 shirt!!!!!

letting blount go was idiotic now that ridley is injured.

Found this on my facebook feed. Pretty funny haha

Brady, Brady -- BRADY!!!!

Working behind a makeshift O-line and without their only decent running back, he was awesome. And Edelman and the Gronk backed him up all the way.

Mayo is a HUGE loss.

Great win, very happy!

Defense played great. 5 sacks,2 fumbles recovered and an int. Revis is earning every penny of his contract. Niko was huge today. I don't care what the yards or points were they played a nice game shutting down the run and turning Buffalo into a 1 dimensional team. Chandler played well today and it would of been nice to see some type of coverage for him. Maybe it was part of the game plan to primarily shut down the receivers and running backs?

Lafell just keeps getting better and better and is gaining Brady's trust. He is such a valuable asset. Dude can take a quick slant to the house,go deep, block. He is becoming a jack of all trades if you will.

Nice to see Tyms get in there and grab the TD in triple coverage. Will see what else he has to offer as the season goes on. Kind of makes we wonder about Dobson when he goes in there and gets a false start right off the bat. Is this part of the reason he has been inactive? Not sure not privy to those practices.

If you doubted Tim Wright it's time to stop. He is not Aaron Hernandez but he still holds some nice value to this team. Having two tes that are passing threats makes a world of difference in play calling. 2 very solid weeks in a row and it should continue.

Bar none, I think Gronkowski is the best TE in the game when healthy. It's like having the button to a nuclear silo sitting in MCDaniels and Brady's hands.

Hats off to the offensive line today. Short handed with some shaky moments in the 2nd half. Coming out in the 2nd half and really making a difference against a tough defense. Sure they had hiccups but not bad and they are going to get better as they go along.

Coaches did a great job with 2nd half adjustments and as Bill would say the players made plays.

Finally Tom Brady. The one I benched in my fantasy league today like a dumb ass. His performance today was simply put. Amazing. 350 yards 4 tds. We haven't seen him throw so many nice deep balls in a long time. His touch was right there and it was great to see Tyms and Lafell be right where they needed to be to get them. Kudos to Gronk and Edelman for grabbing those 15-20 yard outs as well.

skspikex2 said:

Still have to figure out how to deal opposing TEs, they been killing the Pats.

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Chandler and Jackson have always had great games against the Pats. Truth is, they're darned good players.

Any game where Gronk finishes in one piece is a win for this team.

the injuries are huge.

the refs were horrible all game. tons of phantom calls for the pats, leading to ******** makeup calls for the bills resulting in a really sloppy game. no consistency.

The bill's defense looks like they quit in the second half.

Loved the turn overs, but this is going to be one of those games that skews the seasons stats. 3 sacks for nink, lots of tun overs from fumbles.

Brady looked good most of the game

Tyms with a huge catch in triple coverage, earning that roster spot that thompkins made available

Lafell with two HUGE YAC touchdowns.

Lots of positives, but a very misleading game.