Bluffalo vs NE pregame

[Ring 6]

The only difference being one is close and competitive and the other isn't.

It's still the same thing.
I will take 5-5 getting blown out 5 times and winning by 1 point 5 others over 1-9 and saying it was close.

 

[SportsGuyRI]

It's still the same thing.
I will take 5-5 getting blown out 5 times and winning by 1 point 5 others over 1-9 and saying it was close.

My original point is that the games themselves are competitive. The scores I provided prove that. The overall record is not competitive, but the games themselves were close enough that you have to acknowledge the record could be different

 

[obgod3]

This game worries me a bit...the Bills will be up for this, lots of hype...probably wont matter but with the 4-0 record sitting out there the game makes me nervous....I just want to see the Pats stick it to the league and loud mouth Rex

Dont get me wrong I like Rex in the league....its like train wreck entertainment.

 

[Ring 6]

Either way, odds are they will lose more games than Denver. The last few road games ( Denver, Meadowlands, Miami) are where Brady has historically struggled.

Huh? How are the odds that they will lose more games than Denver?
Brady is 21-18, .538 in his career in those 3 venues. Not sure why you seem to think that turns into 0-3.
Denver, in the same time period, is 63-58, .521 in all of their road games.

So your argument is this
Brady and the Patriots are 76-36, , 679 on the road.
In the same time frame, the Broncos are 63-58, .521
Both have 7 road games left.

This is an advantage to the Broncos because within that .679 winning percentage there are 3 stadiums where his winning percentage is only, which is actually better than the Broncos winning % in all of their road games.

OK

 

[Ring 6]

My original point is that the games themselves are competitive. The scores I provided prove that. The overall record is not competitive, but the games themselves were close enough that you have to acknowledge the record could be different

How could the records be different than it is?
These are real, actual football games, that teams play to win. Its not Madden.
Every NFL games is 'competitive'. The goal isn't how little you can lose by.
BB owns Rex Ryan. I'm sure when Rex is going to be fired he will point out that he was really close while losing 9 out of 10, 11 out of 12 by then to Bill Belechick.

 

[The Gr8est]

This game worries me a bit...the Bills will be up for this, lots of hype...probably wont matter but with the 4-0 record sitting out there the game makes me nervous....I just want to see the Pats stick it to the league and loud mouth Rex

Dont get me wrong I like Rex in the league....its like train wreck entertainment.

When have the Pats played a game in recent times where the other team was NOT up for the game?

The Pats are every other team's Superbowl.

 

[Soul_Survivor88]

 

[SVN]

Huh? How are the odds that they will lose more games than Denver?
Brady is 21-18, .538 in his career in those 3 venues. Not sure why you seem to think that turns into 0-3.
Denver, in the same time period, is 63-58, .521 in all of their road games.

So your argument is this
Brady and the Patriots are 76-36, , 679 on the road.
In the same time frame, the Broncos are 63-58, .521
Both have 7 road games left.

This is an advantage to the Broncos because within that .679 winning percentage there are 3 stadiums where his winning percentage is only, which is actually better than the Broncos winning % in all of their road games.

OK

For a team which wins so much and has won so many in 16 yrs and counting, we always worry about one or two teams after week 1 or 2. Its just been the case all the time. People have less faith in their own team doing well than the other team .

 

[AtomicDawg]

Watkins has not been at practice one day this week so it's highly unlikely that he plays Sunday. In the off chance he does it'll be managing a lot of pain which would be hard to do in 3 days.

 

[SportsGuyRI]

How could the records be different than it is?
These are real, actual football games, that teams play to win. Its not Madden.
Every NFL games is 'competitive'. The goal isn't how little you can lose by.
BB owns Rex Ryan. I'm sure when Rex is going to be fired he will point out that he was really close while losing 9 out of 10, 11 out of 12 by then to Bill Belechick.

When games are decided by 8 points or less, it's completely fair to say that one play or another could have changed the outcome of some of those games. Despite Bill's record of success, Rex has challenged him and forced the very best from him in the past 5 or 6 meetings. That's it. When Ryan is fired he won't cling to how close he came to winning, but the record will show that he played the Patriots very competitively. I'm not sure how much clearer I can make my original point...

 

[Ring 6]

When games are decided by 8 points or less, it's completely fair to say that one play or another could have changed the outcome of some of those games. Despite Bill's record of success, Rex has challenged him and forced the very best from him in the past 5 or 6 meetings. That's it. When Ryan is fired he won't cling to how close he came to winning, but the record will show that he played the Patriots very competitively. I'm not sure how much clearer I can make my original point...

Then we will just disagree.
I do not consider 1-9 to be competitive.
I do not consider "I didn't lose by a lot" to be something to be proud of.
I do not believe you can look at a competitive contest by saying it could have been different if it was different and somehow make that turn a win or a loss into something different than a win or a loss.
If you want to believe those things, that is fine, but I do not.

 

[DaBruinz]

The Bills Defense is playing like everyone thought the Houston Defense would be. They are getting pressure on QBs and are stout against the run (3.4 YPC).

Where they are not as strong is in pass protection, though they do have 4 interception.

Old friend Brandon Tate has averaged 17.7 YPR on punts and 24.2 YPR on kicks, so this will have to be a focus. If Allen, Gost and the coverage units can keep them inside the 20, then it will be a long night for the Bills.

The Pats Run Defense is going to be put to the test. The Bills Run game is avg. 4.8YPC. Considering that the Pats have allowed 4.4 YPC, this would be where I'd focus my defense for the game. And it could be why Hughes was brought in.

I think the Pats DBs need to play in Man Coverage almost exclusively this game. I'd put Collins as a shadow on McCoy and Mingo or Chung as a spy on Taylor. The Front 4 need to step up and hold against the run.

This game will be a huge test for the O-Line, especially since Buffalo has such a stout pass rush and good run defense. IMHO, this would be a great time to use Foster and increase the looks for Mitchell, though I will understand if Foster is inactive.

That being said, I wouldn't be surprised if Coleman was inactive with Foster dressed so Foster could do kick and punt returns since Cy.Jones has been less than reliable.

This is going to be a tough game. Both teams could be without key players. And divisional games are always huge.

 

[meatface]

I can't believe Brandon Tate is still playing

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