PostGame Thread OFFICIAL POSTGAME THREAD: Patriots Beat Bills 23-20

[dliverey44]

A buddy of mine that is a Bills fan and texted me to ask if I thought the Pats would win and I wrote back MAYEbe.

 

[hornetfb85]

I need a smarter man than me to superimpose Mayes face here…

 

[Ring 6]

No
Pump the breaks need to see it the rest of the year but trending upwards definitely

Nope. I’ve seen it

 

[n1997y]

Well we just beat the best team in the AFC!

What does that make us?

 

[condon84]

I liked what I saw after the Dolphins game. The execution by the offense and the fight by the defense.

I saw more of that against the Steelers even though we lost because of the turnovers. The offense still executed and the defense fought.

It was reinforced even more against the Panthers.

And tonight they showed up against a SB contender and didn't back down. They answered every Buffalo drive with one of their own. That's a hallmark of a team with character.

 

[Since1960]

My stars:

Diggs
Maye
Marcus Jones
Gonzalez
Barmore
All the WRs

These guys have things to prove:

Rham
Carlton Davis
Hawkins
Woodson (he's a rookie so he gets a pass)
Ellis
The coach who sent Schooler in
Westover (because he looked lost)

I might add Keion White to the l”things to prove” list. I *think* he played tonite……

 

[Guts]

Nope. I’ve seen it

Lol he could have a disaster game the next few weeks
So far so good tho

 

[DaBruinz]

Campbell-Wilson-Bradbury is more than good enough for the next several years. Right side needs some love in 2026 which is doable. Fix that, improve a bit at WR, and you are golden.

Campbell and Wilson should be good enough. MAYE covered for Bradbury in the passing game several times as Bradbury missed the late man or the one stunting because he turned to his left instead of looking right.

 

[jimnance]

Hasty and the FB ?

But I’d rather they explore more options. Find your Jonas Gray.

Dikembe could help us out with that

 

[sb1]

Gibson update?

 

[Zoomnbyu]

If it wasn't for the two 15 unsportsmanlike penalties, first one was bs block into Allen, 2nd was a wtf brain cramp, it wasn't that close. It felt close. Lot of game balls tonight and I'm thinking Josh might be staying in bed tomorrow.

 

[TommyD4207]

Bosa kind of sucks

Also Campbell's kind of good. Bosa was a complete non-factor.

 

[UGAPatsfan]

Need to avoid a letdown game, but this team could legitimately rip of a 4-5 game winning streak. It’s been half a decade or more since that happened.

 

[zydecochris]

Maye might have had the best game of his young career. He showed toughness today. That is what we needed from our offense tonight. The defense other than few terrible penalties was solid. Gonzo makes the secondary that much better.

Rhamondre still needs to go.

Great game of course, with many positives, but my take home message is: the Pats now seem to have one of the best QB situations in the NFL with Drake (youth, toughness, talent, rookie contract, performance under pressure, team player, non-diva, etc.). And that is the most valuable asset in the in NFL in these QB centric times. Hopefully some good times ahead! Man, what a great game!!!

 

[patsinthesnow]

Boutte is an underrated WR. He made some big catches vs. a top 10 CB and also drew a holding call. With Diggs’ emerging he’ll have his opportunities moving forward.

 

[Lavictoire]

Maye was clutch. Borregales was clutch. Diggs was a true WR1. The defense delivered. They slay the Bills in their own house during their “white out”.

What was it Allen’s fiancée said? “The Patriots are Josh Allen’s son”? Hmmm….

Bill's are Patriot's *****es. Steelers too, but they caught us early.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Yup and Vrabel is going to have to make sure they come back to earth and get ready for the Saints.

Our 2021 performance after the win in buffalo would be a good reference for the team

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Remember the "Maye has too much on his plate" talk?

They might have actually put too much on his plate for Week 1. But there's an article by Andrew Callahan about that (which I'll post separately).

 

[Ring 6]

Lol he could have a disaster game the next few weeks
So far so good tho

Don’t care. I’ve seen what he is. Every qb has a bad game, that won’t change anything.
Are you paying attention??

 

[hornetfb85]

Nope…Nope…can’t be true…