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

[sb1]

Was this the Bills passing the tourch? (sic)

 

[yukon cornelius]

saw a tweet but didn't link it - drake's 2nd half numbers in the last 3 games are just ridiculous

 

[Pape]

This burns my ass every year….they dig these old crusty Doofin players out of the assisted living to chirp and make fools out of themselves. Pats demolished their regular season record and are only team in history to go 18-0……F Miami

rest easy ... this year the NFL officially adopted the Record and Fact book of the AAFC (All American Football Conference) ... in doing so, the 1948 Browns joined the Dooshfins as an undefeated team... They finished 14-0, with no ties... so the fins are celebrating a hollow record at this point

 

[Le Numéro Douze]

The craziest thing is that the only reason why we aren't 5-0 is because we repeatidly shot ourselves in the foot against the Raiders and the Steelers.

Shouldn't get too excited just yet because they make too many mistakes still, but once they clean it up, watch up.

One more good offseason and they can really be contenders.

 

[Vindicate]

Diggs just snaps that ball right up less than a foot off the ground. Dude was a monster last night.

 

[Steve102]

Really hope he recorded the game nice souvenir.

There's this thing called the internet, and on that there's another thing that used to be called twitter. You can watch clips like this on it. This one is actually on that thing formally called twitter, you're watching it now. There's another thing called youtube, and it has almost every video known to man. He doesn't need to have a VCR anymore. I know, who knew, right?

 

[Vindicate]

saw a tweet but didn't link it - drake's 2nd half numbers in the last 3 games are just ridiculous

McDaniels has really done a great job at helping him settle into his role while also not making everything easy for him. He is producing immediate improvement in Maye. Pretty damn impressive.

 

[PatsfanTN]

Also, for your morning reading pleasure. The game day thread 2nd half is good and page one has all the post game reactions. Pure gold . I particularly liked the “the Pats are back” comments.

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[FCB02062]

I'd love to know what happened first half to second half for Maye. Did they change something up? If so, what? it was like night and day and they actually had some guys open downfield.

 

[upstater1]

Josh Allen's never going to win ****, because he can't give up the heroball.
I said it.

He plays heroball because of the construction of the team.

They have options and they need to figure things out. For one, they need Cook running the ball. Two, keep going to the tight ends. Their WRs are scaring no one. Keion Coleman was not the right WR for them.

 

[Real fan 02]

The defense was really impressive.. Milton Williams essentially on one ankle.. Barmore and farmer took cook out the game. I think we set a blueprint to how to slow the bills offense. As you know it's a copy cat league..

@signbabybrady @Ian

Did anyone predict borregales would make the game winning kick in thier prediction. ..

 

[TommyD4207]

I'd love to know what happened first half to second half for Maye. Did they change something up? If so, what? it was like night and day and they actually had some guys open downfield.

All the crying in the first quarter about running into stacked boxes...
...led to 12/12 on playaction in the 2nd half.

That's what happened.

Teams don't buy the playaction if you don't actually try to run the ball. That's why rushing attempts are nearly as important as rushing yards.

 

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Thanks for posting this, I watched it three times. The breakdown started by Bruschi all those years ago has changed. I bet it'll end up on a T-shirt soon.

 

[TommyD4207]

@signbabybrady @Ian

Did anyone predict borregales would make the game winning kick in thier prediction. ..

You have no idea how much I wanted to.

 

[Triumph]

I dont care what anyone says, but Corky Mac could not make some of those throws that Maye completed last night. The margin for error was too finite. Maye was running - right or left- and delivered the ball where it had to be. Maye seemed to play better not cooped up in the pocket like a sitting duck.

Diggs, Maye, Mickey D and the Pats D won this game.

1. I never dreamed that I would write this after what i had read about him, but Diggs is a team player and he willed this team to beat the Bills. Diggs wanted this win so bad and I'm glad that the Pats were able to deliver for him after that WR performance. Diggs caught everything and was so crazy clutch. He absolutely torched Buffalo for nearly 15 yards per completion.

2. When the WR room reviews this game film, they are going to learn a lot from how Diggs played. Getting open when Maye was under duress. Footwork concentration was textbook on the sideline completions. Completing the catch. There was never any debate on any of Diggs receptions. I bet Josh Allen missed old SD last night.

3, Maye, what can you say? That was his biggest game yet and he stepped up to the challenge. No INTs because Maye played smart and took the sack or failed 3rd down conversion so that the Pats offense could live another day. NE only converted 3 of 9 3rd down conversions for 33% which is quite low. That takes maturity. Maye has an incredible arm and is a strong runner though he looks like the thin man. Maye is not slow or not tough either. He took some hits and got back up like a Champ.

4. Maye had no TDs, but Henry sort of let him down in the EZ. That OK, because the Pats still have lots to correct even though they won. Henry will be looking for the ball earlier next time. Another possible TD to Pop was tipped at the LOS. Maye pass attempts being tipped have been occurring more and more and need to be cleaned up. A completion to Diggs center field was also tipped.

5. McDaniel's has made all the difference in the world. He operates this offense like a heavy weight fighter setting up his opponent for the KO and its still a work in progress. Vrabel can focus on coaching the team and managing the game and does not need to be concerned about the play calling. Rahm basically had 2 walk in TDs after a tough start. Glad that they did not bail on Stevenson if Gibson is seriously injured and cant go for a while.

6. Pats have a defense. NE held Buffalo to 3 sorry points in the first half. Coleman did not have a good night at all because of Gonzo - 4 receptions for 23 yards a TD and fumble for loss. None of the Bills WRs had any success last night because of this NE secondary. The CBs are legit. Trash BB all you want, but Gonzo and Marcus Jones are franchise picks. The only "White out" was the NE defense erasing the Bills WR corps. TE on the other hand is a concern. The Bills TEs were 8 for 8 and 123 yards. Most TE receptions were big chunk plays. The Bills converted 55% of 3rd down conversions (5 of 9) and had the ball for 9 additional minutes.

Props to Borregales on his first clutch FG. Many a Kicker would have shanked it.

Im not saying that the Pats are back baby, but I definitely got the vibe last night that the Pats were like the Dynasty years where the NE defense kept the game close and the Pats QB had just enough time to get in FG range for the W. Games like this build the legend of Drake Money Maye.

 

[Real fan 02]

I'd love to know what happened first half to second half for Maye. Did they change something up? If so, what? it was like night and day and they actually had some guys open downfield.

What I noticed was Campbell was owning thier edge rushers.. so they had to start blitzing to try to get pressure on drake.. it was 5 or more that Buffalo had to rush all due to drake and he still carved them up.

 

[Real fan 02]

You have no idea how much I wanted to.

I actually made the prediction. See my prediction thread post for score.

 

[PatsFanInVa]

All the crying in the first quarter about running into stacked boxes...
...led to 12/12 on playaction in the 2nd half.

That's what happened.

Teams don't buy the playaction if you don't actually try to run the ball. That's why rushing attempts are nearly as important as rushing yards.

That's stupid because nobody scores a fantasy point on it. How could it possibly contribute to winning a fantasy game?

 

[Real fan 02]

I dont care what anyone says, but Corky Mac could not make some of those throws that Maye completed last night. The margin for error was too finite. Maye was running - right or left- and delivered the ball where it had to be. Maye seemed to play better not cooped up in the pocket like a sitting duck.

Diggs, Maye, Mickey D and the Pats D won this game.

1. I never dreamed that I would write this after what i had read about him, but Diggs is a team player and he willed this team to beat the Bills. Diggs wanted this win so bad and I'm glad that the Pats were able to deliver for him after that WR performance. Diggs caught everything and was so crazy clutch. He absolutely torched Buffalo for nearly 15 yards per completion.

2. When the WR room reviews this game film, they are going to learn a lot from how Diggs played. Getting open when Maye was under duress. Footwork concentration was textbook on the sideline completions. Completing the catch. There was never any debate on any of Diggs receptions. I bet Josh Allen missed old SD last night.

3, Maye, what can you say? That was his biggest game yet and he stepped up to the challenge. No INTs because Maye played smart and took the sack or failed 3rd down conversion so that the Pats offense could live another day. NE only converted 3 of 9 3rd down conversions for 33% which is quite low. That takes maturity. Maye has an incredible arm and is a strong runner though he looks like the thin man. Maye is not slow or not tough either. He took some hits and got back up like a Champ.

4. Maye had no TDs, but Henry sort of let him down in the EZ. That OK, because the Pats still have lots to correct even though they won. Henry will be looking for the ball earlier next time. Another possible TD to Pop was tipped at the LOS. Maye pass attempts being tipped have been occurring more and more and need to be cleaned up. A completion to Diggs center field was also tipped.

5. McDaniel's has made all the difference in the world. He operates this offense like a heavy weight fighter setting up his opponent for the KO and its still a work in progress. Vrabel can focus on coaching the team and managing the game and does not need to be concerned about the play calling. Rahm basically had 2 walk in TDs after a tough start. Glad that they did not bail on Stevenson if Gibson is seriously injured and cant go for a while.

6. Pats have a defense. NE held Buffalo to 3 sorry points in the first half. Coleman did not have a good night at all because of Gonzo - 4 receptions for 23 yards a TD and fumble for loss. None of the Bills WRs had any success last night because of this NE secondary. The CBs are legit. Trash BB all you want, but Gonzo and Marcus Jones are franchise picks. The only "White out" was the NE defense erasing the Bills WR corps. TE on the other hand is a concern. The Bills TEs were 8 for 8 and 123 yards. Most TE receptions were big chunk plays. The Bills converted 55% of 3rd down conversions (5 of 9) and had the ball for 9 additional minutes.

Props to Borregales on his first clutch FG. Many a Kicker would have shanked it.

Im not saying that the Pats are back baby, but I definitely got the vibe last night that the Pats were like the Dynasty years where the NE defense kept the game close and the Pats QB had just enough time to get in FG range for the W. Games like this build the legend of Drake Money Maye.

Triumph very impressive post there...
This game was less about the bills and more about what the Patriots did. They bottled up cook, pretty much locked thier WRs. They forced 2 TOs also Buffalo is a division opponent. We possibly may have created a blueprint to how to slow the bills offense.

 

[TommyD4207]

What I noticed was Campbell was owning thier edge rushers.. so they had to start blitzing to try to get pressure on drake.. it was 5 or more that Buffalo had to rush all due to drake and he still carved them up.

They had to stack the box to stop the run, and run blitz, and blitz to generate pressure. (That's another 'I told you so' from all last week.)

Bills defense sucks, and they got set up by a crafty, patient OC.