Patriots – Bills, Different Feel for the Rematch, Key Matchups
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Prediction:
This game isn’t going to be the cakewalk the Bills enjoyed in Gillette facing rookie Jacoby Brissett. With Brady back, and Gronkowski finally healthy, the Patriots offense is vastly different now. The Bills defense is good and they can get after the QB, and they’ll have to in this one.
Look for Brady to try to get the ball out lightning quick early in this one as they’ll try to tire out those pass rushers from the edge. The balance between the running game and the passing game is key here, something the Patriots couldn’t do a year ago, now it makes opponents sit up and take notice. After getting gashed a week ago in Miami, that is something the Bills defense won’t want a repeat of.
Defensively, a lot will depend on who can suit up for the Bills offense and how effective physically they’ll be. Playing McCoy a week ago may end up being a foolish move on the coaching staff’s part if he can’t go or isn’t the same player this week. Woods is the other player the Bills need this week to be close to 100 percent physically.
The Patriots get off to a faster start this time around and put the onus on the Bills offense to counter. The team caps off the first half of the season with a solid, road win and will enter the bye week 7-1 Patriots 34-13
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