The Steelers did their best to neutralize Gronk for most of Sunday’s game but at crunch time in the second half, he made key plays in the Patriots win.
The 6-1 New England Patriots and 4-3 Buffalo Bills renew their rivalry in Week 8. The AFC East clubs meet for the 114th time since the American Football League’s inception in 1960. The Patriots lead the series 69-43-1 and would love to avenge their sole loss on the 2016 season. The game kicks off at 1:00 pm eastern time at New Era Field in Orchard Park, New York.
On Monday the Patriots were listed as 6½ point road favorites.
Soon after the New England Patriots defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, it was time for another edition of the TB Times to be published. Tom Brady – or perhaps an executive assistant – roasted Steeler Nation on his Facebook page after handing Pittsburgh their third loss of season.
This one promised to be one of those old-time AFL shootouts. Now with Jones at the helm, the Steelers don’t want him in a shootout type scenario with Brady.
Bell has only played in three games this season but sports a gaudy 5.5 yards per carry average on 48 carries for 263 yards.
On Sunday, Brady targeted White nine times in the passing game, tied for the team lead with Gronkowski in the Patriots win.
Luck runs out with everyone eventually, and Marvin Lewis is definitely one of the luckiest coaches in football.