The Pats played a somewhat sloppy game at Heinz field but won comfortably over a depleted Steeler team, meanwhile the Bills blew a fourth quarter lead in Miami, got gashed on the ground to the tune of 200+ yards, and Shady McCoy appears to have re-injured his hamstring.
At stake, with a win the Pats could effectively put the division away before Halloween, and head into the bye with a 7-1 record and in the driver's seat for a bye and home field advantage in the AFC playoffs.
The Bills have a chance to become the first divisional opponent to sweep a season series against the Pats since 2000 when the 5-11 Pats were swept by both the Jets and Dolphins. This is also close to a must-win for them if they want to have a chance at an elusive AFC East title, which the Bills have not won since 1995.
Tom Brady has 1002 yards, 8 TDs, 0 INTs and a 132.2 passer rating since returning from serving a bullshit suspension he didn't deserve, so looking at the first meeting between the two teams tells us nothing about the Pats on offense vs. the Bills defense.
On the other side of the ball, the Patriot defense has been good about keeping points off the board, but isn't doing anything else all that well at this point in the season. If McCoy is out, the Bills will be leaning more on Tyrod Taylor who has emerged in his second year as a started to look like an above average NFL QB. The Pats will look to keep Taylor in the pocket, and at the same time find a way to generate some pressure on the QB.
Oh, and fuck Rex Ryan.
Discuss . . .
At stake, with a win the Pats could effectively put the division away before Halloween, and head into the bye with a 7-1 record and in the driver's seat for a bye and home field advantage in the AFC playoffs.
The Bills have a chance to become the first divisional opponent to sweep a season series against the Pats since 2000 when the 5-11 Pats were swept by both the Jets and Dolphins. This is also close to a must-win for them if they want to have a chance at an elusive AFC East title, which the Bills have not won since 1995.
Tom Brady has 1002 yards, 8 TDs, 0 INTs and a 132.2 passer rating since returning from serving a bullshit suspension he didn't deserve, so looking at the first meeting between the two teams tells us nothing about the Pats on offense vs. the Bills defense.
On the other side of the ball, the Patriot defense has been good about keeping points off the board, but isn't doing anything else all that well at this point in the season. If McCoy is out, the Bills will be leaning more on Tyrod Taylor who has emerged in his second year as a started to look like an above average NFL QB. The Pats will look to keep Taylor in the pocket, and at the same time find a way to generate some pressure on the QB.
Oh, and fuck Rex Ryan.
Discuss . . .