The offense simply couldn’t get anything started or sustain a drive. But New England started 3-0 quarterbacked by backup Jimmy Garoppolo and No. 3 QB, Jacoby Brissett, a rookie, who virtually shared the snaps after the former injured his throwing shoulder.
A unit that collected three sacks against the mobile rookie quarterback Jacoby Brissett, and held the NFL’s leading rusher in LeGarrette Blount, to under 60 total yards is worthy of praise. In shocking manor the Bills have risen to the occasion defeating the Super Bowl Contenting Arizona Cardinals a week ago and came into the matchup agasint the Patriots looking for a repeat performance. It was the elusiveness of both Taylor and McCoy combined with miss tackles that made the game even more frustrating for Patriots fans.
“We had a horrendous day, Week 2”, Ryan said. They ended with Brissett’s fumble, Stephen Gostkowski missing a 48-yard field-goal attempt wide right, turning the ball over on downs and the final whistle.
The Patriots weren’t able to get things done offensively, but still had a chance to pull out a win if a couple of plays went the other way.
Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett was not on the field during the altercation but would have intervened if he was nearby. Through three games, he was leading the National Football League in rushing with a 99.3 yards per game average. He finished with just 54 yards against Buffalo, but should help take the early pressure off Brady as he eases back in.
Brady’s chair was unfolded at his locker for the first time in a month, but any mention of him was deflected by players.
ATLANTA – Matt Ryan and Julio Jones set team records in Atlanta’s victory over Carolina, which lost Cam Newton in the fourth quarter with what the team confirmed after the game was a concussion. New England went one for 12 on third down conversions for the game. Ryan also said he wasn’t too concerned with whoever was running the offense for the Patriots, saying the Bills “expected” a win because neither Garoppolo or Brissett are as good as Tom Brady.
“Well obviously we didn’t do much of anything well enough to win today, so we’ve just got to do a better job, turn the page here”. “There’s a lot of things we would like to clean up”. “Without one of the best players to ever play the game we kind of figured we should win this game”. But New England is getting its best player back starting next week.
“We wanted to get out to a fast start so we could play the defense we wanted to”, safety Corey Graham said. “Our defense played poorly and wasn’t what we were expecting by any stretch of the imagination”.
Rob Gronkowski on Tom Brady’s impact when he returns: “I mean, I don’t even have to answer that”.
Mitchell, who got in Blanton’s face after the defensive back’s initial shove, said after the game he did what he believed was right in the moment. We got to do our job..
So full credit to the Bills for not just finding a way to win at New England, but doing it in style.That’s if it’s possible for a 16-0 win to be stylish.I say it is.