New England Patriots 28 - Buffalo Bills 14
The 0-3 Bills put a scare into the 3-0 Patriots in Buffalo, as the Patriots might have come in just a tad overconfident after their three straight dominant performances. Brady tried to throw the ball more than he typically does, and the results were not positive, he threw two boneheaded picks and the Bills capitalized on both. Cobie Ross had to do 100% of the lifting for the Patriots in this one, but fortunately he was up to the task.
Brady was 11-16 for 120 yards, 0 TD and 2 picks.
Fitzpatrick was 14-26 for 177 yards, 2 TDs and 1 pick.
Cobie Ross had 27 carries for 202 yards and 4 TDs.
CJ Spiller only carried it 4 times for 23 yards.
Roddy White had 6 catches for 62 yards for the Pats, nobody else had more than 1.
Jonathan Hammonds was the leading receiver for Buffalo with 5 catches for 79 yards, Stevie Johnson and Lee Smith scored the touchdowns.
The Pats sacked Fitzpatrick 4 times (2 by Wilfork), and Mayo had a nice acrobatic pick.
Kelvin Sheppard had both picks for Buffalo.
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gg ravenschamp! (even though I don't think he's on CAG yet).
I can definitely dispel any notion about him not being able to hang in this league, I think with some more practice he'll definitely win some games. The picks may have been on me, but he passed the ball well after each and put it in the endzone.
I'll definitely admit I used this opportunity to try some new wrinkles, and came away with the feeling that I should probably stick to what's been working.
On the injury front, the Pats lost KR Darius Holmes for 6 weeks, so once again they'll have to go patchwork back there.