Archives for December 24, 2008

‘Lynch is nursing a sore shoulder that kept him out of most of the second half of Buffalo’s win at Denver this past Sunday, while Peters has a knee injury that forced him to miss the Broncos game.’

‘”Based on what Buffalo did (Sunday) on the road in Denver, I think that right there tells you how they’re going to play,” Belichick said. “They are a good football team.”‘

‘Patriots 23, Bills 17.’

‘Bills 33, Patriots 30.’

‘With 12 points last Sunday in the win at Denver, Lindell has already set a career high for points in a season with 124. His previous best was 117 back in 2004. Those 12 points also gave Buffalo’s kicker the sixth double-digit scoring game of the season, also a career high.’

‘The Bills entered the game ranked fifth in opponents’ red-zone touchdown efficiency, giving up a TD on 44.4 percent of their opponents’ visits. They begin preparations for Sunday’s finale at Ralph Wilson Stadium against New England ranked fourth in the category at 43.1 percent.’

‘The way I see it, a fan of the Patriots who intends to go to the game – and a lot of them usually show up at the Ralph – could make the drive out the Buffalo a few days early, shovel off his own seats, make some beer money and enjoy the game in comfort while Bills’ season-ticket holders wonder why their own seats are still buried in snow.’

Playoff watch comes to a head (Boston Globe)

Vrabel labeled a throwback (Boston Globe)

Richard Seymour could leave Patriots even more shorthanded (Boston Herald)

Matt Light tackles playing in pain (Boston Herald)

Junior Seau wishes tackling fan a ‘Merry Christmas’ (Boston Herald)

Everything is adding up for the Patriots (Providence Journal)

Back injury has Seymour’s status open to question for the Patriots (Providence Journal)

Pats’ power still on (Worcester Telegram and Gazette)

Patriots minding their own business (Attleboro Sun chronicle)

Bills to pay for working (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Attleboro veteran charged with tackling Pats linebacker Junior Seau (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Patriots offense still among the best (Quincy Patriot Ledger)

Duo enjoys dual roles (Quincy Patriot Ledger)

Pats ponder playoff possibilities, prep for Bills (Patriots.com)

Patriots close out regular season in Buffalo (Patriots.com)

Ask PFW: Playoffs?! (Patriots.com)

‘Significantly, many of those rushes came with option number one unavailable as an option. It would have been both easy and somewhat understandable for the coaches to junk the game plan after Marshawn Lynch was sidelined with shoulder woes, yet the freak-out never occurred. Even though Lynch received his last handoff on a play that started with 10:47 left in the third, the offense didn’t then turn exclusively to passing; instead, the Bills coolly remained committed to balance.’