Archives for September 21, 2015

'The atmosphere was unbelievable at the Ralph with fans hoping to witness at the very least a transition to equality between these two franchises that have gone in very different directions this millenium. The result was that as much as everything changes, it all remains the same. There may have been a late rally but it the bottom line is the Patriots took it to the Bills and knocked tham back to earth. The Bills now know that they still aren't on the same level as the Patriots as much as he we hate to admit it.'

'New England carried a 24-point lead into the fourth quarter, but Buffalo responded with three straight touchdown drives in the fourth quarter to make it a five-point game with four minutes left. The Patriots got a late field goal drive and their defense intercepted Tyrod Taylor a third time in the final minute to win 40-32.'

'“Certain guys and penalties were getting called, certain guys don’t like it and I’m pretty sure the fans didn’t like it either, and the fans were getting involved and the players were getting involved,” said Sammy Watkins. “I think that’s one thing that we’ve got to manage, our emotion and passion for the game. We’ve got to let the ref do their job and keep playing.”'

'It’s a collective loss. We lost as a team. He did say that he was going to take the blame but we can’t put the blame on him. As an offense, like I said, there are some things we can clean up and I’m sure defensively as well. But we’re going to learn from this definitely and continue to get better.'

'“Yes, we definitely felt that [we could rally around Aaron" target="_blank">,” he said. “After that happened, we said ‘Let’s just play some football, man.’ We can’t let outside factors get to us. We have to go out there, know our assignment, and just go.”'