Archives for October 3, 2016

'ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported early on Sunday that Watkins, the team’s top wide receiver, will be heading to North Carolina to get a consultation from foot specialist Dr. Robert Anderson. The meeting will be to determine if Watkins needs a second surgery on his foot, after dealing with pain through the first three weeks of the season.'

'Tyrod Taylor threw the ball to eight different receivers, with a team high seven different receptions for Robert Woods who filled in for an injured Sammy Watkins.'

'"It actually pumped us up because we came out very reserved like we always do you know calm but when he did that it put a fire under us and we came out there with some fire and were like we're not going to let anyone disrespect us no matter where we are," added Nickel Robey-Coleman.'

'But the man who had the biggest hand in the win was Taylor. We’ve heard a lot about other teams wanting to “make him be a quarterback.” Well, Taylor was a quarterback Sunday against Bill Belichick, a coach famous for getting inside the heads of opposing signal-callers. Taylor got tight end Charles Clay (5 catches, 47 yards) and wide receiver Robert Woods (seven, 89) involved early, and that helped loosen things up and boost Taylor’s confidence.'

The Bills defense swarmed rookie third string quarterback Jacoby Brissett all day long as they handed the Patriots their first ever shutout at Gillette Stadium 16-0. The victory was the second straight for Buffalo and pulled them to within a game of first place and in sole possession of 2nd place in the AFC East. Tyrod Taylor hit LeSean McCoy for a 7 yard touchdown on the opening series and Dan Carpenter added three field goals as the Bills controlled the game from the start.

Quarterback: Tyrod Taylor was very impressive on opening drive finding the open receivers and spreading the field. He finally won a game when he threw more than 30 passes. He finished 27 of 39 for 246 yards and a 94.6 QB rating. He was accurate throwing on the run and mixed in 28 yards on five carries. Grade A: He played quarterback today and won the game.'

'Rex is getting incredible performances from his defensive players. Jerry Hughes is one of the best pass rushers in football. Zach Brown has been everywhere the last few weeks, with 18 tackles, three for a loss, QB hits and a sack Sunday. Journeymen like Lorenzo Alexander are playing like quality starters. This was the first time the Patriots were shut out in the history of Gillette Stadium.'

'Buffalo gave their division rivals a taste of their own medicine in a 16-0 shutout win. It was New England’s first loss of the season.'

'“I thought we had a great plan,” Rex Ryan said. “I thought our guys went out and did a great job of executing that plan.”'

'“It’s just one game,” said LeSean McCoy, who was a matchup nightmare catching passes out of the backfield Sunday. “In this league you can’t get too high or too low. When we were 0-2 guys had the same mindset that we had to get better. This game was a big win for us. It was a divisional game. Other than that it was another win. We’re 2-2. It’s a long season. Your mindset has to be to just keep going forward.”'

'Well, I feel a lot better. I think when you look and have two of the better teams in the National Football league and we were obviously embarrassed in the way we played, especially in the second game. But, you know, we know we have a good football team and we just got to stick together, ride together and that’s exactly what we’ve done and how we’ve dug ourselves out of this hole.'