Archives for October 31, 2016

'Seriously, what’s the point of trying to grade quarterback Tyrod Taylor when the team is practically bringing fans down from the stands to play receiver?'

'The Bills' only prayer in this game was to be stout on defense, to make it at least slightly difficult for Tom Brady and the rest of the Patriots' scoring machine to pile up the points. That never happened.'

'New England pulverized Buffalo in the second half, too, scoring another touchdown 60 seconds after halftime and not looking back.'

'The Pats' superiority was evident almost from the start. The Bills drove to an early field goal, but even on that drive the Bills seemed off-kilter and Taylor was off-target on some big throws. You don't often beat Tom Brady and the Pats with field goals.'

'It made me wonder Sunday whether Bills fans would someday pay similar homage to Tom Brady after his last game in Orchard Park. He has made their lives miserable for 16 years and counting, 17 NFL seasons in all. Still, there comes a point in which you put down your guns and tip your cap to the man.'

'Who thinks this cast could hang with Tom Brady & Co. one out of 10 times? Or one out of 20 times? It was not happening.'

'The gap between the Bills and Patriots feels as wide as it ever has, and that's mostly due to the presence of one man. At this point, it's becoming difficult to come up with new ways to describe the greatness of Tom Brady. He went 22 of 33 for 313 yards and four touchdowns — one each to Chris Hogan, Danny Amendola, Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman. Instead of going for No. 5, he let running back LeGarrette Blount in on the fun with a 1-yard touchdown run.'

'Most of the stands cleared out well before the two-minute warning.'

'The Patriots led by two touchdowns at halftime and didn’t miss a beat in third quarter.'

'The score gave Gronkowski his 67th touchdown from Brady, tying Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne for sixth-most of any duo, and his 69th career touchdown, which passed Stanley Morgan for the Patriots record (and Gronk has played in 94 fewer games). It was also his 11th touchdown in 11 games against Buffalo.'

'Tom Brady led a surgical, 14-play drive on the Patriots first possession that was capped by a 9-yard touchdown to Danny Amendola. On their second possession, Brady hit former Bill Chris Hogan in stride down the sideline for a 53-yard touchdown.'

'Other inactive players for the Bills include: OT Seantrel Henderson, WR Marquise Goodwin (concussion), DL Jerel Worthy, C Patrick Lewis and QB Cardale Jones.'

'The final was 41-25, and it wasn't nearly that close as Brady completed 22 of 33 passes for 315 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions as an announced crowd of 70,442 groaned almost from start to finish.'

'Tom Terrific missed the Bills' 16-0 win over his team back in Week 4. He came back Sunday just a tad motivated, completing 22 of 33 passes for 315 yards and four touchdowns, including a pair of 53-yard TD strikes (Gronkowski's and one to ex-Bill Chris Hogan). With that, Brady’s career record against the Bills went to 26-3, tying Green Bay’s Brett Favre (vs. Lions) for most against one opponent in NFL history.'

'Belichick took Rex Ryan to school again in Sunday’s 41-25 dismantling of the Bills at New Era-Looks-A-Lot-Like-The-Old-Era Stadium.'