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About 1 of every 3 yards gained is a rushing yard. This is still significant and being able to stop the run is important, especially when an opposing team is ahead and trying to run the clock and in short-yardage situations. But, here's a scary stat: The Bills have the 30th ranked D in yards allowed per game. Rex is usually in the Top Ten. And the Bills had the personnel to finish in the Top Five last year. What's going on? The Bills offense, in contrast, is #10. Who would have expected that the Bills O would be far ahead of the Bills D in the rankings after three games?

Very few teams beat all the teams they 'should' beat. The NE game proves this squad still has the ability to lay down stinkers. On any given Sunday... I'd be happy with HamSandwhich's 7-3.

Depth is part of the game. Injuries and suspensions happen. Brady is a cheater and would have richly deserved the 4 game suspension originally meted out by Goodell. Would we feel a win was unjustified or tainted because Brady was flagged for intentional grounding or some other foul? Probably not, if the penalty was deserved. So why should we feel tainted if he was penalized for a more serious offense? I would have enjoyed the win if he hadn't played. And 2-0 would have got us closer to the playoffs - which long-suffering Bills fans deserve.

I hate to fault a guy who lead an offense to 32 points but this is very true. And, then again, this was only TT's second start. I'm expecting him to get better.

Geez, I hope this is true. While I agree with those who say the line didn't have a great game, I also agree that TT could have made them look better by being more decisive. Some of the sacks are certainly on him.

I always liked the man. The player... hmmm... I also liked the way he grunted like a pig as he used his entire body to throw deep balls up for grabs.

I apologize gents because I did many things wrong. First, I invited a couple Raiders fans to watch the game with me with the Bills Backers of Seattle. One even quietly rooted for the Pats for some incomprehensible reason. Second, I neglected to order my traditional Buffalo Wings until the second half. My wife is actually the one who caught the error and corrected it - and she's from the Philippines. Clearly the gods are angry with me.

On the one hand, we lost by only 8 to the SB Champs playing with a HOF QB whose skills were on display. The early 90s Bills suffered some worse losses than this. On the other hand, Rex is supposed to be a defensive guru and the Pats just hung 40 on us. We had no answers to their offensive game plan despite having a Pro Bowl defensive line.

I'm still struggling to understand Rex's game plan. Rex and his defensive coaching staff are all intelligent men. Yet, it was hard to see evidence of that combined intellect on Sunday. All we needed was a scheme that would keep the Pats under 32 points. Was that really to much to ask? Press coverage, inside blitzes... we needed to try something - anything - else.

Denial — The first reaction is denial. In this stage individuals believe the diagnosis is somehow mistaken, and cling to a false, preferable reality. Anger — When the individual recognizes that denial cannot continue, it becomes frustrated, especially at proximate individuals. Certain psychological responses of a person undergoing this phase would be: "Why me? It's not fair!"; "How can this happen to me?"; '"Who is to blame?"; "Why would this happen?". Bargaining — The third stage involves the hope that the individual can avoid a cause of grief. Usually, the negotiation for an extended life is made in exchange for a reformed lifestyle. People facing less serious trauma can bargain or seek compromise. Depression — "I'm so sad, why bother with anything?"; "I'm going to die soon so what's the point?"; "I miss my loved one, why go on?" During the fourth stage, the individual becomes saddened by the mathematical probability of death. In this state, the individual may become silent, refuse visitors and spend much of the time mournful and sullen. Acceptance — "It's going to be okay."; "I can't fight it, I may as well prepare for it."; "Nothing is impossible." These are the 5 stages of DABDA in the Kubler-Ross model. Yesterday, I was Stage 1 - I can't believe our defense is getting freaking shredded like this. This can't be happening! Today I'm at Stage 2 - Was that really the best game plan Rex could devise? That @$#?{)(%$ Ryan is so effing overrated as a defensive guru. It looks we're stuck with another bad head coach! Why are we Bills fans forever cursed??? With a little Stage 3 - Maybe if I had eaten Buffalo Wings earlier in the game, as per tradition, we would have won. I'll order the wings early next Sunday and every Sunday. We can get this season back on track with a little luck. And a little of Stage 4 - Man, will this be another year of disappointments? With just a touch of Stage 5 - It's all going to be okay. It's just a football game; it's not the end of the world. My family still loves me.

It would have been better if his leadership had prevented the problem, rather than just commented on it after a loss. But I get what you're saying.

Several posters here had serious worries about this OL during the offseason. Those concerns look justified so far. I'm happy with DW's performance for the most part, but I'm not sure why he wasn't more aggressive finding linemen earlier this year. Games are won and lost in the trenches and we lost the battle on both the offensive side and defensive side of the ball yesterday. I'll grant the DL just had a bad against a QB who gets the ball out quickly. But the OL needs to be much better than what we've seen so far this season. At least once, the pocket looked fine but TT left the pocket only to be sacked. Not sure, though, about blaming most the pressure on TT.

Kind of funny. At the beginning of the season, many of us hoped the offense could manage just 20 points a game. That level of production would get us into the playoffs, we thought, given the D we had. So far the offense is delivering well more than expected in Roman's first games as OC and TT's first games as a starting NFL QB. And this is only the second game in the Rex Ryan/Dennis Thurman defensive dynasty. They got schooled by the SB champs. They'll get better.

This is a classy post. Thanks, PatsFanNH!!! I think our negativity stems from our disappointment. Many of us hoped this would be the year we finally supplant your team as the kings of the AFCE. Our hopes were dashed by your coach & QB yesterday. Reality can be a bitter pill sometimes which probably explains why Bills fans drink so much. Brady's ability to get accurate passes out to the right receivers as quickly as he does is uncanny. And, sadly, Belichick clearly outcoached Rex at the Ralph on Sunday.

We all know Ryan's track record of success as a DC and defensive minded HC. But he had no answer for Brady, despite the talent we put on the field. It's easy to wonder if Schwartz wouldn't have done better.

Not to be a Negative Nancy, but I'm shaking my head in bemused wonderment at this pathetic defensive effort. Belichick and Brady are giving a clinic on how to dismantle an opponent.

Brady is still a top-tier QB, no matter how much he's villified here. And Belichek is a great coach. Yet, their D has weaknesses. Bills 27, Pats 24

I am hopeful that the Bills will win. I think we match up well, have the most talent we've had in a while, and the home field advantage will help. But I think it's hard to be very confident about beating a Belichick/Brady Patriot team. Betting against them is usually a mistake.

Pick plays are frustrating because too often you see guys get away with illegal picks. Not surprising when it's a fast-paced judgment call where intent factors in. To simplify the game, maybe picks/rubs should just be legal.

My early Xmas wish list: * Bills beat Pats by double digits * Buffalo crowd sets world record for crowd noise at game

Seattlelites were so proud when they set the previous record, aided by the parabolic canopies and aluminum benches of CenturyLink Field. If you guys set the new World Record, I'll brag often and loudly here to my Seahawk loving friends.

Bills fans are wild, crazy and loud. But I think some underestimate how difficult setting the WR will be. These are stadiums also had loud fans. And in some cases, the acoustics of the stadium helped the cause. Bills fans will have to be extra special on Sunday. And a special play - like the play that won the Denver game last night - would certainly help the volume. I wish I was there to contribute my share.

It makes fun of a situation. It doesn't denigrate any human beings. I'm okay with this and thought it was funny.

Or trade a 4th round pick for Freddy?

This is interesting. I guess maybe it was during the first drive during the 4th quarter that I got nervous that we were getting too conservative. After all, I reasoned, they have Andrew Luck, one of the best QBs in the NFL who has led 4th quarter comebacks in the past against other teams. I told my wife, "I hope we don't run every play." But as the clock ticked, I embraced the running. Because we were conservative, the scoreboard didn't indicate how lopsided the game actually looked. Buffalo was clearly the better team on that Sunday in all 3 aspects of the game.