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Brady 'Not Getting into Specifics' on Knee Injury The New England Patriots' passing offense had its worst day in years. Tom Brady threw for a paltry 126 passing yards as the Patriots leaned on the ground game to gallop over the Buffalo Bills. New England rushed for 273 yards on 47 combined attempts. The passing game, however, seems a concern. Brady's 126 pass yards Sunday were fewest pass yards in a game since Week 17, 2014 versus Buffalo, when TB12 played just one half and attempted only 16 passes. Brady completed just 54.2 percent of his 24 pass attempts, marking the third time this season he's been below the 55 percent completion mark. After the 24-12 victory, coach Bill Belichick noted that the passing game could have been better, but mostly shrugged at making an assertion about the offense. "Well, I think overall, our passing game will be better, could be better, but we ran the ball well and that offset it," he said. "Some days it's the running game, some days it's the passing game. We'll see what happens next week, but I have a lot of confidence in our quarterback, our receivers, our offensive line, our protection. When we need to throw, hopefully we'll be able to throw if we have to. If we need to run it, hopefully we'll be able to run." On Monday morning, in his weekly hit on WEEI Radio, Brady added "There were certainly some plays we could have executed better," via NFL Network's Mike Giardi. Part of the issue for the Patriots pass attack is the dwindling receiving corps. With Josh Gordon suspended and Rob Gronkowski playing with a piano on his back, the Pats have few receivers who can get open.

NHL Standings at the Holiday Break

Any updates on who should be fired?

This is way off base. McDermott and the former Bills' WR coach from ECU are responsible for Zay Jones being in Buffalo.

The 2019 NFL draft will be held in Nashville, Tenn., from April 25-27. 1. Arizona Cardinals Record: 3-12 (strength of schedule: .520) 2. Oakland Raiders Record: 3-11 (.545) 3. San Francisco 49ers Record: 4-11 (.484) 4. New York Jets Record: 4-11 (.498) 5. Detroit Lions Record: 5-10 (.509) 6. New York Giants Record: 5-10 (.520) 7t. Buffalo Bills Record: 5-10 (.529) 7t. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Record: 5-10 (.529) * A coin toss -- conducted during the NFL scouting combine -- will determine which team gets the No. 7 overall selection. 9. Jacksonville Jaguars Record: 5-10 (.536) 10. Carolina Panthers Record: 6-9 (.484)

Too much whining about rules and refs.

The Bills aren't looking to deal either of them so no need to worry about their trade value.

Don't worry because no team would offer those picks for either. Dawkins has regressed from his rookie season and Foster looks very promising but ultimately is unproven.

Dawkins definitely would not fetch a 1st based on the way he's playing and Foster most certainly wouldn't command a 2nd round pick at this point in his career.

He's aquitted himself well in postseason games with excellent performances in 3 of the 4 appearances.

He is in stretches. Yesterday he was phenomenal. Consistency has always been an issue with him.

The Bills lack talent on offense? Who knew?!?

You are missing the mark with regard to Allen. It's not all about throws and drops. It's understanding and deciphering what the defense is doing and being able to counteract against it. As I posted before, it's part of the education of a rookie QB with playing experience being the best teacher. Not a disastrous day and he'll learn from it. No need to rush in and defend Allen from criticism.

2019 will be year three of Beane and McDermott. You can forget the tank talk as it will be time for their regime to produce results with plenty of cap space and ten draft picks to replenish the roster.

As expected, Foster was covered for most of the day by Gilmore and he was able to beat one of the NFL's best on a number of occasions. Gilmore definitely showed respect for his speed after getting singed on the deep route that Foster lost track of the ball in the sun. There was also the another pass on 4th down that he got a hand after making an adjustment in the end zone on that some people consider a drop. Could have again been a huge day for him, but overall he was pretty good (4 catches for 52 yards) with his arrow still pointing up.

Sources: Cardinals Plan to Part Ways with Wilks Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior Writer The Arizona Cardinals are planning to part ways with head coach Steve Wilks, according to sources, the next likely move in what is shaping up to be the most chaotic head-coaching cycle since 2013, when there were eight changes. It now seems like a foregone conclusion that the NFL will see at least eight changes this season, and it could mark the most turnover since 11 teams made head-coaching changes in 2009, league sources told ESPN.