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NFL Week 8 game picks: Saints nip Vikings, Rams top Packers 

 

By Elliot Harrison NFL.com Analyst
 
MONDAY, OCT. 29
 
 
8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN) | New Era Field (Orchard Park, N.Y.)
 
Bills win by 30 ... I was wondering if any of you actually read these blurbs or simply glance at the score. If Buffalo is to have a chance Monday night, and not lose by 30, three things must happen:
 
1) The front seven shows up like it did vs. the Vikings, Titans and Texans, producing knockdowns, if not sacks.
2) From that pressure, must come turnovers. Move Tom Brady off his all-too-comfortable perch early. He's enjoyed the creature comforts of home in Buffalo over the lengthy course of his career.
3) If LeSean McCoy can't go (concussion), pound Chris Ivory in the first quarter, with another heavy dose late. Exactly nobody loves tackling that guy. I don't even like writing about tackling that guy. 
 
So ... James White scores thrice and the Pats win by 18.
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9 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

NFL Week 8 game picks: Saints nip Vikings, Rams top Packers 

 

By Elliot Harrison NFL.com Analyst
 
MONDAY, OCT. 29
 
 
8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN) | New Era Field (Orchard Park, N.Y.)
 
Bills win by 30 ... I was wondering if any of you actually read these blurbs or simply glance at the score. If Buffalo is to have a chance Monday night, and not lose by 30, three things must happen:
 
1) The front seven shows up like it did vs. the Vikings, Titans and Texans, producing knockdowns, if not sacks.
2) From that pressure, must come turnovers. Move Tom Brady off his all-too-comfortable perch early. He's enjoyed the creature comforts of home in Buffalo over the lengthy course of his career.
3) If LeSean McCoy can't go (concussion), pound Chris Ivory in the first quarter, with another heavy dose late. Exactly nobody loves tackling that guy. I don't even like writing about tackling that guy. 
 
So ... James White scores thrice and the Pats win by 18.

still don't have a QB that can throw longer than 5 yards

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Week 8: Patriots - Bills Injury Report

 

The New England Patriots (5-2) and the Buffalo Bills (2-5) announce the following injuries and practice participation.
 
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2018
 
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (5-2)
 
DID NOT PARTICIPATE
RB Sony Michel - Knee
CB Eric Rowe - Groin
C Brian Schwenke - Foot
 
LIMITED PARTICIPATION
T Trent Brown - Ankle
T Marcus Cannon - Concussion
WR Josh Gordon - Hamstring
DE Geneo Grissom - Ankle
TE Rob Gronkowski - Ankle / Back
LB Dont'a Hightower - Knee
TE Jacob Hollister - Hamstring
DE John Simon - Shoulder
DE Deatrich Wise - Ankle / Knee
 
FULL PARTICIPATION
No Players Listed
 
BUFFALO BILLS (2-5)
 
DID NOT PARTICIPATE
LB Lorenzo Alexander - Rest
QB Josh Allen - Right Elbow
RB Taiwan Jones - Neck
DE Trent Murphy - Knee
DT Kyle Williams - Rest
 
LIMITED PARTICIPATION
QB Derek Anderson - Back/Calf
RB Chris Ivory - Hamstring
RB LeSean McCoy - Concussion
 
FULL PARTICIPATION
No Players Listed.
 
Bold indicates a change from the previous day's report.
 
PRACTICE PARTICIPATION
Did Not Participate in Practice
Limited Participation = Less than 100% of a player’s normal repetitions
Full Participation = 100% of a player’s normal repetitions
 
GAME STATUS DEFINITIONS:
Out = Player will not play
Doubtful = Unlikely to play
Questionable = Uncertain as to whether the player will play
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What they're saying: Derek Anderson focusing on Patriots’ defense

 

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1 - Derek Anderson focusing on Patriots’ defense
2 - Tre White on Patriots’ versatile offense
3 - Taron Johnson talks matchup with Julian Edelman
4 - Micah Hyde ready for primetime: ‘Whole nation’s watching’
5 - Harrison Phillips is ‘sure that Bills Mafia will be loud’
6 - Tremaine Edmunds: ‘It’s just another game’

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Getting to Know Quarterback Derek Anderson and the Bills Offense | CLNS Media

 

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By Evan Lazar

 

FOXBORO — As the Patriots turn the page to the Buffalo Bills (2-5) this week they’ll face another starting quarterback for their divisional foes.
 
Since Tom Brady arrived in New England in 2000, the Bills have started 12 different quarterbacks against the Patriots, and 14-year veteran Derek Anderson will be number 13 on Monday night.
 
Anderson, signed with the Bills on October 9th to backup rookie Josh Allen, and has appeared in one game for Buffalo starting last week’s loss to the Colts.
 
“He’s been in the league. We saw him at Carolina, saw him at Cleveland. I mean, there’s plenty of film on him,” said head coach Bill Belichick at his Wednesday press conference.
 
The coach then added, “I’m sure there will be some things that we’re not preparing for that they’ll do with him that may be different than what they did with [Josh] Allen.”
 
Last week, the Buffalo offense struggled mightily, scoring only three points and turned the ball over five times, four of which were on Anderson as he threw three interceptions and lost a fumble.
 
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