Game week thread - Pats at Bills SNF

[Saint Douggie]

Huge game. Need this win to strengthen their position for the 1-seed and the division. Lose and you're prob gonna be sweating out the rest of the year. They need this game

[Ghost_002!]

As a pats fan, this game to me is not coming at the right time. Pats need more time to gel. Still have no idea what their identity is. Pretty good up front. Besides Gonzales the rest of the secondary is questionable.

 

Is Drake Maye still turnover prone? We about to see against the Bills defense. Diggs is starting to be used alot more in the slot. They aren't trying to force balls to any receivers.

 

I'd just be happy if the game is competitive but Bills should win. Maye tends to start slow and throw alot of over the head balls early in games. And Bills should also get a couple of sacks too

Edited Monday at 11:53 AM by Ghost_002!

[Billsfanatic8989]

Are people saying Maye is legit based on his performance against the Panthers. Or, other things they have seen? He still has a bad habit of turning it over. 

[Psautcsk]

1 hour ago, Chandler#81 said:

My take is we’re gonna lose next week. With the current standings, our opponents to date have a combined 3-15 record. Our thrilling opening night comeback vs B’more turns out to be just like the last 3 games. Very flawed teams who woulda/coulda/shoulda won! Ravens are now 1-3 on merit and now Lamar is hobbled. The Pats* are 2-2 and just had a dominating victory over Carolina. Drake Maye is more polished than Josh was in his sophomore season. “HIM” had a TD & over 100 yrds receiving. They already know they’re the only team in the Division who can rival the Bills and we’re not even in October! They annihilated the Panthers as a tune up for Buffalo while showing the League they are legit! They know the chump change we’ve escaped tell the story WE also know. That we have an all-timer at QB, an impressive RB and 51 Jimmy’s and Joe’s who are easily fooled and allow their opponents to gouge them all day, choosing only to defend the deep third. They know we suck at tackling and playing Man in coverage and only Bosa is a threat to disrupt the pass. Yesterday showed more about how bad the Aints are than the perceived good the Bills are. 
Go ahead Sean. Sit good players who CAN go -if needed, again. If Allen was bummed the last time the stadium emptied out in the 4th quarter, he’s in for a shock next week. It’s likely gonna look like the Covid year -imo.

The Panthers beat the Falcons last week 30-0,the so we should get dominated by the Pats and then win the next week by 50 or 60? 

[PaattMaann]

Game will be won in the trenches. Hopefully Brown is back and him sitting yesterday was precautionary. Hopefully Ed is back and not completely ineffective like we saw the last time he came back from a high ankle injury and played through the residual pain/limitedness. 

 

Establish your will on offense like we have been doing for the most part (2nd quarter yesterday aside). Find a way to get disruption around Maye. More Bernard blitzes, if Milano can go, send him at times too. 

 

Taron vs. Diggs is going to be cool to see. 

 

Bills win by 10. 

[Dillenger4]

Very tough game. This is the hardest game up to now. Bills have to come out dialed.

[balln]

10 hours ago, Brand J said:

Just saw that TJ Sanders has one solo tackle all year. ONE. With the amount of rushing attempts this team has seen, he’s gotta be monumentally better. 

Biggest disappointment by far. I don’t want to hear it takes time to develop. The bills rotate and platoon DL. He played in SEC against nfl

coaches. Beane traded up to take him 9th overall in second round. His pff grades are horrific

[Avisan]

2 hours ago, Chandler#81 said:

My take is we’re gonna lose next week. With the current standings, our opponents to date have a combined 3-15 record. Our thrilling opening night comeback vs B’more turns out to be just like the last 3 games. Very flawed teams who woulda/coulda/shoulda won! Ravens are now 1-3 on merit and now Lamar is hobbled. The Pats* are 2-2 and just had a dominating victory over Carolina. Drake Maye is more polished than Josh was in his sophomore season. “HIM” had a TD & over 100 yrds receiving. They already know they’re the only team in the Division who can rival the Bills and we’re not even in October! They annihilated the Panthers as a tune up for Buffalo while showing the League they are legit! They know the chump change we’ve escaped tell the story WE also know. That we have an all-timer at QB, an impressive RB and 51 Jimmy’s and Joe’s who are easily fooled and allow their opponents to gouge them all day, choosing only to defend the deep third. They know we suck at tackling and playing Man in coverage and only Bosa is a threat to disrupt the pass. Yesterday showed more about how bad the Aints are than the perceived good the Bills are. 
Go ahead Sean. Sit good players who CAN go -if needed, again. If Allen was bummed the last time the stadium emptied out in the 4th quarter, he’s in for a shock next week. It’s likely gonna look like the Covid year -imo.

... When did you become so pessimistic about the Bills?  Some WILDLY negative takes coming from you today, and I don't have you on the usual suspects list.

[balln]

4 minutes ago, Avisan said:

... When did you become so pessimistic about the Bills?  Some WILDLY negative takes coming from you today, and I don't have you on the usual suspects list.

Yea I thought he was being sarcastic at first. But I think this is real

[stevewin]

Fully expect this to be full of posts about how tough the Pats are and how scared people are of them.

 

Vrabel is a Meathead, McDaniels is a POS cheater, the owner is a POS human.  F the freaking Pats to hell - CRUSH the MFers

[MasterStrategist]

1 hour ago, Dillenger4 said:

Very tough game. This is the hardest game up to now. Bills have to come out dialed.

Lol, someone forgot about Baltimore.  

 

Patriots are an average to slightly above avg team --- this should be a W at home.

[MasterStrategist]

3 hours ago, Chandler#81 said:

My take is we’re gonna lose next week. With the current standings, our opponents to date have a combined 3-15 record. Our thrilling opening night comeback vs B’more turns out to be just like the last 3 games. Very flawed teams who woulda/coulda/shoulda won! Ravens are now 1-3 on merit and now Lamar is hobbled. The Pats* are 2-2 and just had a dominating victory over Carolina. Drake Maye is more polished than Josh was in his sophomore season. “HIM” had a TD & over 100 yrds receiving. They already know they’re the only team in the Division who can rival the Bills and we’re not even in October! They annihilated the Panthers as a tune up for Buffalo while showing the League they are legit! They know the chump change we’ve escaped tell the story WE also know. That we have an all-timer at QB, an impressive RB and 51 Jimmy’s and Joe’s who are easily fooled and allow their opponents to gouge them all day, choosing only to defend the deep third. They know we suck at tackling and playing Man in coverage and only Bosa is a threat to disrupt the pass. Yesterday showed more about how bad the Aints are than the perceived good the Bills are. 
Go ahead Sean. Sit good players who CAN go -if needed, again. If Allen was bummed the last time the stadium emptied out in the 4th quarter, he’s in for a shock next week. It’s likely gonna look like the Covid year -imo.

Loser mentality post alert ⚠️ 

 

Getting Spencer back this week is HUGE.  Ed likely too, maybe Matt as well.

 

Our offense dominated the 1st qtr against the Saints, then we went into some poor playcalling/execution for 2nd and 3rd qtr.  Sounds familiar from Miami game --- I think Brady needs to be more dynamic/adjust faster.

 

Don't let up any big S/T plays and contain Drake scrambling on the 3rd down passing game.  I think we win by 10-14 again.

[Success]

2 hours ago, Billsfanatic8989 said:

Are people saying Maye is legit based on his performance against the Panthers. Or, other things they have seen? He still has a bad habit of turning it over. 

 

I actually thought he was better last week. He had the turnovers, but he played really well otherwise.  He has a great arm & can scramble/improvise really well.

 

The key to his career (imo) is if he can get the turnovers under control, like Allen was able to.  If he can't, he'll be more like Winston than Allen.  But he's got talent.

 

[sullim4]

I agree, this is a very big game in the grand scheme of things.  Vrabel is a meathead but his teams have a knack for getting into the Bills' heads.  They will be physical and I think Buffalo will have a hard time with them if they play like they did against Miami and the Saints.

 

Ultimately I think they win but this is going to be one of those 24-20 games - lower scoring than we have been seeing and much closer than most expect.  I see the current line is -7.5, the smart money would be on NE* to cover that.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

3 hours ago, eball said:

Good god, it’s time for me to stay away from this board for a week.  Ya’ll are pathetic.

 

come back after our next 28-point win,

And you will see all the, “we are peaking too early” panic threads.

[boyst]

2 hours ago, PaattMaann said:

Game will be won in the trenches. Hopefully Brown is back and him sitting yesterday was precautionary. Hopefully Ed is back and not completely ineffective like we saw the last time he came back from a high ankle injury and played through the residual pain/limitedness. 

 

Establish your will on offense like we have been doing for the most part (2nd quarter yesterday aside). Find a way to get disruption around Maye. More Bernard blitzes, if Milano can go, send him at times too. 

 

Taron vs. Diggs is going to be cool to see. 

 

Bills win by 10. 

the Patriots can win the ground game against our defense. they run well.

 

a divisional game against a new coach who has put up well against the bills historically is nto goign to be an easy victory for the Bills

[dock581]

Should we blow this game the pats will be only 1 game behind us in the division with the tiebreaker and a much easier schedule and a rematch in Foxboro. Their rookie running back is a concern as are their punt and kickoff returners. Tough game coming up. We should win but the consequences of a loss are huge!

[HereComesTheReignAgain]

The Patriots* have wins over teams with a combined 1-6 record.  They lost to a bad Raiders team and a mediocre Steelers team.  Why are so many people scared of this game?  The Patriots* are nothing more that an average team (at best) that has won games against the bottom feeders of the league.  Of course, anything can happen on Sunday, but this is not a game that the Bills (or fans) should fear.  It is not a "tough game".  This board is full of spoiled fans that can't just enjoy the fact that the Bills are one of the top teams in the league.  If they win, it is not by a large enough margin.  People would rather talk about the possible mistakes made in past drafts than enjoy the fact the Bills are the only undefeated team in the AFC.  Toughen up cupcakes and enjoy the ride to the 1 seed!  The Bills are going to crush the pats* and demoralize their fans.

Edited Monday at 03:11 PM by HereComesTheReignAgain

[MikePJ76]

It's officially New York Vs Massachusetts week.

 

New York has the MVP's.  

 

Going to be an awesome week!

[PoundingDog]

3 minutes ago, HereComesTheReignAgain said:

The Patriots have wins over teams with a combined 1-6 record. 

Please don't use this argument. There are people all over question what the Bills have beat. The Bills are 4-0 and their opponents have 1 win TOTAL so far. 1  WIN. if not for the respect of Josh Allen, Bills would be treated like the Colts prior yesterday.