Two Bills Drive

‘"Offensively, we had some real good execution, especially early in the game," New England coach Bill Belichick said. "Charlie and I talked about the no-huddle and the empty formation going into the game, but we really didn’t decide to do it until right at the end of pregame warm-ups."’

‘"As high as we are right now, tomorrow we have got to come down," linebacker Tedy Bruschi said. "However many we won in a row, the division title, it doesn’t matter, if we lose. The veterans are going to stress that around here starting tomorrow."’

‘Take that, Buffalo.’

‘On Saturday, the Patriots racked up 321 total yards of offense and scored four touchdowns in a 31-0 rout against the Buffalo Bills. And that was against a defense ranked among the top 10 in the league.’

‘Be careful what you wish for, you might get it. Lawyer Milloy should know a little bit about that danger.’

‘"I wouldn’t want to be the team that has to come here," the kicker said following Saturday’s 31-0 win over Buffalo. "The next team that comes in here and wins is going to have to be a real good team in order to beat a dang good team."’

‘"This was probably the best game we’ve played all season. It was a good time to do it," said Brady after the 14-2 Patriots secured home-field advantage throughout the upcoming AFC playoffs while September’s heroes, the Bills, finished at 6-10.’

‘Over the Patriots’ last six home games heading into the playoffs, the defense has allowed only one touchdown and recorded three shutouts. And home is where the Patriots will be for the AFC playoffs (following an opening-round bye), a fact immediately downplayed by the Patriots yesterday after their rout of the Bills at Gillette Stadium, where New England is 8-0 this season.’

‘The Buffalo Bills, victors on Sept. 7 in a game that now seems a million years in the past, proved totally incapable of stopping a winning streak that now stands at 12 games as the race for Super Bowl XXXVIII begins in earnest.’

‘Turnabout was fair play Saturday.’

‘“Charlie (Weis, offensive coordinator) decided early on that he wanted to come out and try to spread them out, and see if they could cover all our guys,” he said. “I don’t think many teams put four wide receivers on the field, but we took advantage of that opportunity."’

‘“Charlie put together a great game plan and we just went out and executed it,” noted Brady, who was 15-of-18 for 90 yards and two touchdowns in the first quarter alone. “We wanted to get ahead, get off to a fast start and put Buffalo in a position they didn’t want to be in. We were able to get ahead and get the momentum from the quick start.”’

‘Not even Pedro Martinez is as good at pitching shutouts these days as the New England Patriots’ defense.’

‘But, man, did things go sour for Drew Bledsoe and the rest of the Bills.’

‘Seventy-five military personnel representing the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines and Massachusetts Army National Guard and Air Guard were recognized by the Patriots’ organization for their exemplary service while overseas.’