Archives for November 15, 2004

‘Last night, they all led back to the simpliest of facts – the New England Patriots are way better than the Buffalo Bills.’

‘The Patriots owned the first half, having the ball for 18:20 while bottling up McGahee for only 36 yards on 11 carries. They also picked off Bledsoe twice.’

‘New England cooled the hooves of the Buffalo Bills with a solid defensive effort that held Willis McGahee to 37 yards on 14 carries and Drew Bledsoe to 76 yards passing on 8 of 19 with three interceptions — one of them to Troy Brown. On offense, the Patriots dominated although came up short in the red zone enough to force five Adam Vinatieri field goals. Tom Brady was 19 of 35 passing for 233 yards, two touchdowns and an interception while Corey Dillon powered his way to 151 yards on 26 carries.’

‘"We’ll watch the film tomorrow, but they didn’t do anything tricky," Bledsoe said of the Patriots defense. "They lined up and played their defense and just flat outplayed us."’

Home rule (Boston Globe)

Missions are accomplished (Boston Globe)

Brown hooks up with Bledsoe again (Boston Globe)

Vinatieri stays upright when offense stumbles (Boston Globe)

Touted opponent simply not up for the challenge (Boston Globe)

The end is here for once-great Bledsoe (Boston Globe)

Dillon is temporarily sidelined (Boston Globe)

Dillon fights through pain (Boston Globe)

Nolan leads a blitz pickup — of snow (Boston Globe)

Pats don’t pal around with Bledsoe, Buffalo (Boston Herald)

Brown picks on Drew (Boston Herald)

Dillon takes toll on Bills (Boston Herald)

Another Lawyer letdown (Boston Herald)

Brady just wins (Boston Herald)

Attack’s tough to crack (Boston Herald)

Drew hasn’t a clue (Boston Herald)

Bruschi passes up past (Boston Herald)

Best man for the job (Boston Herald)

Vinatieri: High 5 (Boston Herald)

Fans split on late show (Boston Herald)

It’s official: Cover’s good (Boston Herald)

Championship caliber (Boston Herald)

Pats, Sox generate winning fans (Boston Herald)

Second helping for Patriots (Metro West Daily News)

Bledsoe is sinking (Metro West Daily News)

No end to this victory tour (Metro West Daily News)

Pats have the run of things (Providence Journal)

Improved Buffalo no match for Patriots (Providence Journal)

Brown turns the tables on Bledsoe (Providence Journal)

Numbers tell a dreary tale for Bledsoe (Providence Journal)

Bruschi adds another twist to Patriots’ victory (Providence Journal)

Bledsoe has to know his days are numbered (Providence Journal)

Two-minute drill (Providence Journal)

Bruschi’s interception buffaloes Bledsoe (Providence Journal)

Drew Bashing (Hartford Courant)

Patriots roll over Bills (Springfield Republican)

Sox get serious cheers (Springfield Republican)

Brady connects; Bills blunder (Woonsocket Call)

Bruising and cruising (Woonsocket Call)

Jets’ finish may aid Pats down stretch (Woonsocket Call)

Absolute domination by Patriots (Nashua Telegraph)

Nothing fancy, but it’s a win (Portland Press Herald)

You just had to feel sorry for Bledsoe (Portland Press Herald)

Another trophy on display in Foxboro (Portland Press Herald)

Once again, Patriots buffalo Bills (Quincy Patriot Ledger)

Poking some major holes in Bills’ vaunted defense (Quincy Patriot Ledger)

Pats ride herd over Buffalo (Brockton Enterprise)

Another exit on Rt. 1 for Bledsoe (Brockton Enterprise)

Red Sox victory tour reaches Foxboro (Brockton Enterprise)

Drew who? (Lowell Sun)

Patriots run over Bills (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Dillon, Vinatieri provide leg strength (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Bledsoe-to-Brown again (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Pats finally return the favor (New Bedford Standard Times)

Patriots settle the Bills (Lynn Daily Item)

World Champion Pats pay tribute to World Champion Red Sox (Lynn Daily Item)

Patriots bury Bills, 29-6 (Patriots.com)

Defense posts shutout against inept Bills (Patriots.com)

Vinatieri reaches milestone (Patriots.com)

Bill Belichick Post-Game Press Conference (Patriots.com)

Tom Brady Post-Game Press Conference (Patriots.com)

Photo Gallery (Patriots.com)

What A Cakewalk (PatsFans.com)

Gillette Becoming Buffalo Football Purgatory (PatsFans.com)

‘“Coming in here, we knew we had a tremendous challenge,” Bledsoe said. “Playing against the world champs, they played like it.”’

‘After reviewing the play when Buffalo coach Mike Mularkey challenged the call, it was determined that only one of McGee’s feet was outside the end zone when he caught the ball. That gave the Bills a touchback and the ball at the 20.’

‘"They really didn’t do anything different than what we expected," Bills coach Mike Mularkey said. "We did not play well enough to beat anybody tonight, especially against a team that does not make mistakes."’

‘"We were certainly hitting on all cylinders," said Patriots’ head coach Bill Belichick. "They are a very good team which had been playing very good football. It’s a good win."’

‘It’s too bad you can’t play every game at home during the regular season.’

‘Right tackle Mike Williams returned to the starting lineup Sunday night just a week after he suffered a scary collision in the win over the New York Jets.’

‘The Pats held a 273-77 yards advantage after the first half and 428 to 125 on the game. Buffalo was 0-for-7 on third down and only had the football for 18:38.’

‘Buffalo’s offense was stymied all night. They were outgained 428-125, time of possession was in New England’s favor 41:22-18:32.’

The Bills rolled into New England winners of three of their last four. They left knowing that they are not ready for prime time players, especially on the road. The defense gave up 273 yards in the first half, that is around their average for a whole game.

The offense only had 125 total yards, the defense gave up 428 total yards. Those two stats added up to a 29-6 blowout loss. Both units played as close to total failure as you can. The special teams put up the only points of the game for the Bills and save these grades a bit. Here are our position by position grades..’.