Archives for October 13, 2014

‘Of course the Bills (3-3) helped the Patriots (4-2) out in their normal shoot-themselves-in-the-foot kind of way too. You know, turnovers, penalties in crucial parts of the game, inability to sustain drives and unsuccessful offensive and defensive schemes.’

‘This was the defense’s worst performance of the season. The game against the Chargers exposed the Bills’ secondary. This game against the Patriots showed once again that the Bills defensive backfield isn’t ready for prime-time.’

‘But in the second half Brady was spectacular — his usual Buffalo-killing form — as the Patriots won 37-22.’

‘”If there is anybody that points a finger [other] than at themselves,” growled Williams, who played on a gimpy knee, “they need to get the hell out. They have to point at themselves and ask what they can do better. When you point fingers, that’s a problem.”‘

‘It was archetypal Buffalo football against the Patriots. The Bills came into the game tied for first in the NFL in turnover differential at plus-6. They had turned the ball over just four times in their first five games. They surrendered it three times in the first half Sunday.’

‘”It’s always a chess game,” said Marrone, “and you’re playing it against one heck of a player. You’re trying to change things up constantly to keep from giving them the same type of looks. He’s going to be able to exploit it. Hats off that they were able to.”‘

Tom Brady leads Patriots over Bills (Boston Globe)

Tyms, Gronkowski able to stretch the field for Patriots (Boston Globe)

Injuries to Jerod Mayo, Stevan Ridley put damper on Patriots win (Boston Globe)

Patriots’ passing game found its groove vs. Bills (Boston Globe)

Tom Brady credits ‘aggressive’ play calling for victory (Boston Globe)

Bill Belichick says deep threat covered for Patriots’ mistakes (Boston Globe)

Bills pay for costly mistakes (Boston Globe)

Same old story: The Patriots own the Bills (Boston Globe)

Rob Ninkovich makes a sack full of big plays (Boston Globe)

Fox fumbled its priorities in AFC debut (Boston Globe)

Photo gallery (Boston Globe)

Injuries fail to derail Patriots’ climb to 1st place in AFC East (Boston Herald)

Sack trifecta for Rob Ninkovich (Boston Herald)

Tom Brady back to his old self (Boston Herald)

Classic Rob Gronkowski returns (Boston Herald)

A pound of flesh taken (Boston Herald)

Jerod Mayo inspires defense (Boston Herald)

Brian Tyms 
comes up big for Patriots (Boston Herald)

The best and worst of yesterday’s game against the Bills (Boston Herald)

Photo gallery (Boston Herald)

Instant analysis: New England Patriots knock off Buffalo Bills, 37-22 (Springfield Republican)

A ‘special meeting’ for the New England Patriots offense and the addition of Brian Tyms helped spark 37-22 win over Buffalo Bills (Springfield Republican)

Sammy Watkins locked down by Darrelle Revis in New England’s win at Buffalo (Springfield Republican)

Report: Fear is Stevan Ridley has torn ACL (Springfield Republican)

New England Patriots react to Jerod Mayo, Stevan Ridley injuries (Springfield Republican)

Bill Belichick and the ‘stupid’ microphone at the postgame press conference in Buffalo (Springfield Republican)

By the numbers (Springfield Republican)

Brady throws for 4 TDs as Patriots beat Bills, 37-22 (Providence Journal)

Brian Tyms makes the most of his Patriots’ debut (Providence Journal)

Thanks to Gronk, Patriots fans can exhale (Providence Journal)

As usual, erring Bills do themselves no favors (Providence Journal)

Patriots show heart of a winner (Providence Journal)

Patriots lose Jerod Mayo, Stevan Ridley and Dan Connolly to injuries Sunday (Providence Journal)

Despite injuries, Patriots step up, defeat Buffalo Bills, claim first place in AFC East (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Step forward for Pats; giant leap back for Bills, AFC East (Lawrence Eagle Tribune)

Two-Minute Drill (Lawrence Eagle Tribune)

The story remains the same when Pats, Bills meet (Metro West Daily News)

Aggressive behavior pays off for Pats (Manchester Union Leader)

5 Things We Learned from Sunday’s Patriots victory (New Bedford Standard Times)

Pats’ Belichick concerned about Mayo’s knee injury (AP)

Ridley, Mayo suffer knee injuries in Pats’ win (The Sports Network)

Patriots LB Mayo ruled out with knee injury (The Sports Xchange)

Patriots’ Stranglehold Atop AFC East Won’t Be Broken In 2014 (NESN)

Brandon LaFell, Brian Tyms Proving Patriots’ Offense Isn’t Impossible To Grasp (NESN)

Darrelle Revis: Patriots Told Jerod Mayo They Would Win For Him (NESN)

Having Effective Running Game Will Go Long Way In Battle For AFC East (NESN)

Report: Patriots Fear Stevan Ridley Tore ACL; MRI Coming Monday (NESN)

Brian Tyms, Tom Brady Highlight Patriots’ Stars In 37-22 Win Over Bills (NESN)

Brady leads Patriots to 37-22 win over Bills (CSN New England)

Mayo injury a mega-loss for Patriots (CSN New England)

Can Bolden replace Ridley? (CSN New England)

Brady on Gronkowski: ‘Oh yeah — he’s back’ (CSN New England)

Brady turns in best game of season vs. Bills (CSN New England)

Belichick: Thank God we had Collins today (CSN New England)

Tyms gives Patriots vertical threat they’ve missed (CSN New England)

Revis limits Watkins to two catches for 27 yards (CSN New England)

Sources: Brady’s ankle injury ‘significant’ (CSN New England)

On a day of injuries, Mayo’s and Ridley’s appear serious (CSN New England)

Patriots quickly turn page to Jets game Thursday (CSN New England)

Curran’s Patriots-Bills preview review (CSN New England)

Best and worst (CSN New England)

Four Ups, Four Downs From Patriots’ 37-22 Win Over Bills (WBZ-AM)

Report: Patriots Fear Stevan Ridley Suffered Torn ACL (WBZ-AM)

Party time (WEEI-FM)

Why these Patriots are tough enough to handle (almost) anything (WEEI-FM)

Test time (WEEI-FM)

Rob Gronkowski: ‘Everyone was clicking on all cylinders’ (WEEI-FM)

What we learned (WEEI-FM)

Report: Stevan Ridley to have MRI Monday on right knee (WEEI-FM)

Sammy Watkins on Darrelle Revis: ‘He got balls to come up and press every play’ (WEEI-FM)

Patriots lose Stevan Ridley, Dan Connolly, Jerod Mayo to injuries (WEEI-FM)

Patriots take care of business in Buffalo (Patriots.com)

New England showed ‘mental toughness’ (Patriots.com)

Random Thoughts (Patriots.com)

Tom Brady improved 23-2 record against the Buffalo Bills (Patriots.com)

Bill Belichick Postgame Transcript (Patriots.com)

Tom Brady Transcript (Patriots.com)

Postgame Quotes (Patriots.com)

‘”I expect them to throw at me, because I’m on one of their best receivers, the No. 1 guy they have,” Revis said. “They’re not going to leave him out of the game plan.”‘

‘Brandon LaFell had two touchdown catches, including a 56-yarder, and the Patriots’ defense forced three turnovers that resulted in 13 points in the second quarter. Brady finished 26 of 36 for 352 yards to spoil the Bills’ first game under new owners Terry and Kim Pegula, who completed their purchase of the franchise this week.’

‘The Patriots capitalized on all three Buffalo turnovers in the second quarter.’

‘The Bills made a surprise move by listing receiver Mike Williams inactive even though he spent the entire week practicing. The Bills had also discussed increasing Williams’ playing time as part of their red-zone offense.’

‘Kyle Orton completed 24-of-38 passes for 299 yards, two touchdowns and one interception for Buffalo (3-3), which has lost three of four after opening the season 2-0.’

‘He wished his team good luck on Instagram, saying he just wasn’t in the top 53 on the roster but “I might make the cut next week.”‘

‘Patriots quarterback Tom Brady passed for 361 yards with four touchdowns and improved to 23-2 against the Bills in his career. It was Brady’s 60th career game with more than 300 yards passing.’

‘New ownership may not mean a new era in Buffalo.’