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How Are Ex-Bills On Patriots Performing Leading Up to Week 13 Matchup?

‘The Patriots signed Lee off the Bills’ practice squad last week. His NFL debut went swimmingly, as he recorded a sack, a pressure and four tackles in the Patriots’ win over the Miami Dolphins. He could take on a greater role as a pass rusher against his former team Sunday.’

What They’re Saying: Buffalo Bills

‘”Well if you don’t take care of the running game then they will wear you down if you don’t respect the running game, if you don’t fit the running game the right way. They do a lot of obviously, you guys know it, you’ve seen it for years, things within the game from a game management standpoint that they are able to run the ball effectively by when you’re not able to line up some of that. They just do a great job and obviously with what the quarterback does and their weapons do on the perimeter kind of opens up their running game at times. Then I think their offensive line doesn’t get enough credit for what they do and Coach [Dante] Scarnecchia and what he’s been able to do over the years up there.”‘

Friday’s New England Coverage

Patriots’ Brandin Cooks finding the favored route (Boston Globe)
Tom Brady returns to Patriots practice (Boston Globe)
Stephon Gilmore following a path that worked well for Darrelle Reviss (Boston Herald)
Patriots notebook: Buffalo-area native Rob Gronkowski ‘excited’ to play in front of ‘wild’ hometown fans again when Patriots visit Bills on Sunday (Boston Herald)
Tom Brady on Eli Manning benching: ‘Pretty unfortunate situation’ (Springfield Republican)
Rob Gronkowski has never been through a table at a Buffalo Bills tailgate, but he has at family gatherings (Springfield Republican)
New England Patriots injury news: Chris Hogan, Marcus Cannon out again (Springfield Republican)
New England Patriots injury news: Tom Brady, LaAdrian Waddle, Trevor Reilly return to practice (Springfield Republican)
Tom Brady has won more games in Buffalo than most Bills QBs (Springfield Republican)
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills: Scouting the edge at each position, predicted score (Springfield Republican)
Tom Brady, New England Patriots QB, named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for November (Springfield Republican)
Are Dion Lewis, Rex Burkhead both in New England Patriots’ plans for the future? (Springfield Republican)
Patriots continue to persevere despite a laundry list of injuries (Providence Journal)
Tom Brady named AFC Player of the Month (Providence Journal)
Tom Brady returns to Patriots practice (Providence Journal)
Guy a testament to perseverance (Brockton Enterprise)
Patriots notebook: Gronkowski’s had many happy homecomings at Buffalo (Brockton Enterprise)
Patriots: Bill Belichick respects these Bills, who remain in hunt for playoff berth (Worcester Telegram and Gazette)
Patriots notes: Rob Gronkowski wowed crowd early in Buffalo (Worcester Telegram and Gazette)
Wings and a player: Culinary hotspots on Gronk’s mind as he returns home (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)
Patriots notebook: Brady earns another player-of-month award (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)
Pats’ Guy honors Vegas shooting victims, lost baby on cleats (AP)
Tom Brady sends uplifting message to coach battling cancer (AP)
Packers Trying To Get Back Part Of Martellus Bennett’s Signing Bonus (NESN)
Tom Brady Expresses Sympathy For Benched Giants Quarterback Eli Manning (NESN)
Rob Gronkowski Explains Why He’s Dominated For Patriots In Buffalo (NESN)
Rob Gronkowski Has Jumped Through Tables, But Not At Bills Tailgates (NESN)
Patriots Injury Report: LaAdrian Waddle, Tom Brady Among 10 Players Limited (NESN)
Why Brian Hoyer Is Loving Life, Feeling Young Since Return To Patriots (NESN)
Patriots Practice Report: Tom Brady Returns; Two Starters Likely Out Sunday (NESN)
Tom Brady Adds To Own Record With 10th Offensive Player Of The Month Honor (NESN)
How Are Ex-Bills On Patriots Performing Leading Up to Week 13 Matchup? (NESN)
Before trip to Buffalo, Gronkowski remembers flying through tables (NBC Sports Boston)
Patriots-Bills practice report: Brady, Reilly, Waddle return (NBC Sports Boston)
Sorry, Wentz but Brady’s still the MVP (NBC Sports Boston)
Tom Brady on Eli Manning being benched: ‘It’s a pretty unfortunate situation’ (WEEI-AM)
Rob Gronkowski hasn’t been through any tables at Bills tailgates, but has at ‘family get-togethers’ (WEEI-AM)
Chris Hogan, Marcus Cannon appear unlikely to play vs. Bills (WEEI-AM)
Watch Bill Belichick’s stoic reaction to all five Patriots touchdowns against Dolphins (WEEI-AM)
Tom Brady returns to Patriots practice Thursday (WEEI-AM)
Robert Kraft appears to criticize Jerry Jones at sports conference (WEEI-AM)
Tom Brady named AFC’s Offensive Player of the Month (WEEI-AM)
Devin McCourty: Bills fans greet Patriots with middle fingers in Buffalo (WEEI-AM)
Gronkowski Shares Memories Of Being Slammed Through Tables At Family Gatherings (WBZ-FM)
Tom Brady Limited In Return To Patriots Practice On Thursday (WBZ-FM)
LeSean McCoy Added To Bills Injury Report With Knee Injury (WBZ-FM)
Tom Brady Can Tie Record For Most Wins, Set Record For Most Touchdowns By Any QB In Buffalo Since 2001 (WBZ-FM)
Tom Brady Named AFC Offensive Player Of The Month For 10th Time In Careerg (WBZ-FM)
Bills Spend Time After Practice Patriots Week Trying To Levitate Like Zay Jones (WBZ-FM)
Patriots Wrap Up: Brady back at practice (Patriots.com)
Patriots – Bills Injury Report: Week 13 (Patriots.com)
What They’re Saying: Buffalo Bills (Patriots.com)
Transcript: Rob Gronkowski Press Conference 11/30 (Patriots.com)
Buffalo: Road Trip Travel Guide presented by JetBlue (Patriots.com)
Scouting the Matchup: Ground game could lead the way (Patriots.com)
Broadcast Information: Patriots vs. Bills (Patriots.com)
Tom Brady named AFC Offensive Player of the Month (Patriots.com)

Bills brace for Brady, Patriots’ latest trip to Buffalo

‘”I don’t care about it because I wasn’t here,” he said, while noting much of Buffalo’s roster has changed under first-year coach Sean McDermott. “We’ve got pretty much a new core of guys, including myself. So we’ll see how it goes.”‘

Patriots-Bills Capsule

‘Neither of Buffalo’s previous seven coaches beat Belichick-coached Patriots more than once, with Dick Jauron going 0-7 during three-plus seasons (2006-2009).’

Patriots have several key players banged up

‘For New England, although the final injury status for the game won’t come out until Friday afternoon, Brady is fully expected to play. This is the second week in a row he was held out of Wednesday’s session with his Achilles injury, as they try to give him an extra day to rest it.’

Bills Today: Taylor has more leeway than you think

‘“He made about four or five checks Sunday at the line of scrimmage. The same as any other quarterback I’ve had. We give him a handful that he can do,” Dennison said. “He can change protections in certain situations and change some plays. Sometimes we’re going with two plays. Sunday was a little different because of the noise. We wanted to keep that to a minimum, but he did check a couple and put us in the right situation.”’