‘The chances are Belichick is going to lean heavily on his running attack — which has been New England’s strength, ranked fourth in the league in average yards per game with 155. And, defending the run has not been a strength for the Bills, who have allowed 126.7 rushing yards per game and 4.6 yards per carry.’
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Bills activate Wallace; place Lewis on Injured Reserve
‘It appear as though the Buffalo Bills are going to get some needed help in the secondary on Sunday against the New England Patriots at Bills Stadium.’
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‘The Patriots’ are down their two best wide receivers, Julian Edelman and N’Keal Harry. Their quarterback, Cam Newton, has struggled mightily over the last couple of weeks. The weather won’t be great for throwing the football. So New England’s best chance will be to round the ball right at the Bills, something they are willing and capable of doing. They’re averaging 155 yards on the gourd per game and 4.97 per play, good for fourth and sixth-best in the NFL, respectively. The Bills are allowing 126.9 per game and 4.58 per play, which is bottom third of the league in both categories. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if the Patriots ran the ball at least 50 times, using every running back and wide receiver they have, as well as Newton. The Bills have to be ready to play physical and make tackles at or near the line of scrimmage and not give New England a chance to keep pounding it.’
Cuomo on fans at Bills games: ‘We are working on it’
‘”We are working on it. We are looking at plans that the NFL has been working on,” Cuomo said, according to Heather Ly of WGRZ-TV in Buffalo. “We’re looking at plans of the stadium. I’m going to take a look myself, but we are working on it now.”‘
WKBW staff predicts Patriots vs. Bills Week 8 matchup
‘As long as Bill Belichick is their coach, the Patriots will always be dangerous. But compared to the teams we’ve seen in the past, this looks like a game the Bills should win and I think they will.’
Why 2019 loss to New England was a turning point for Bills QB Josh Allen
‘“I think maybe just kind of a mindset change instead of home run first, thinking working bottom up instead of top down. Just little tweaks in that, making sure that I’m very comfortable with the game plan that we’re putting in,” Allen said.’
Bills CB Levi Wallace returns from injured reserve
‘Wallace missed the past three games with an ankle injury he suffered in the first quarter against the Raiders in week four. Josh Norman came in to replace him but he is now dealing with a hamstring injury, the same injury that kept him out of the first three games of the season while he was on injured reserve.’
Gov. Cuomo says there’s still no decision on allowing fans at Bills Stadium
‘The governor added the continued closure of Bills Stadium is a consequence of Western New York’s high infection rate.’
Bills cornerback situation shaken up ahead of Patriots game
‘The Bills announced today cornerback Cam Lewis (wrist) will be placed on the injured reserve, while Levi Wallace (ankle) will be activated from IR. Wallace will likely line up alongside Tre’Davious White as CB2.’
Thad’s Three Things: Bills vs. Patriots
‘This is now not only a game the Bills could win, it’s probably one they should win. It might be over two decades since we said that about a Buffalo game against New England.’
Tre White recalls the first time he met Jerry Hughes’ alter ego “Gary”
‘Jerry Hughes is flying high after being named AFC East Defensive Player of the Week against the Jets. Hughes helped get the Bills defense back to their dominant ways with his five tackles, two sacks and an interception against New York.’
Stephon Gilmore out Sunday for Patriots
‘Along with Gilmore being out, the Patriots will be without their top receiver in Julian Edelman.’
5 Bills Patriots keys to watch today
‘Of course just because the other team can’t stop the run doesn’t mean the Bills will be able to take advantage. If you take Josh Allen’s called runs and his scrambles off the books, the Buffalo run game has been pathetic. Devin Singletary and Zach Moss are putting up less than 80 yards a game and less than 4 yards a pop. The return of Jon Feliciano to the offense line could be a boost against New England. With poor weather expected in Orchard Park today, getting the ground game going will be a key for the Bills.’
‘Just another week’ as Bills prepare to face Patriots
‘This will be the first time the teams play this year after the Bills lost both games to the Patriots last year.’
Bills activate CB Levi Wallace; elevate CB Dane Jackson
‘The Bills also elevated rookie cornerback Dane Jackson from the practice squad for Sunday’s game. Jackson made his NFL debut last week and produced an interception, two passes defensed and two pass breakups.’