Dr. K Posted December 23, 2010 Posted December 23, 2010 Sunday's game will be an acid test of just where the Bills stand right now. Has the improvement we've seen really changed the character of the team? Do the players have the capacity to rise to the occasion against what is pretty much agreed to be the best team in the league? And for the coaches: can Gaily coach with Belichick? Can he get the team to play aggressive but smart? Can he devise a game plan that can take advantage of the Pats' weaknesses (which are few) and minimize their strengths, and can the Bills' players execute it? Can they hold the ball, make long drive, keep Brady and Welker off the field? Can the defense man up and stop them when they need to? How will they respond when something goes wrong, or when the Pats make some big play? It really is the equivalent of a playoff game for the Bills, if not for the Pats. I don't know what to expect. I can see a typical Pats blowout, or I can see one of those games where the Bills more or less hold their own but then fail in the end. Neither of those would mean anything to me but more of the same we are so depressingly used to. But if the Bills could somehow pull off a win, it would be a major statement, maybe the major upset of the NFL season.
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