RayFinkle Posted September 16, 2009 Posted September 16, 2009 Since 2006 (during Jauron's tenure) here is the penalty comparison when the Bills play New England: Bills 41 penalties for 297 yards Patriots 20 penalties for 167 yards This tells me two different things. 1.) The Patriots are clearly the better coached team. No coach allows their players to make this many mistakes, especially against your biggest division rival. And 2.) The referees favor the Patriots. This is a HUGE discrepancy in penalties and yards. A team will always have an advantage in a game where they get big penalties at crucial points in the game. Last night we lost FOUR first downs because of penalties. NE never lost one first down because of the referees. This is a stat worth noting. You mean to tell me a team that has missed the playoffs for the past decade is undisciplined? Who would have thunk it.
San Jose Bills Fan Posted September 16, 2009 Posted September 16, 2009 You mean to tell me a team that has missed the playoffs for the past decade is undisciplined? Who would have thunk it. Flip attempts at humor aside, the Bills were the least penalized team in the NFL last year. They had 72 penalties for 540 yards. The Patriots were the 8th least penalized team with 81 penalties for 636 yards.
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