Starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor injured

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady passes against the Buffalo Bills in the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass.

No one likes to see players go down, but the old adage of “next man up” rings true, and former Wisconsin running back James White made the most of his opportunity last Sunday when the New England Patriots found themselves in a battle with the Buffalo Bills. Slater is a special teams ace but can also provide depth at receiver. “It hurts on a personal level”.

The Pats are in crisis mode, so they have to be smart about every move as it pertains to the offense, starting with the line and working from there. He was present at his team’s walk through practice today, a possible indication that he is not going to miss the rest of the regular season.

Danny Amendola’s knee injury doesn’t appear to be serious, but his status for Sunday’s game is still in doubt. It’s pretty challenging to find things on tape that you really like.

Of the seven players who caught passes from Brady on opening night, four were injured by the end of Week 11. So that’ll leave a battered Brady potentially without three of his most trusted operatives in Amendola, Julian Edelman and Dion Lewis. Next guy, here’s what you’ve got to do. Although he was once considered injury-prone – he was knocked out with season ending injuries in back-to-back seasons in 2012-13 – Gronkowski has been a steady presence in the lineup this year. The play before was an obvious catch that was embarrassingly called incomplete on the field, then overturned.

Watkins ended the game with just three catches for 39 yards. His previous low for the season was 61.9 percent – 10 percentage points higher than Monday night. Even though his efforts didn’t result in a victory this time, this type of gritty performance late in the game – with the game on the line – should earn Taylor even more respect in the Bills’ locker room.

According to STATS, Brady was pressured on 45 percent of his dropbacks.

The Broncos are ranked first in the National Football League in total defense at 284.3 yards allowed per game, and in pass defense at 190.6 yards per game.

Buffalo has been slowly withering away in the shadow of their AFC rival for the majority of the last fifteen years, so when Rex Ryan showed up with all of his motivational bravado, they were ready and willing to drink the Kool-Aid.

In eight games played this season, Taylor has 144 completions for 1,669 yards and 11 touchdowns, also throwing four interceptions. Lafell does come with his own set of risk however as he started Monday’s game behind Amendola, Aaron Dobson, and Chris Harper in snaps early on.

“And again, thanks to all of you for taking time on your Thanksgiving morning to accommodate us, and we look forward to seeing you out in Denver”.