James White Breaks Out For The New England Patriots
Watching Monday night’s game, it was clear the Bills were frustrating Tom Brady and the day after, the numbers back that claim up.
“You try to look at the defense and put your guys in an opportunity where they can be successful”.
The New England Patriots fought off a feisty Buffalo Bills team that refused to concede this game to the defending Super Bowl XLIX Champs. And then by rule, what you do with that, or once you determine in your judgment where the ball was at the time of the whistle, if it’s in a possession of a player, which we deemed it to be, you take all fouls then that would have been on that play and you enforce them from that spot of where the ball would be declared dead by the inadvertent whistle.
Taylor is coming into the weekend after injuring his right shoulder against the Patriots, but he is expected to be able to play against the Chiefs.
“It’s better than some of the days he’s had against us”, Buffalo coach Rex Ryan said.
“I don’t think that’s an excuse”, Brady stated about the injuries.
The Bills travel to play Kansas City on Sunday in an AFC showdown between two 5-5 teams competing to stay in the playoff hunt.
The Patriots, battling several injuries to key skill position players, were not sharp on offense, and the immortal Tom Brady looked as average as Tom Brady could possibly look. By pointing out the linebacker on the right side as the Mike, it means that Brady is expecting the line- and specifically the center- to pick up blockers from the right side. Marcus Cannon, who had a toe injury, played for the first time since he got hurt Week 6 against the Colts.
Tyrod Taylor deep ball – The best part of his arm is usually the deep ball, which has been on display all year.
Ryan acknowledged he was so concerned about Taylor being hurt that he was ready to insert backup EJ Manuel.
“I was close because I asked the young man, ‘Listen, don’t be a hero here”.
Bleep show, pig pile… call it whatever you want.
“I feel great”, he said. He finished with 233 yards and no turnovers, but the result was just 13 points. And if not for some self-inflicted wounds and some timely Brady throws, the Bills may have damn well pulled it off. They battered Brady, plain and simple.
LeSean McCoy was unable to hang on to a 30-yard pass in the end zone late in the first half.
In 10 games played this season, the 30-year-old has 49 receptions for 520 yards and two touchdowns. But the strangest event might have been the two fumbles on a single punt.
New England placekicker Stephen Gostkowski added to his team’s lead, with a successful 35 yard field goal that he sent to the right middle area of the uprights. Both the Patriots and the Panthers building the anticipation of a run to the record books the longer the season goes.
Running back James White crossed for two touchdowns – the first of his career – while wide receiver Danny Amendola caught nine passes for 117 yards before leaving the game injured in the second half.
Appearing on NFL Network on Tuesday night, Blandino said head linesman Ed Walker should have stopped the clock when Bills receiver Sammy Watkins rolled backward out of bounds without being touched at midfield.
Bills general manager Doug Whaley refused to use the officials as an excuse.
“What we had as far as the last play with Buffalo’s reception was that the receiver gave himself up voluntarily in the field of play”, Steratore said.