National Football League odds: Patriots the clear favorites against visiting Bills on MNF

For what its worth, when Rex Ryan’s Jets faced New England in week 16 last season, Edelman missed the game with a concussion. Trouble began on the ensuing kickoff. That day, the defense was torched for 466 yards passing by Brady, and the Bills incurred 14 penalties for 140 yards as they lost their composure at several junctures. Add in Taylor’s 35 yards per game, and it becomes obvious why the Bills are second in the league in rushing yards.

Bottom line? Ryan is obsessed with the Patriots, as he should be. Flag on the play. Despite losing running back Dion Lewis and wide receiver Julian Edelman, Tom Brady continues to find ways to keep the New England offense on schedule.

What made it worse for McKelvin is that he took the brunt of the blame immediately following the loss. If the Dolphins lose, they’ll have seven losses and no prayer of clinching the wild card. Sorry to say to Bills’ fans but this is going to be one of those games that you might not want to be excited about. “We’re not going to go out there fighting”. Hopefully Monday night is the start of that journey back. That’s what it’s really about. The running backs have combined for 358 yards and four touchdowns over the past two games.

Taylor agrees that the team has grown and evolved since the first matchup with their division rival.

“Obviously the first game didn’t go the way we hoped, or wanted it to go”, Graham said.

“I don’t think the expectations are for him to win the game on his own”. I think Rex Ryan will put out something – whether it works or not is another thing – but he’ll try to get creative. “I’m looking forward to this group going out and playing on Monday”. They have to rely on several players to help the offense. “How much have we improved?”

In NCAA Division 1 AA Football, the North Dakota State Bison beat the Youngstown State Penguins 27-24 in a close game. That’s what you said. “Sure, everybody’s watching and it’s a prime time game”. Big plays through the air will allow RBs LeSean McCoy and Karlos Williams to bully and control the pace of the game against a defensive unit missing its best defender, LB Jamie Collins. Left guard Richie Incognito is listed as questionable with a shoulder injury.

Practically, this means that barring a season-ending injury tonight, or a few other unforeseen circumstance, Taylor will very likely enter 2016 in the final year of his Bills contract. “To beat these guys you can’t beat yourselves”, said Incognito. Tom Brady and the Patriots have dominated the Bills through the years, and picking against a Bill Belichick-coached team at home is tough to do.

“Each game’s different, there’s no question about it”, said Ryan.

The Bills have played better lately, winning two in a row for the first time this season, and they expect to be much better than they were in Week 2 when they lost 40-32 to the Patriots.