This game wasn't as close as the 28-6 score implied. The Pats jumped out to an early 14-3 lead and seemed as though they would blow the Bills out by half-time. Then they stalled in the 2nd quarter. The defense remained strong though and kept Buffalo from taking advantage of our inability to move the ball forward. They forced some turnovers, and even though the offense didn't do much with the ball, we kept the Bills from marching down field and kept them from getting good starting field position.
The Pats finally ended their long streak of deep passes that completely missed the intended receiver. Brady hit Jackson in stride and in the end zone to effectively end the game late in the 3rd quarter. The Pats ran out the clock, added another TD pass, and took down a 28-6 victory.
Nothing remarkable statistically in this game. Brady had a typical Brady day, 18/27, 196 yards, 2 TDs. The team rushed for 94 yards total. No receiver had more than 60 yards or 5 receptions.
Brady did move into 3rd place on the Patriots all-time passing list behind Bledsoe and Grogan.
Seymour left the game early with an arm problem after being nailed while on the ground. More on that when there is more on that.
This was just a typical Pats win, but it could have been sealed much earlier. Buffalo didn't play well and we came out of the gate playing great. Then we just stopped moving the ball forward. Against a good team, they might have taken advantage of that. Fortunately, Buffalo is not a good team.
The victory gives us a 1.5 game lead over the Jets, and a 2 game lead in the loss column. We're 4-0 in the division, which is huge. The Bills and Phins are now all but out of the race. Next week we're on the road to play the Vikings.
On a side note, the NFL's broadcasting rules really piss me off. I was watching the Steelers/Falcons game on CBS, but at 4:15, CBS had to stop live coverage. What'd they do? The guys in the studio watched the game and narrated what was happening. Really weird. Then they showed the play that had just happened on a tape delay. Why not just let us see the game live?
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