As I’ve started scouting the Bills I have to say I’m concerned about this one. In no particular order:
- Pats have beaten them 15 straight times, one of these times it has to go the Bills way, right?
- Bills are 2-0, playing confident, and offensively clicking on all cylinders.
- Bills have an excellent assortment of weapons, including two tough running backs, a big receiver, and a Wildcat/gimmick guy (Brad Smith) who is familiar with the Pats.
- The Bills have nothing to lose and should play accordingly.
- Winning two of your three away division games in the first three weeks of the season is a major accomplishment and would put the Pats in the driver seat for the AFC East early.
- The Bills seem to excel at what has killed the Patriots most over the past few seasons: passes to the running backs, a quarterback who can scramble when necessary, and an assortment of gadget plays.
- The Bills have new uniforms that I really like. Don’t underestimate a team that looks good, because you know the saying… “Look good, play good”.
- Winning this game would mean more to the Bills than it would to the Patriots. I never like being in that position.
- Pats are banged up, though so are the Bills.
We’ll get more specific with the game plan as the week goes on. Pats offense needs to score early to put pressure on Fitzpatrick and the Bills offense right out of the gate. If they’re allowed to stick around, they have big play capability to seize momentum.