Bill Belichick would have rookie quarterback Mac Jones throw the ball a mere three times. While Sean McDermott would have veteran quarterback Josh Allen throw the ball thirty times. In the modern era one would think the Bills had to of had the advantage but one would be wrong.
Each team would have the ball with the wind at their backs for a quarter. However, that didn't change how the Patriots approached the play calling. The Patriots would line up heavy and just play 1970s style football. The Patriots ran the ball a total of 47 times. N'Keal Harry got to show off his move tight end blocking ability as he was the main wideout or so it seemed.
The Bills only ran the ball 25 times. Buffalo would have the ball with a chance to score and take the lead in the final minutes of the fourth but they botched it. They put the ball in the hands of Josh Allen and his last two throws could've been better decisions as they both fell incomplete. As a Patriots fan, we were lucky that the one time MVP candidate played like a rookie on his final drive.
The defensive affair was 14-10 but the game should not have been that close. The Patriots decided to have N'keal Harry field a punt. The sky judge ruled the ball touched Harry and Buffalo scored in the first quarter. It was their only points of the first half. The Patriots would score in the first, second, and fourth quarter.
Patriots fans are shredding the Bills for comments made after the game. Mainly head coach Sean McDermott. McDermott was basically saying the Bills beat themselves but being a division rival, we pats fans cannot let it go.
McDermott said, “Let’s not give more credit than we need to give credit to Bill Belichick in this one."
Now half the Patriots fanbase loves to rip Belichick for the teams success over the last twenty years, giving compete credit to Tom Brady for all three phases of the game over that span. Even with that, we don't take kindly to anyone outside the fanbase taking credit away from our victories. Patriots Nation was insulted that McDermott would take credit away from the Patriots and out head coach, so they are not letting that comment go.
The Patriots and Bills play again in a few short weeks. There is zero chances the fans in Foxboro let Bill Belichick forget what Sean McDermott said. While the Patriots are sitting atop the AFC, the Bills have been a disappointment. The Bills are now 7-5 on the season and need every win they can get with five games left to make the playoffs.
Expect a highly emotional game when these two teams meet again. Before the Bills face the Patriots the day after christmas, they must get through former Patriots quarterbacks Tom Brady and Cam Newton. Tom Brady is the GOAT and there are some members of Patriots Nation who think Cam Newton is the GOAT.
While I laugh at that last part, both quarterbacks are capable of making like very miserable for the Bills and their season could be over with before they even head to Gillette Stadium. Buffalo over since 1999 has seemingly been cursed, and fall apart in December. It looked like Sean McDermott broke that curse but we'll truly find out over the next three weeks.
For now, the Patriots are on the bye and there's no reason to watch any nfl football until December 18th when they take on the Indianapolis Colts. Instead tune in and watch the Winnipeg Blue Bombers take on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the Grey Cup in the CFL championship game at 6pm on Sunday December 12th. And then after you watch the Patriots beat the Colts on December 18th, tune in at 8pm on Christmas eve as Hawaii hosts Memphis at the Hawaii bowl game before watching the Patriots host the Bills December 26th.
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