Scouting Report – Week 8

Top 3 individual
1 – Tremaine Edmunds vs. Rob Gronkowski
The bills seem finally to have an appropriate response to match the tight end of the Patriots. Edmunds at 6-5 with a speed of 4.5 can work with Gronk and has the same capture radius to avoid completions. He will not be the only defender of the Bills to cover Gronkowski, but he will play a good part of the clashes.

2 – Jerry Hughes vs. Trent Brown The left tacklers were acquired in an exchange with the 49ers on the second day of the 2018 draft. Two years before his arrival in New England, Brown is tall, long and massive at 380. The athletic athlete Hughes is great for diving under the big tackles.

3 – Taron Johnson against Julian Edelman The rookie faces his toughest test to date. Edelman is a slot machine because it is very slippery and separates instantly. Johnson, who was one of Buffalo's top rookies on the field, will have to do his best Monday night.

Bills Top 2 Benefits
Good Advantage – Defense Pass It may sound odd on the surface, knowing that the Patriots have the necessary firepower, but they neutralized the Minnesota pass attack during the third week and have maintained the assists attack at Green Bay during the fourth week. In this one.

Best Advantage – Pass Rush Once again, Buffalo's force meets that of the Patriots. The Bills have been able to reach the passer with great regularity in the first seven games, registering 19 bags to date. Tom Brady manages to take off quickly, which is why New England has only sold nine sacks of the season this season, but simply hitting Brady can have a cumulative effect.

Invoice number 1 must
Execute the domination of the game In the same way that the Colts were able to qualify for the Bills last week, Buffalo must reverse the situation in New England. The Patriots are ranked 21st against the race. As long as LeSan McCoy can get away from the concussion protocol, he and Chris Ivory have to be successful so the Bills have a chance to succeed.

Scouting eye
Put points The Patriotes' offense did not fully click on the cylinders during the first three weeks of the season, but they made good progress in the past month. In the last four games, New England has 17 touchdowns for an average of almost 40 points per game (39.3). The Belichick team has scored at least 38 points in each of the last four weeks. Their offense averages better than 440 yards per game (442) and Tom Brady averages better than 300 passing yards per game over that period (303.8).

Special teams producing New England has not had a strong return since Brandon Tate left the team, but the situation has changed with Cordarrelle Patterson. Although Patterson lost a come-back on a fumble last week in Chicago, he bought himself with a 95-yard return for a touchdown. He averages more than 33 yards per return (33.3) and is now the third all-time touchdown touchdown with a six-point touchdown. The Patriots rank third in the league by average kicks.

Last week, the Patriots' special team unit recorded two touchdowns. In addition to Patterson's return, New England blocked a punt and sent it back for a goal when Kyle Van Noy blocked a Bears kick and scored it to six.

Gordon's role grows Josh Gordon, bought last month as part of a deal with the Cleveland Browns, gradually saw his role increase in the New England match. In the last four games, Gordon's playing time has gone from 22% against Miami to 26% against Indianapolis, 81% against Kansas City, and 95% last week in Chicago.

Gordon rewarded the attack with his extended playing time. After scoring two passes for 50 yards and a touchdown against Miami three weeks ago, Gordon made five receptions for 42 yards against Kansas City, then four catches for 100 yards in Chicago, for his first day of receiving in the Patriots uniform. .

Dominant white Running back James White has always been a threat to the back of the field, but this season he has taken it to a new level. Whites have nearly twice as many receptions (45) as the most popular reception target among the Patriots (26). He also leads the team by receiving touchdowns with six touchdowns so far this season.

His 569-yard scrum total is also leading the team, averaging 4.7 yards per game back. White's seven touchdowns this season are Buffalo's total for the season.

Make you pay Teams know that staying clear is the best chance to defeat the Patriots, but few teams have found it so easy to accomplish. And when you make a mistake, New England has a long history of charging its opponents. This season is not different.

The Patriots are currently ranked second in the league for points scored on turnovers with a total of 59 this season. Only Chicago has more (63).

Buffalo Chips
Quote of the week "Is this new? Last year, this year, I do not think it's new. For all intents and purposes, they were in the Super Bowl last year. They won the division 'X' number of years. I've already been in this position. Until you beat them, they will be favored. That's how it works. So we have to win every game. "
–Lead head coach Sean McDermott about an outsider with 14 points for the Patriots

Stat of the week Sean McCoy has collected over 100 yards in all of his last five games with the Patriots. **

Milestones at your fingertips
Kelvin Benjamin needs two receptions for 200 in his career.

Stephen Hauschka is three points behind the 1,000 points of his career.

Kyle Williams needs three sacks for 50 in his career.

Final note Bill Belichick is 9-1 at home Monday night at Football as a Patriots head coach. On the road, it is 8-7.