White, the flowers shine by beating bills

Many media and fans expected patriotic players to leave Buffalo with a 25-6 victory on Monday night.

The Patriots covered the 32 Bills line with four of the five possessions in the first half, but it was only 9-3 ahead at half-time, thanks to Stephen Gostkowski who scored three attempts on a shot on goal , which missed him 50 yards. end of the second quarter.

New England was then just 12-6 after three quarter-finals before finally finding the end zone on a James White touchdown in the fourth quarter. The visitors then nailed on a 84-yard Devin McCourty interception return for a touchdown to close the door.

The Patriots' defense did what it was supposed to do against a Bills offense that has been in serious trouble all season. Sean McCoy of Buffalo ran the Wildcat on her first 12-yard run and finished with just 46 rushing yards. Kyle Van Noy had a slung shoulder bag and, overall, the unit looked like an inept offense on the Bills, thus preventing him from staying in. the goal zone.

"We will win, but we can win it," said Tom Brady after being held without a touchdown pass in a game for the first time this season. "We are crossing it like everyone else."

The victory propelled the Patriots to 6-2 in the middle of the season, sitting atop AFC East.

Before moving on to Sunday's showdown with Aaron Rodgers and the Packers at Gillette Stadium, here are some of the ups and downs of Buffalo's victory.

James White – White dominated New England at receptions that started in the game and distanced himself from the Patriots' catch-and-ass group with another impressive performance in volume. The attacking midfielder scored 10 assists, a top in the match, on 13 targets for 79 yards. He had only 15 yards in eight races, but he found the goal zone on the short score. The Bills gave Brady and Co. the little passing game and the Patriots took it to move the ball. The Whites are leading New England with 55 receptions in eight games, setting the tone for a 110-game season.

Trey Flowers – The fourth year of the New England defensive team was all over the front against the Bills. Flowers finished with six solo tackles, two tackles for a loss and a pass defense. He was instrumental in keeping McCoy at 1.1 yards per race through tackles in a loss. He almost had an interception when he stopped his run and was thrown by Derek Anderson in the chest. Flowers led a defense for the Patriots who kept the Bills at only four of the 14 conversions in the third decline.

Julian Edelman – Like White, Edelman took advantage of what the Bills defense gave below. In fact, he was even more efficient, catching nine out of ten assists for 104 yards. It was easily Edelman's best game since returning from his four-game suspension and his absence from last season at a torn ACL. Edelman averaged just over 9 yards per shot, but added 11.6 points to the Buffalo reception, thanks in part to 26 yards.

Stephen Gostkowski – The Patriots scored one touchdown on offense. So it was another week when you might not win without Gostkowski's goal scoring, which included 25, 40, 38 and 25 yard marks on a night when the wind was blowing quite New Era Field. Gostkowski missed the score of 50 at the end of the second quarter, but was otherwise the main scorer of the match. Gostkowski now has 17 of the 19 goals scored on the field and remains a perfect 26 out of 26 in PAT, which is far from a certainty.

Rob Gronkowski – Although he had a nice 22-yard second-half win, confirmed in video criticism, the big, tight end of New England was not exactly alike. He was sidelined in a red zone at the start of the first half, resulting in a near-miss on a clear line on the goal line. In total, he caught just three of eight passes for a 43-yard rush on his return after missing the Bears game a week earlier due to a back injury. Gronkowski is not clicking with Brady at the moment, and that's part of the reason the offensive is not working at full speed.

Special Teams – There were no areas of the flawless kickbox at Buffalo. Gostkowski missed his goal on the long field. Edelman had a very silly penalty on a punt return for hitting a defender of the blanket after claiming a good catch. The punt cover unit yielded a 31-yard return to Micah Hyde. Ryan Allen had only one 28.8-yard net on his four catches. And the kickoff team was called for an illegal training when McCourty held the ball in windy conditions, leaving New England with too few bodies out of the numbers, thus violating the news. kick-off rules. Overall, the day of Joe Judge's soldiers was a little sloppy.

Run game / offensive line – New England has missed the rookie Sony Michel. The Patriots had to put Cordarrelle Patterson in the background and, apart from a late run of 22 yards on the right, it did not work. He ran 10 times for only 38 meters. The line did not give much leeway to Patterson or anyone else, including White who was only 1.5 yards per race on all eight occasions. Pass protection also had its hiccup, including a lanyard bag. Brady sometimes felt the pressure and seemed to be negatively affected, lucky not to be called for an intentional grounding. To add injury to the insult, the right goaltender Shaq Mason left with a calf injury and did not return.

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