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1. Most important stat: 0-1
There are no moral victories. We lost a game we could've/should've won that would've taken us a long way in our resurgence.
2. Most revealing stat: 10 points.
That is how much the defense gave up against Brady and co. on the road in new schemes with new players, an injured TK and Vincent and sometimes five rookies playing. Yes, they gave up 17 but they scored 7 completely by themselves in one play. The defense not only played well, they played very well. Yes, they couldn't stop the Pats when they needed to but it took diving TD receptions to do it. And you can't expect a shutout.
3. Most ridiculous stat: 1-5
One penalty for five yards against a team in any game is almost impossible to believe. That doesn't even count the blatant holds, jumping offsides and other shenanigans that we can actually point to.
4. Weekly misleading stat: 86.1
That's JP's quarterback rating, which is commonly a worthless stat. 86.1 is a pretty good rating and one we would likely be happy with any game and over the course of the season. He wasn't that good though. His plays and head were "relatively" good but he didn't get on the scoreboard through the air. He lacked chunkability. He had the fateful safety. He had trouble holding the ball on some snaps. Granted, it's a team game and a lot of that is not his fault but again the QB rating is misleading, as it usually will be.
5. TD Haters stat: 6-6
If I'm not mistaken that is Ryan Lindell in his last 6 kicks over 50 yards counting this pre-season and last season. If I am mistake it's more like 7-7 or 8-8. This just in, he's a very good kicker and the most accurate in Bills history.
6. A rather remarkable stat: 4-51
That's the total number of catches and yards the Patriots WRs had all day against our zone coverage secondary mostly with two raw rookie safeties. And you can add the 4-73 which are the numbers for the two TEs that were supposed to kill us had. Again, the defense played great under the circumstances.
7. The we need to do better stat: 2-25/2-24
Catches and yards by Lee Evans and Willis. Yes, A-train pitched in for 2-16 which makes 4-40 out of the backfield which isn't horrible but is far from good. I thought Fairchild should have called more swing and flat passes to Willis. The Pats did a good job taking Evans out but we didn't even try to go deep to loosen them up. These are not the players stats that were bad as much as they were a combination of the players and plays and opponents and coaching. But we need to do much better.
8. The most amazing stat ever: 1-10
That was the number of interceptions and yards returning for Donte Whitner, the first player in the history of the NFL to be called out of bounds after having FIVE FEET in bounds, two of his own and three of the field's.
9. The most telling stat in the difference between the teams: 0-1 and 2-2
Those were the fourth down conversions and probably the difference in the game. The Bills missed their only shot, the Pats made both of theirs.
10. A stat that gives us hope: 3/23-2 3/27-7
These are the sacks for and against. The Bills on the road with a suspect QB and OL against a great front were sacked three times for 23 yards and lost 2 points on a safety. The Pats at home with a great line and great QB against a suspect front were sacked three times for 27 yards and gave up seven points.
11. Most interesting stat: 9-1
Those are the tackles and assists made by Terrence McGee. Considering that the WRs on the Pats only caught 4 passes total and one or two against Mcgee makes this more remarkable. Granted, a few of those were on running backs well past the first down marker but Terrence had a solid game in run support as well as pass coverage. This just in, he's as good as Clements.
12. The nice job stats: 4-4-8... 4-3-7
Those are the tackle/assist stats of Donte Whitner and Ko Simpson in their first game ever with neither starting and neither getting beat like a drum in the passing game. Throw in the INT and we have ourselves some safeties.
Stats obviously tell very little in the long run and can be manipulated as we all know but they are also fun and often provide little windows.
There are no moral victories. We lost a game we could've/should've won that would've taken us a long way in our resurgence.
2. Most revealing stat: 10 points.
That is how much the defense gave up against Brady and co. on the road in new schemes with new players, an injured TK and Vincent and sometimes five rookies playing. Yes, they gave up 17 but they scored 7 completely by themselves in one play. The defense not only played well, they played very well. Yes, they couldn't stop the Pats when they needed to but it took diving TD receptions to do it. And you can't expect a shutout.
3. Most ridiculous stat: 1-5
One penalty for five yards against a team in any game is almost impossible to believe. That doesn't even count the blatant holds, jumping offsides and other shenanigans that we can actually point to.
4. Weekly misleading stat: 86.1
That's JP's quarterback rating, which is commonly a worthless stat. 86.1 is a pretty good rating and one we would likely be happy with any game and over the course of the season. He wasn't that good though. His plays and head were "relatively" good but he didn't get on the scoreboard through the air. He lacked chunkability. He had the fateful safety. He had trouble holding the ball on some snaps. Granted, it's a team game and a lot of that is not his fault but again the QB rating is misleading, as it usually will be.
5. TD Haters stat: 6-6
If I'm not mistaken that is Ryan Lindell in his last 6 kicks over 50 yards counting this pre-season and last season. If I am mistake it's more like 7-7 or 8-8. This just in, he's a very good kicker and the most accurate in Bills history.
6. A rather remarkable stat: 4-51
That's the total number of catches and yards the Patriots WRs had all day against our zone coverage secondary mostly with two raw rookie safeties. And you can add the 4-73 which are the numbers for the two TEs that were supposed to kill us had. Again, the defense played great under the circumstances.
7. The we need to do better stat: 2-25/2-24
Catches and yards by Lee Evans and Willis. Yes, A-train pitched in for 2-16 which makes 4-40 out of the backfield which isn't horrible but is far from good. I thought Fairchild should have called more swing and flat passes to Willis. The Pats did a good job taking Evans out but we didn't even try to go deep to loosen them up. These are not the players stats that were bad as much as they were a combination of the players and plays and opponents and coaching. But we need to do much better.
8. The most amazing stat ever: 1-10
That was the number of interceptions and yards returning for Donte Whitner, the first player in the history of the NFL to be called out of bounds after having FIVE FEET in bounds, two of his own and three of the field's.
9. The most telling stat in the difference between the teams: 0-1 and 2-2
Those were the fourth down conversions and probably the difference in the game. The Bills missed their only shot, the Pats made both of theirs.
10. A stat that gives us hope: 3/23-2 3/27-7
These are the sacks for and against. The Bills on the road with a suspect QB and OL against a great front were sacked three times for 23 yards and lost 2 points on a safety. The Pats at home with a great line and great QB against a suspect front were sacked three times for 27 yards and gave up seven points.
11. Most interesting stat: 9-1
Those are the tackles and assists made by Terrence McGee. Considering that the WRs on the Pats only caught 4 passes total and one or two against Mcgee makes this more remarkable. Granted, a few of those were on running backs well past the first down marker but Terrence had a solid game in run support as well as pass coverage. This just in, he's as good as Clements.
12. The nice job stats: 4-4-8... 4-3-7
Those are the tackle/assist stats of Donte Whitner and Ko Simpson in their first game ever with neither starting and neither getting beat like a drum in the passing game. Throw in the INT and we have ourselves some safeties.
Stats obviously tell very little in the long run and can be manipulated as we all know but they are also fun and often provide little windows.
), you are certainly coming off extremly unbiased in this post.
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