Overall Offense ---
New England has the 21st ranked offense in the NFL after five weeks.
Buffalo is ranked 26th.
Passing Offense ---
Patriots have the 19th ranked passing offense.
Bills have the 21st ranked passing offense.
Rushing Offense ---
Patriots have the 14th ranked rushing offense.
Buffalo is ranked 20th.
Those offensive stats are quite similar, but what strikes me the most is that Tom Brady played all 5 games and EJ Manuel played 4.
I think it's safe to say that the Bills offense would be ranked higher if Orton started the season.
The defensive stats are very interesting. New England has a very good defense.
Overall Defense ---
The Bills are ranked 8th in the league.
The Pats are ranked 4th.
Passing Defense ---
The Bills are ranked 21st against the pass.
New England is ranked 3rd against the pass.
Run Defense ---
Buffalo is ranked 2nd in the league against the run.
New England is ranked 17th against the run.
So in other words, the Bills should run the ball a lot and the Pats should pass the ball a lot on paper.
I honestly don't like the matchup because the Bills have been struggling to run the ball, and Tom Brady is no stranger to throwing 49 times a game.
Who have the Patriots played so far?
Miami (33-20 loss)
Minnesota (30-7 win)
Oakland (16-9 win)
KC (41-14 loss)
Cincinnati (43-17 win)
Who have the Bills played so far?
Chicago (23-20 win)
Miami (29-10 win)
San Diego (22-10 loss)
Houston (23-17 loss)
Detroit (17-14 win)
The Bills have played better teams than the Patriots.
If the Patriots played against the Chargers and Bears in the first 5 weeks, I don't think they would have the 3rd best pass defense.
Orton is the Wild Card factor.
What's your game plan?
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