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I'm not going to bother breaking this down as much as I usually do, because it can be summed up so simply: nothing has changed.
-The Bills still have no QB.
-The Bills and Patriots went in tied for tops in the NFL at +6 in turnovers. The Bills committed 3. The Patriots committed zero. Translation: the Bills still don't show up for the big games and the Patriots still do.
-The game was close at the half. The Bills still don't make halftime adjustments.
-The Bills suffered from Aaron Williams being hurt. The Patriots had a bunch of players get hurt and a few more playing injured, but it didn't hold them back at all.
-The Bills still can't cover a TE (and I still call it The Ghost of Donte Whitner)
-The refs still favor the Pats. Don't get me wrong- I'm not blaming the refs in a game where the Bills had 3 turnovers and over 100 yard in penalties. But on the Pats' final TD drive, they pushed off on the DB's at least twice, far worse than the push-off that was called offensive PI on the Bills. I don't know how the NFL can still pretend the officiating is objective with a straight face. And the first personal foul on Hughes was beyond ridiculous.
-The Pats were the only AFCE team to win today. They will win the division easily. The only thing that is slightly different in this regard is that they won't win it by the virtue of being an elite team. They're a slightly above average team that will win it by default because the Jets are trash and the Bills and Dolphins define mediocrity.
The Pegula era is starting the same way the Wilson era ended. I understand- he's officially owned the team for 3 whole days and has had literally zero opportunity to make an actual impact yet. Long-term, nothing can be implied from this game, good or bad. But for this season, the Pats will easily win the division and the Bills will be looking at 6-7 wins. Nothing has changed.
-The Bills still have no QB.
-The Bills and Patriots went in tied for tops in the NFL at +6 in turnovers. The Bills committed 3. The Patriots committed zero. Translation: the Bills still don't show up for the big games and the Patriots still do.
-The game was close at the half. The Bills still don't make halftime adjustments.
-The Bills suffered from Aaron Williams being hurt. The Patriots had a bunch of players get hurt and a few more playing injured, but it didn't hold them back at all.
-The Bills still can't cover a TE (and I still call it The Ghost of Donte Whitner)
-The refs still favor the Pats. Don't get me wrong- I'm not blaming the refs in a game where the Bills had 3 turnovers and over 100 yard in penalties. But on the Pats' final TD drive, they pushed off on the DB's at least twice, far worse than the push-off that was called offensive PI on the Bills. I don't know how the NFL can still pretend the officiating is objective with a straight face. And the first personal foul on Hughes was beyond ridiculous.
-The Pats were the only AFCE team to win today. They will win the division easily. The only thing that is slightly different in this regard is that they won't win it by the virtue of being an elite team. They're a slightly above average team that will win it by default because the Jets are trash and the Bills and Dolphins define mediocrity.
The Pegula era is starting the same way the Wilson era ended. I understand- he's officially owned the team for 3 whole days and has had literally zero opportunity to make an actual impact yet. Long-term, nothing can be implied from this game, good or bad. But for this season, the Pats will easily win the division and the Bills will be looking at 6-7 wins. Nothing has changed.
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