Bills Topple Pats

Brady struggled against Buffalo

There's been a recurring theme in New England over the past decade; as goes Tom Brady, so go his Patriots.  So it's not much of a surprise that when Brady was not particularly sharp last Sunday against the Bills, the Pats came up short to a team that hadn't defeated them since 2003.

Terrific Tom didn't have a terrible game; he still threw for 387 yards to set yet another record--this time it was most passing yards over a three game stretch.  He also completed 67 percent of his 45 pass attempts and notched four touchdowns, two apiece to Welker and Gronkowski, who combined for 326 receiving yards on 23 catches.  Unfortunately, he tied a career-worst with four interceptions after throwing just one in the first two weeks and the Patriots blew a 21-0 lead in the second quarter before ultimately falling to the undefeated Bills, who basically did the same thing to the Raiders in Week 2 after they rallied from a 21-3 deificit, by a close score of 34-31. 

This game didn't feature much running from either team and quickly turned into a battle of the quarterbacks between Brady and Ryan Fitzpatrick, who nearly equaled his nemesis with 369 yards on an efficient 27 of 40 passing rate. 

New England will be on the road again in Week 4, this time in Oakland where they look to rebound against a solid Raiders squad currently leading the AFC West.