Laundry on the Field

There were a lot of penalties in this game and for the Patriots some uncharacteristic ones. Holding, false starts etc..

The Patriots were called for 11 penalties and it cost them 111 yards while the Bills were called for 14 penalties and it cost them 140 yards, also giving the Patriots three first downs.

For the Patriots, it was a case of a young offensive line on the road and also the communication issues that the Patriots were having due to the crowd noise in Buffalo.

The penalties hurt them at times but were not too costly. The Patriots offense was able to overcome most of them.

Aaron Dobson

It was nice to see wide receiver Aaron Dobson get involved in the offense in this game.

Last season, Dobson caught three passes for 38 yards, in this game, he caught seven balls for 87 yards.

Coming into this season, Dobson was not guarenteed a role in the offense but this game will serve as a good start. 

Dion Lewis

It was interesting. Last season or last couple of seasons, a running back would fumble the ball and then would take a seat on the bench for the majority of the game or the entire game. Recall several instances with Stevan Ridley.

Dion Lewis fumbled in the second quarter and fumbled in the game last week however, Belichick kept him in.

Lewis ran for 40 yards on seven carries while pulling in six receptions for 98 yards, averaging 16.3 yards per catch and also had a touchdown.

Frustrations

The New England Patriots led 37-13 going into the fourth quarter before letting Buffalo climb back into it, causing unneeded stress on Patriots fans.

Some frustrations would include the team not running the ball and using some clock in the fourth quarter with a huge lead.

The fourth down play calls were frustrating, going for it on fourth and 1 or 2 and then throwing a deep ball instead of just trying to pick up the yards needed.

Tom Brady

Tom Brady picked up where he left off last week against the Pittsburgh Steelers going 38-of-59 for 466 yards and three touchdowns and one fumble.

"Yea we threw the ball a lot, I'm not sure if i've ever thrown the ball that much. There will be a lot of different ways to win them and i think the important thing is finding ways to get the victory, run it, pass it, win it in the fourth quarter, defense intercepting balls, I thought a lot of guys made a lot of great plays," said Tom Brady after the game. 

Brady is now one touchdown pass away from 400 for his career.

The Patriots went away from the run game in this one knowing the strentgh of the Bills defensive line and spread Buffalo out and Brady once again did a nice job of directing traffic.

New England only ran the ball 15 times in the game so it was almost all on Brady.