Patriots at Bills Recap, Highlights, Final Score, More

The New England Patriots dismantled the Buffalo Bills behind Tom Brady, avenging their lone loss of 2016.

Coming into Week 8 against the Buffalo Bills, the New England Patriots had just one loss on the season. That loss came against their divisional foes in the Bills. However, that loss also came with Jacoby Brissett at quarterback. With Tom Brady back at the helm, it was an entirely different story this time around.

Though the Bills opened up the scoring with a Dan Carpenter field goal, Brady answered with two touchdown passes in the first quarter. That set the tone for the rest of the game and, even at home, the Bills were unable to recover. New England took a 24-10 lead into halftime and never looked back.

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Brady was near perfect once again, still not having thrown an interception in 2016 since his return. Moreover, Rob Gronkowski is back and Chris Hogan looks like a viable deep threat. Meanwhile, the Bills, once a team looking like they were on the rise, are now reeling and needing any semblance of momentum to try and turn things around.

Three Stars

Tom Brady, Patriots – In a shocking development, Brady is still a monster. He went 22-of-33 for 315 yards, four touchdowns, and again no interceptions.

Rob Gronkowski, Patriots – Gronk couldn’t be stopped in this one, catching five of his seven targets on the day for 109 yards and a touchdown.

Mike Gillislee, Bills – Despite limited work due to the score, Gillislee was big in the absence of LeSean McCoy. He finished with 12 carries for 85 yards and a score and also added three receptions for a meager nine yards.

Highlights

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Next Game

Now 7-1, the Patriots have a week off with the bye before a matchup with the Seattle Seahawks in Week 10. For the Bills, they hope to get back on track next week as they too face the Seahawks.