NFL Game Preview: Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots - Week 3

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Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots - Week 3

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ATL NO	27 24
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PIT TB	38 13
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SF KC	10 31
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TEN NYG	29 10
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DET MIN	10 24
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DAL HOU	27 13
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CLE BAL	17 24
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CIN CAR	20 7
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BUF NE	30 38
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PHI JAC	28 3
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WAS STL	16 30
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OAK ARI	23 24
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SD SEA	20 27
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IND DEN	27 13
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NYJ MIA	31 23
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GB CHI	17 20
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Buffalo Bills
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 27	Ryan Fitzpatrick	Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 29	Marshawn Lynch	Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 42	Fred Jackson	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 51	C.J. Spiller	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 69	Roscoe Parrish	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 53	Lee Evans	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 71	Steve Johnson	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 29	Jonathan Stupar	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 32	Rian Lindell	FG: 0/0 XP: 1/1

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New England Patriots
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 7	Tom Brady	Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 24	Fred Taylor	Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 46	Sammy Morris	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 3	Randy Moss	Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 26	Wes Welker	Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 67	Julian Edelman	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 9	Aaron Hernandez	Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 14	Stephen Gostkowski	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3

Game Notes

Bills In 1 career start vs. Patriots (12/20/09), QB Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 17 of 25 passes (68.0 pct.) for 178 yards w/1 TD vs. 1 INT & 85.1 passer rating... RB Marshawn Lynch (93) needs 7 rec. to reach 100 career... Rookie RB C.J. Spiller (1st round, No. 9) totaled 200 yards last week (174 KR, 23 receiving, 3 rushing). RB Fred Jackson totaled 220 yards in last meeting vs. Patriots (80 rushing, 32 receiving, 108 KR). In past 3 vs. NE, Jackson has averaged 91 receiving yards per game (273 total). Jackson (1,991) needs 9 rush yards to reach 2,000. Posted 1st rush TD of season last week... WR Lee Evans (13) needs 100-yard receiving game to tie FRANK LEWIS (14) for 4th-most in team history... WR-KR Roscoe Parrish aims for 3rd consecutive game w/20-yard catch (31, 21)... Club has 14-3 (.824) record when CB Terrence McGee has INT... LB Andra Davis had FF last week.

Patriots Club aims for 14th consecutive win vs. Buffalo... Club has 45-20 (.692) record vs. AFC East under head coach BILL BELICHICK... QB Tom Brady aims for 22nd consecutive reg. season win at Gillette Stadium as starter. Brady is 8-0 vs. Bills at home & has completed 157 of 241 passes (65.1 pct.) for 1,778 yards w/18 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 105.1 passer rating. As starter vs. AFC East at home, Brady has 21-3 (.875) record with 33 TDs vs. 13 INTs & 88.5 passer rating... RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis posted career-high 105 rush yards vs. Bills on 11/09/08... WR Randy Moss (149) needs 1 TD catch to become 2nd player in NFL history w/150 TD receptions (JERRY RICE, 197). In 6 games vs. Bills since joining NE, Moss averages 86.7 receiving yards per game vs. Buf. (520 total) & has 7 TD rec. WR Wes Welker aims for 3rd straight game w/TD catch... Rookie TE Aaron Hernandez (4th round, No. 113) had 1st 100-yard receiving game last week (101)... Patriots defense recorded 6 sacks in last game vs. Buf... LB Tully Banta-Cain has 5 sacks in past 2 vs. Bills & aims for 3rd straight game w/2 or more sacks vs. Buf... DL Gerard Warren tied career-high w/2 sacks last week.

Results and Schedule

Buffalo Bills
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	MIA	H	L 10-15	-5
2	2010-09-19	GB	A	L 7-34	-27
3	2010-09-26	NE	A	L 30-38	-8
4	2010-10-03	NYJ	H
5	2010-10-10	JAC	H
6		Bye
7	2010-10-24	BAL	A
8	2010-10-31	KC	A
9	2010-11-07	CHI	H
10	2010-11-14	DET	H
11	2010-11-21	CIN	A
12	2010-11-28	PIT	H
13	2010-12-05	MIN	A
14	2010-12-12	CLE	H
15	2010-12-19	MIA	A
16	2010-12-26	NE	H
17	2011-01-02	NYJ	A

New England Patriots
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	CIN	H	W 38-24	+14
2	2010-09-19	NYJ	A	L 14-28	-14
3	2010-09-26	BUF	H	W 38-30	+8
4	2010-10-04	MIA	A
5		Bye
6	2010-10-17	BAL	H
7	2010-10-24	SD	A
8	2010-10-31	MIN	H
9	2010-11-07	CLE	A
10	2010-11-14	PIT	A
11	2010-11-21	IND	H
12	2010-11-25	DET	A
13	2010-12-06	NYJ	H
14	2010-12-12	CHI	A
15	2010-12-19	GB	H
16	2010-12-26	BUF	A
17	2011-01-02	MIA	H

Injury Report

Buffalo Bills
Out	ILB Paul Posluszny (Knee)
Probable	ILB Keith Ellison (Knee) FS Cary Harris (Hamstring) OG Andy Levitre (Neck)
Suspended	TE Shawn Nelson (Substance Abuse, 2010 games 1-4)
IR	OLB Danny Batten (Right Shoulder) WR Marcus Easley (Left Knee) ILB Kawika Mitchell (Foot)
PUP	OLB Jon Corto (Wrist)

New England Patriots
Out	OG Nick Kaczur (Back) CB Terrence Wheatley (Foot)
Questionable	WR Taylor Price (Ankle)
Probable	QB Tom Brady (Shoulder) RB Fred Taylor (Toe)
IR	FS Josh Barrett (Shoulder) CB Leigh Bodden (Shoulder) RB Kevin Faulk (Right Knee ACL) FS Brandon McGowan (Chest) DE Darryl Richard (Foot) DE Ty Warren (Hip)
Holdout	OG Logan Mankins ()

Offense Stats Comparison

	BUF Offense	NE Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	8.5	26.0	19.5	NE
Rushing yards	87.0	85.0	105.0	BUF
Rushing yards per attempt	3.55	3.95	3.86	NE
Completion %	55.8%	63.4%	61.2%	NE
Passing yards	89.0	248.5	215.3	NE
Passing yards per completion	6.14	11.04	10.53	NE
Passing yards per attempt	3.42	7.00	6.45	NE
Interceptions	1.0	1.0	1.1	-
Fumbles lost	0.0	0.5	0.8	BUF
Sacks allowed	3.5	0.5	2.1	NE
3rd down conversions	26.9%	58.3%	37.6%	NE
4th down conversions	20.0%	50.0%	43.1%	NE
Time of possession	26:06	27:49	30:13	NE

Defense Stats Comparison

	BUF Defense	NE Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	24.5	26.0	19.5	BUF
Rushing yards	111.5	111.5	105.0	-
Rushing yards per attempt	3.54	3.91	3.86	BUF
Completion %	63.5%	68.8%	61.2%	BUF
Passing yards	209.5	270.5	215.3	BUF
Passing yards per completion	10.48	9.84	10.53	NE
Passing yards per attempt	6.65	6.76	6.45	BUF
INT return	0.0	0.5	1.1	NE
Fumble recoveries	0.0	0.5	0.8	NE
Sacks	1.5	2.0	2.1	NE
3rd down conversions	50.0%	50.0%	37.6%	-
4th down conversions	0.0%	100.0%	43.1%	BUF
Time of possession	33:55	32:11	30:13	NE

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	BUF	NE	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	7.5	10.0	8.9	NE
Yards per kick return	25.4	34.1	22.3	NE
Yards allowed per punt return	6.2	5.5	8.9	NE
Yards allowed per kick return	22.0	16.7	22.3	NE

Misc Stats Comparison

	BUF	NE	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	4.5	6.0	6.2	BUF
Penalty yards	35.0	54.5	52.1	BUF

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2010 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

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Team vs. Team History

Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	10	2000-11-05	BUF	NE	16-13	BUF
2000	16	2000-12-17	NE	BUF	13-10	NE
2001	9	2001-11-11	BUF	NE	11-21	NE
2001	14	2001-12-16	NE	BUF	12-9	NE
2002	9	2002-11-03	NE	BUF	38-7	NE
2002	14	2002-12-08	BUF	NE	17-27	NE
2003	1	2003-09-07	NE	BUF	0-31	BUF
2003	17	2003-12-27	BUF	NE	0-31	NE
2004	4	2004-10-03	NE	BUF	31-17	NE
2004	10	2004-11-14	BUF	NE	6-29	NE
2005	8	2005-10-30	BUF	NE	16-21	NE
2005	14	2005-12-11	NE	BUF	35-7	NE
2006	1	2006-09-10	BUF	NE	17-19	NE
2006	7	2006-10-22	NE	BUF	28-6	NE
2007	3	2007-09-23	BUF	NE	7-38	NE
2007	11	2007-11-18	NE	BUF	56-10	NE
2008	10	2008-11-09	BUF	NE	10-20	NE
2008	17	2008-12-28	NE	BUF	13-0	NE
2009	1	2009-09-14	BUF	NE	24-25	NE
2009	15	2009-12-20	NE	BUF	17-10	NE

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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