Game Preview - Week 11: New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills

New England: After a week off, the best team that ever graced a football field is back in action this week. How did we ever survive without any Patriots hype? Well, here we go again as New England travels to Buffalo and looks to get the ball flying and points rolling again. Running back Laurence Maroney and tight end Ben Watson should both be fully healed from nagging injuries giving Brady every offensive weapon at his disposal. The same can't be said for the Bills…

Start: QB Tom Brady, WR Randy Moss, WR Wes Welker, WR Donte Stallworth
Consider: RB Laurence Maroney, Patriots D/ST, TE Ben Watson
Sit: RB Kevin Faulk

Buffalo: ...who in all likelihood will be without their biggest offensive star, running back Marshawn Lynch who sprained his ankle late in the Bills victory over Miami last week. Lynch has not practiced all week and will likely sit, giving way to journeyman Anthony Thomas and rookie Dwayne Wright. This is a big blow to the slim chances Buffalo had of winning this game and even the Sunday night primetime atmosphere won't be enough ease the pain. Stat of the week: Tom Brady - 33 TD passes… Bills - 3 TD passes.

Start: QB J.P. Losman, RB, Marshawn Lynch, WR Lee Evans
Consider: WR Peerless Price, WR Josh Reed
Sit: TE Robert Royal

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

New England Patriots
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 1	Tom Brady	Pass: 310, 3 Rush: 0, 0
RB 15	Laurence Maroney	Rush: 75, 1 Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 36	Kevin Faulk	Rush: 15, 0 Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 2	Randy Moss	Rec: 8-110, 1
WR 18	Donte' Stallworth	Rec: 6-75, 1
WR 25	Wes Welker	Rec: 4-50, 0
TE 17	Ben Watson	Rec: 3-35, 0

Buffalo Bills
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 20	J.P. Losman	Pass: 195, 1 Rush: 10, 0
RB 33	Anthony Thomas	Rush: 45, 0 Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 40	Dwayne Wright	Rush: 15, 0 Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 12	Lee Evans	Rec: 6-80, 1
WR 57	Josh Reed	Rec: 4-45, 0
WR 69	Roscoe Parrish	Rec: 2-30, 0
TE 31	Robert Royal	Rec: 2-15, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

New England Patriots
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	NYJ	A	W 38-14	+24
2	2007-09-16	SD	H	W 38-14	+24
3	2007-09-23	BUF	H	W 38-7	+31
4	2007-10-01	CIN	A	W 34-13	+21
5	2007-10-07	CLE	H	W 34-17	+17
6	2007-10-14	DAL	A	W 48-27	+21
7	2007-10-21	MIA	A	W 49-28	+21
8	2007-10-28	WAS	H	W 52-7	+45
9	2007-11-04	IND	A	W 24-20	+4
10		Bye
11	2007-11-18	BUF	A	W 56-10	+46
12	2007-11-25	PHI	H
13	2007-12-03	BAL	A
14	2007-12-09	PIT	H
15	2007-12-16	NYJ	H
16	2007-12-23	MIA	H
17	2007-12-29	NYG	A

Buffalo Bills
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	DEN	H	L 14-15	-1
2	2007-09-16	PIT	A	L 3-26	-23
3	2007-09-23	NE	A	L 7-38	-31
4	2007-09-30	NYJ	H	W 17-14	+3
5	2007-10-08	DAL	H	L 24-25	-1
6		Bye
7	2007-10-21	BAL	H	W 19-14	+5
8	2007-10-28	NYJ	A	W 13-3	+10
9	2007-11-04	CIN	H	W 33-21	+12
10	2007-11-11	MIA	A	W 13-10	+3
11	2007-11-18	NE	H	L 10-56	-46
12	2007-11-25	JAC	A
13	2007-12-02	WAS	A
14	2007-12-09	MIA	H
15	2007-12-16	CLE	A
16	2007-12-23	NYG	H
17	2007-12-30	PHI	A

Offense Stats Comparison

	NE Offense	BUF Offense	NFL Average
Points for	43.7	18.7	21.3
Rushing yards	112.0	97.3	108.2
Rushing yards per attempt	3.86	3.49	3.95
Completion %	68.7%	64.7%	61.4%
Passing yards	319.3	179.3	213.6
Passing yards per completion	12.35	11.14	10.44
Passing yards per attempt	8.48	7.21	6.41
Interceptions	0.3	1.0	1.1
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.0	0.7
Sacked	1.3	1.7	2.0

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2007 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	NE Defense	BUF Defense	NFL Average
Points against	21.3	15.0	21.3
Rushing yards	102.7	101.0	108.2
Rushing yards per attempt	4.73	3.82	3.95
Completion %	58.4%	58.8%	61.4%
Passing yards	199.7	202.0	213.6
Passing yards per completion	10.27	9.46	10.44
Passing yards per attempt	5.99	5.57	6.41
INT return	1.0	1.0	1.1
Fumble recoveries	1.0	0.7	0.7
Sacks	3.0	0.7	2.0

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Team vs. Team History

New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills
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

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 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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