Quote:It will be interesting to see how much Tom Brady plays against the Bills in the Patriots regular season finale.   With the game having no playoff position ramifications and the Bills having a top flight Defensive Line,   the risk of playing Brady extensively could easily exceed the award.

 

With Gronk's injury history,   it might make sense to use Brady and Gronk for two or three drives and then get them out of the game.

 

At the very least,  the Patriots in their current form are the clear favorites in the AFC.   Their Defense seems better than it has in many seasons.    In the last 2 AFC Championship games,  the Patriots suffered an injury to their top CB.   That hurt them greatly against Baltimore and Denver in the respective games.   They can't afford that to happen again this season.