I see some posts about how many yards/points the Patriots gave up to Taylor. Remember, aside from that first drive in the 1st quarter, and mid/late during the 4th quarter when all they could do was throw the ball to try and come back from the huge hole they found themselves in early, he wasn't doing much. If Brady wasn't looking for the knockout punch so often in the 4th quarter, Bills don't even get the positions to mount that "comeback."

 

Now, the fact they gave up those big plays concerns me, but if you are just heaving the ball down the field, and he got picked as well, so doing that every down will hurt you in the long run, but if you are all pass late in the game, chances are you are losing anyway, so those numbers can mount when it really doesn't matter. I was really never worried late in that game we would lose. It was more angry that they were allowing it.

 

Same with week 1 in Pittsburgh. Those late numbers and score really were not indicative of the way the game as a whole was played.

 

I don't expect the Patriots to give up points like that this week late in the game.

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