Live Blogging from Bills-Patriots

Game over, Patriots 20, Bills 10: Another game against the Patriots and another loss for the Bills. It's now 10 straight losses to the Pats, who have won 15 of the last 16 meetings. It's true the Bills are banged up, but a healthy roster might not have made much of a difference. The Patriots are better, just like the Jets and Dolphins were when they beat the Bills. So much for the playoff talk. A winning season is in jeopardy the way these guys are playing. --- Allen Wilson

Halftime: The Patriots went into the locker room with a 10-3, which should be considered a small victory for the Bills considering most of the recent matchups here have been over before halftime. The score is only as close as it is because Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski missed a 49-yard field goal late in the second quarter. New England gets the ball to open the second half, so we'll see what happens. ---Allen Wilson

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- No surprises on the Bills' inactive list. Donte Whitner, Aaron Schobel, Brad Butler and Josh Reed are all out. Newcomer Teddy Lehman is inactive at linebacker. Blake Costanzo is the first linebacker off the bench. You think they're a little thin there? Kawika Mitchell was hobbled by a sore ankle during the week, so the Bills better hope he's close to 100 percent today. You can count on the Pats testing Mitchell early and often to see how well he can move laterally against the quick passing game.

Terrence Wheatley, the Pats' rookie cornerback, is out.  That means Deltha O'Neal, who has been something of a sieve, is back at starting left corner for the home club. It would be nice if the Bills could take advantage of that matchup. The Pats have given up a lot of big plays through the air, so the Bills need to take advantage. Hey, maybe Roscoe Parrish could actually have a big game! Parrish is complaining about not getting the ball enough, again. He said he's more than a punt return specialist. Well, the Bills are certainly paying him to be more than that.

It would help if Parrish got open and proved himself as a reliable target for Trent Edwards. He hasn't has more than four catches in a game since the Dallas game last season. Last week, Parrish had 51 yards receiving. That was the third time in his career that he had more than 50 yards receiving in a game. He has had more than 56 yards in a game ONCE in his four-year career. He had four catches for 104 yards against the Jets in the third game of the 2006 season.

The Bills need someone to contribute as a second wide receiver. The Pats have a history of taking Lee Evans out of games. In his last four games against New England, Evans has eight total catches for 72 yards and no touchdowns. Clearly, this would be an ideal week for rookie James Hardy to have some sort of impact. A catch, perhaps?

Comments

[AC]

Jauron is so weak he couldn't even throw the Red Flag..Get rid of him ....Defensive coordinator cud go also, he stinks.....

[matt]

Mauron is just pathetic! He has not guts and his team plays like a bunch of unemotional losers! The O-Line is awful, Hardy is a no-show and the defensive is just maddening.....year after year we watch the same 3 slow defensive ends get no pressure on the QB and Perry refuses to blitz, so his defense gets picked apart! Another 9 minute drive to end the game.
Hey Mauron - How about going for it at the end of the first half......what did you have to lose!

[Frank Brutus]

If you think the Bills performance was atrocious then imagine how Bill Bellicheck felt. He must have been absolutely astonished that our team was so unprepared. He didn't even need to review the videotapes he had from our closed practices or use the plays that he had designed after reading the Bills playbook. When I watch a Bills game I don't plan on seeing a comedy...I want drama and excitement. If I wanted comedy I would have logged on to buffaloruse.com!
This team is in trouble.

[Jim in Anchorage]

Bad spelling I know- trying to watch eagles-giants-not good multi-tasker

[Jim in Anchorage]

Kim that posted 3 times because this site is immpossable-You can say get a life but I like the bills and I wish it was easyer to make comments

[Kim]

Wow. I have no idea why that posted three times.

[Kim]

He does need to get 25 carries a game but unfortunately that's only 25 yards a game so we have to throw sometime. We can't run.
Pass rush??? I could go out and play quarterback and not one Bill would lay a hand on me and I'm a girl. And a slow girl at that.

[Kim]

He does need to get 25 carries a game but unfortunately that's only 25 yards a game so we have to throw sometime. We can't run.
Pass rush??? I could go out and play quarterback and not one Bill would lay a hand on me and I'm a girl. And a slow girl at that.

[Kim]

He does need to get 25 carries a game but unfortunately that's only 25 yards a game so we have to throw sometime. We can't run.
Pass rush??? I could go out and play quarterback and not one Bill would lay a hand on me and I'm a girl. And a slow girl at that.

[TinaA]

Lynch needs to get at least 25 carries a game, it's ridiculous when you have third and one and we're throwing the ball. No pass rush whatsoever so we're making avg QB's look like superstars! The offensive play calling is terrible and Dick allows this garbage to continue to pile up...it's time to throw out the trash!

[Buffalo Will]

Anyone know of the last NFL team to start the season 5-1 and NOT make the playoffs? Jauron was totally outcoached again today. Completely gutless on 4th and 3 before halftime, at Pats 39 yd. line and he punts the ball. Reminds me of Gregg Williams. Play not to lose, or should I say not to win!! Gutless, Gutless, Gutless!! At least Gregg Williams was somewhat more animated and seemed to care. Jauron looks like he is dead and/or clueless on the sidelines!! Good thing the Bills didn't cave-in to Jason Peter’s demands. He’s looking overpaid right now at just under $4 million per year. They would be having buyer’s remorse - like they are now with Dick "The Zombie" Jauron!! Talk about buyer’s remorse!! We have this guy 3 more years!!?? OMG!!!

[John]

Hello, Dick Jauro...Are you with us??? Wake up for once and get in the game, this is football for crying out loud. You're too dawn DULL, and look confused. No disrespect, but please, get in the game, SERIOUSLY...
THIS TEAMS STINCKS.......

[CapeBob]

Three points against a marginal patriots defense, please don't tell me Trent Edwards is the answer. He has been terrible the last 3 weeks. He got lucky in a couple of games in the beginning of the year.

[AL]

buffalo has no running game lynch stinks, he can only run if the whole defensive line falls down, lets get a real nfl running back

[Kim]

Edwards is terrible. And, like the rest of the quarterbacks we've had since Jim Kelly, he looks worse each week. Our line is the biggest in the NFL and those fat slobs couldn't move a pee-wee team out of the way. I especially love that two weeks in a row, the defense has allowed the opposing team to keep the ball and eat up the whole fourth quarter. And, if I hear one more time that "this is a hard working group" I'm gonna puke. To quote Jim Moora "Playoffs???? Playoffs????" We'll be lucky if we win one more game.

[Lloyd Marshall, Jr.]

I predicted 31-17 for NE. It was only 20-10. Still, the Bills D was exposed by the Pats' run and pass games; Lynch was no "beast;" and until the 14-yard TD pass to Hardy late in the game, Edwards was victimized by the Pats' passs rush, not to mention his 2 INT's.

Hey, Ralph... do the right thing and cut Jauron and company(except Bobnby April) loose. The Bills need a real coach, and the fans would like to see better results from now onward.

[ed]

the new season starts next week on monday night football bills start a new streak and go on to win the division. they are better than this we will get our revenge in the end. BUFFALO 27 CLEVELAND 10 GO BILLS!!!!

[football fan]

A sure cure for insomnia. What a train wreck on both sides of the ball.

Please, please, just once, draft a couple of big guys that can actually play. McCargo, Tim Anderson, Denney, Kelsay, Preston...enough already. If I hear one more time how they have "great motors" I'll puke. Find some athletes that can play with a mean streak! A pass rush or run blocker (or 2 or 3) would be nice. Don't bother letting John Guy give out any more of Ralph's money to stiffs like Derrick Dockery or Melvin Fowler either. Jeesh this team is dreadful.

[bucketass]

rex grossman is a free agent next year!!!!!!!! yay for chicago

[Jim in Anchorage]

They can move to Pluto for all I care

[bucketass]

jason peters........we need bernadette peters!!!!!!!1

[Bruceter]

This was an embarassment.A more suitable score would have been 35-3.They just toyed with us.

[BillsVA]

Like Marv used to say, "run and stop the run" these bills can't do either. It doesn't help that our coaches are out of ideas and have zero emotion.

[Brian]

this is what they do to us year after year! im done wasting my Sundays!

[Brian]

Move the team to Toronto already and stop torturing us!

[Vernon]

you guys are all right about everything but bringing Losman, he just sucks, a true lost cause! But once again our Bills NEVER lets us down. I like our coach but looking at him during a game that were loosing just pisses me off. He looks like he's lost, or trying to figure out what he's having for dinner that night. I can't stand it! Our secondary is not there, we all know that so where was our offense? We need the need to win period but I think we lost it, we need to find it and need to get those people off the injury list. It seems like people are sitting out with things like headaches. COME ON BUFFALO WE NEED A GOOD SEASON....

[GJ]

My opinion

Jauron looks like he's dead, no emotion, no nothing. Football is emotional, the coach needs to be

The head coach can't even throw a red flag challange

Jauron took no chances in this game. No one expected Buffalo to win, why not go for it instead of what we have seen in the last 3 weeks?

The O line sucks. Either it's the line coach, offensive coach or the talent on the line. In any case, major changes need to be made.

Did I say Jauron can't even throw the red flag properly?

Time to use up Losman and save Edwards for next year. If things go the way they are, Edwards will be injured soon. Not good.

Did Wilson give Jauron a 3 year extension? Not good. Wilson will be dead soon and should have left it to a new owner. Jauron will never be a Saban or Levy.

The team is a mess, needs a complete overhaul with the coaches, players, and management.

Didn't the Bills play scared today? Like losers. Like Jauron. Like Wilson.

I'm SO TIRED of the same thing over and over again. It's like the whole coaching staff, except for April, are doing just enought to keep Wilson happy and drawing paychecks.

What a let down....

[Billy]

The no heart Bills !

[Rojo10]

"We want Losman!! Trent has been bad the last 3 weeks."

Haha! your kidding right?

[CapeBob]

We want Losman!! Trent has been bad the last 3 weeks.

[Rojo10]

Now there's someone who knows the game of football. Doesn't know the difference between a QB who stinks and a QB that plays in a pathetic system. This offense is bad for one major reason. THE O-LINE IS TERRIBLE. Thats where it starts. Same as all the idiots who blamed bledsoe when he was getting zero time to through the ball. There 11-men on the field people, WAKE UP!

[Mike]

what the heck happened at the end? Bills end up with the ball, refs signal it for us then change their mind but don't take a look at it. Game over.

This league is awful.

[mark]

Looking good, Trent Losman, I mean Edwards. Three games in a row now where you have been sub par.

[Bills In Knoxville]

3 afc east games - 3 losses...long Buffalo Winter!

[Bills In Knoxville]

You have got to be kidding me....the last 3 games have been a disaster...talk about borring football!

[Rojo10]

No running game and no pass rush. Its been this way from the first game. I knew it would catch up with us. This team will be mediocre(like jaurons coaching) until they rebuild the d-line and o-line with quality personel. By the way Schobels return isn't the answer.

[Train Wreck]

doesn't matter though, the Bills are bad enough to lose this game on their own demerits.

[buffalobeliever]

how corrupt are these officials???

ridiculous first two series.

edwards takes a hit in the head, no flag.

moss hit on a crossing pattern, flag.

receiver clearly out of bounds, calls it in.

jauron seeks a review, officials are not even looking for him to challenge the call.

nice 7 pt spread by the officials over first 4 minutes of the game.

have we seen this corrupt script in new england a few times before???

i think so.