This is a new experiment at the blog, I am going to write a live diary of the game. We'll see how it goes.
1:05 - Thanks CBS for your excellent coverage. Nothing like watching commercials instead of the opening kickoff.
1:09 - Patriots defense on their heels already, giving up some big runs, especially to Marshawn Lynch. Not the best start for them. Patriots can't make the Bills look like the Saints.
1:12 - McCourty with the breakup, the rookie has been the best defensiveback so far on the Patriots this season. A fieldgoal is forced, I would have preferred to see a better effort to start off this game from the defense.
1:18 - Congratulations to #39 Danny Woodhead for making the active squad and getting some playing time. We all have to be Woodhead fans after watching him in Hard Knocks.
1:19 - Aaron Hernandez end around. this kid is a match up nightmare. A WR/TE is a hard player to find. He is going to always get either a linebacker or the 4th or 5th best CB covering him, and it'll be in his favor.
1:23: Moss.
1:36: Interesting to see Edelman line up at the RB position in the shotgun. Perhaps he will be used in the pass catching role in an attempt to replace Kevin Faulk.
1:45 - Mayo with the sack. He is flying around to the ball today. Would be good to see him blitz more.
1:55 - Brandon Tate not eliciting confidence from Brady with the bad fumble. Let's see how the defense reacts.
2:01 - Bills take the lead off of the turnover. New England is going to have a tough time covering the 14.5 point spread to say the least.
2:08 - Danny Woodhead with his first career NFL touchdown. Great running drive for the Patriots in response to the Bills' score.
2:18 - Patriots defense still on their heels and getting pushed around. Fitzpatrick definitely provides a spark Trent Edwards could not.
2:25 - Brady seems more focused on spreading the ball around today. Good throws to Hernandez, Welker, and Tate so far. Great 24 second drive to score 3 points and get Gostkowski off the schneid after 3 consecutive misses.
2:44 - Moss. Great start to the second half with a good quick touchdown to Moss. Strong throw from Brady, the kind of thing we came to know and love from 2007.
2:48 - Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy. Kick coverage has to make a stop on that play. Just as momentum is in New England's favor, a Buffalo return for a 95 yard score to steal momentum back.
3:01 - Clutch open field tackle by Pat Chung to prevent the first down and force an eventual 51 yard FG miss by Ryan Lindell. Patriots hang on to the lead.
3:08 - One thing about BenJarvus Green-Ellis: though he may not have the straight line speed of the traded Laurence Maroney, when he is hit he always falls forward.
3:11 - Gronked. That man is made for the red zone. Defense needs to make some stops.
3:19 - Rookie LB Cunningham forced the bad throw by Fitzpatrick which resulted in an important interception by Chung. Good to see someone who Belichick actually drafted to rush the passer succeed in doing so.
3:25 - SeaBass, Sebastien Vollmer, was taken out and replaced at RT. Hopefully the future starting left tackle comes back soon, the offensive line has done very well today.
3:30 - Patriots are in total control right now. Evidenced by Brady's mental wherewithal to wait until the play clock was down to 1 second before calling a timeout. Another score puts this out of reach.
3:41 - Devin McCourty is proving to be quite a solid open field tackler. Belichick likes his corners to be competent tacklers.
3:43 - The problem with the young defense: they blew the chance to potentially seal the game on 3rd and 6, and eventually yield the touchdown. A championship quality defense makes the stop there to crush the opponent and end it right there and then.
3:45 - Cool hair, Steve Johnson. Celebration was kind of funny too.
3:49 - Offense shooting themselves in the feet; 1 play resulting in 2 penalties and 1 sack. All it takes is a first down to win this thing.
3:52 - Let's see if the defense can play some ball and win this thing.
3:53 - Brandon Merriweather with the play of the game, huge interception to squelch the comeback chance.
4:03 - Another classic case of Law Firm falling forward, getting the first down, and winning the game.
4:05 - Patriots rebound from the bad Jets loss with a high scoring win. Good to see Moss involved, a strong rushing attack of over 200 yards, and Brady made some great decisions. Defense needs to tighten up, they let up 30 on the NFL's worst offense. When they face teams like Indy, Baltimore or even the Jets again, the chances of them dropping 38 on them will be slim. The young guys need to learn up quick.
Well that's what I got for my running diary of the game. It was fun to write down observations of the game. Maybe I'll do it again next week.
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