Shaw66 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Image Credit: © David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports You want big-time, winning football? Bills 33, Patriots 21. Big-time, winning football. On the road. First place in the division at stake. Up against the greatest coach, ever. Physically dominated by the Patriots three weeks earlier. Injuries. COVID complications. What does a good team do in that situation? Take control of the game early and never let go. Be the better team for 60 minutes. That’s what the Bills did to the Patriots. It was a masterpiece. Every way. It was Sean McDermott’s masterpiece. That was the kind of win that’s on the resumes of great coaches. © David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports Defense. Open the game with a 3 and out for -6 yards. Hold the Patriots 50 yards below their season yardage average, 5 points below their points average. Two takeaways. Hand Mac Jones his worst passing day of the season. Offense. Follow the opening three and out with a touchdown drive. Score on every possession following a Patriot score. Score to end the half. Score to open the third quarter. Go on a dominating drive in the fourth quarter to bleed the clock and get the touchdown to put the game out of reach. Brian Daboll had everything he needed to attack the Patriot defense. Josh Allen. Made a few overthrows but hey, Allen was superb, again. Three touchdown passes, plus a drop in the end zone by Sanders. Third down completions. There were beautiful throws all over the field, none more beautiful than Allen’s rocket to Diggs for a TD, and Diggs’s catch. The backhanded flip to Diggs. The backhanded flip to Knox. Dynamic runs. The week before the game, Belichick said the Bills offense goes through Allen. That means the Belichick defensive approach should have been take away Allen. Take away Allen? No can do. More about Allen later. © Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports Stefon Diggs. The man is a playmaker. Isaiah McKenzie. Talk about stepping up!. Wow! He dropped one, but WOW! The guy made some outstanding catches. The offensive line, especially after Boettger went down, had an excellent game. They protected Allen, and they created space for Singletary. They were ready. Harrison Phillips, again. Tremaine Edmunds hitting, again. AJ Klein made his additional snaps count. The Bills went to New England determined to win. Not just to win the game. They came to New England to win every play. They knew how to win. They focused on winning, and they stayed focused. © David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports What’s been one of the constants in Bills’ losses over the past few seasons? Not every loss, but a lot of them? The look on Josh Allen’s face in the final few minutes, that’s what. Flushed, maybe a bit frightened. Sometimes staring blankly, sitting on the bench as the game unwinds. Even when he wins, Allen’s face often flashes with immature excitement. None of that on Sunday in Foxboro. The face of Josh Allen against the Patriots was the face of a grown man in charge. In the fourth quarter it was his game. His face said it. Josh is on a path to greatness. He has been for four years. Against the Patriots he took another big step. GO BILLS!!! Billsfans.com - Shaw66 Related: Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots Week 16 game preview Buffalo Bills vs. Carolina Panthers - A Few Thoughts about the Panthers Game, in no particular order Bills Snap Two-Game Losing Streak with 31-14 Win over Carolina THE ROCKPILE REVIEW - Panthers Don't Have Enough to Stop the Bills THE ROCKPILE REVIEW - Still Some Building to be Done THE ROCKPILE REVIEW - The Six-Game Season Begins View full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Great write-up, @Shaw66 The Bills were the better team today! I look forward to the next 10-15 years of Buffalo Bills with Josh Allen at the helm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinga Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Glad to see your write-ups over here Shaw. I've always enjoyed them at other sites! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpetCrawler Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 4 hours ago, Shaw66 said: None of that on Sunday in Foxboro. The face of Josh Allen against the Patriots was the face of a grown man in charge. In the fourth quarter it was his game. His face said it. Amen to that. His face does does mirror the state of the game very often. Today it was all game face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Awesome write up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figster Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Bravo old man!!! Perfection... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Great job, @Shaw66. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figster Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 On 12/27/2021 at 12:59 AM, CarpetCrawler said: Amen to that. His face does does mirror the state of the game very often. Today it was all game face. The whole team followed his lead and you could see the focus and determination on every play. Starting at the top with McD the Buffalo Bills football team from start to finish was on a mission. It was a sight for sore eyes my friend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpetCrawler Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 9 hours ago, Figster said: The whole team followed his lead and you could see the focus and determination on every play. Starting at the top with McD the Buffalo Bills football team from start to finish was on a mission. It was a sight for sore eyes my friend... Maturation and focus 👍👊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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