If the Buffalo Bills somehow win in Gillette Stadium, it will be the biggest win for a long, long time.
I’m not exactly confident heading into it, but as you know by now, these are BOLD predictions… Let’s get into it.
Tom Brady will not throw a touchdown
This may sound crazy at first glance, but in the last matchup only three weeks ago, Brady did not throw a touchdown. Granted, he didn’t need to do too much; they ran all over the Bills. However, Brady did look a little off his usual self.
If Buffalo is to have a chance of winning in New England, they will need Brady to have a similar showing or worse. I’m expecting the Bills defense to show up in a big way come Sunday, don’t be surprised to see Tre White grab himself another interception.
Shady McCoy to run for 100 yards, have 50 yards receiving
The best chance the Bills have of winning is if the run game gets going early and stays that way. The longer the ball is out of Brady’s hands, the better and that all happens if Shady has a good day. New England’s run defense isn’t that good; Shady was averaging 6.2 yards per carry before the Bills gave up on the run for no reason last time the teams met.
We know Tyrod and receivers don’t mix, so Shady will have to feature heavily in the passing game too, as he did against Miami. I’m sensing a big game with a touchdown both rushing and receiving.
Bills defense to stop the run
Probably the biggest and boldest prediction of the lot. The Bills run defense has been overall, very bad for quite a long time now and if they’re to win against the Patriots, that needs to change. With Matt Milano getting more snaps now, the overall play of the defense should improve, he is a far superior player to Ramon Humber.
Kyle Williams is questionable, the Bills are going to need a big game from him to get close to shutting down the run game.
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Remember these are bold predictions, we all know what the Bills are like against New England. Let us know what your predictions are for the game!