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Originally Posted by gold_and_red
Thank you for bringing up the Bills, a primetime road game in a rabid stadium. Didn't the Pats run the ball at will? Yet I remember a close game deep into the 4th quarter. Did the fast LBs of the Bills take away the pass catching RBs? I feel that is the biggest mismatch in NE's favor more so than running the ball.
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1st meeting Sony didn't play and they protected Gronk (now they just use him to block)
2nd meeting Sony and the running game did whatever they wanted.
IMO both games the Pats pretty much controlled. I wasn't really all that stressed about them. BUF can be a pain in the ass.
Bills LBs have speed but not stout.
Keep in mind this is a different Pats team. They've spent all year (and the offseason) to develop the running game and it's paying off.
If I were you guys I'd load 6-7 in the box and focus on Sony. Blitz every now and then and double White every snap. Bracket Edelman.
Let Hogan and Dorsett prove they can beat you. They are average.
If we had 2014 Gronk it's a different game but he doesn't have the quickness out of his breaks anymore and takes him a while to build up speed. You can handle him with single coverage short.