Green-Ellis and Patriots keep Bills reeling with 20-10
victory
Patriots rookie runner BenJarvus Green-Ellis had his best game
as a pro, Matt Cassel had a solid one and the free-falling Bills had another bad
one.
Add a dominating performance by New England’s defense, and Buffalo’s hopes in
the tight AFC East race suffered a serious blow in the Patriots 20-10 win
Sunday.
Green-Ellis, an undrafted rookie from Mississippi playing because three running
backs are hurt, rushed for 105 yards on 26 carries and scored on a 1-yard run
with 1:57 left, his fourth straight game with a touchdown.
Cassel, the steadily improving replacement for Tom Brady, scored on a 13-yard
run on the Patriots first series. He directed the offense with poise and
completed 23 of 34 passes for 234 yards.
And the defense held the Bills to 58 yards in the second half—while the offense
piled up 192. The Patriots had the only two interceptions of the game.
The Patriots (6-3) moved a game ahead of the Bills (5-4), who are 1-4 since
winning their first four games. The New York Jets routed St. Louis 47-3 and
remained tied with New England...more
Scoring Summary
BUF - NE
1st Quarter
10:39
NE
TD
Matt Cassel rushed up the middle for 13 yard gain
(Stephen Gostkowski made PAT)
0 - 7
2nd Quarter
13:25
NE
FG
Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 32-yard field goal
0 - 10
7:05
BUF
FG
Rian Lindell kicked a 25-yard field goal
3 - 10
3rd Quarter
8:11
NE
FG
Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 37-yard field goal
3 - 13
4th Quarter
1:57
NE
TD
BenJarvus Green-Ellis rushed to the left for 1 yard gain
(Stephen Gostkowski made PAT)
3 - 20
1:42
BUF
TD
Trent Edwards passed to James Hardy to the right for 14
yard gain (Rian Lindell made PAT)
10 - 20
Team Statistics
BUF
NE
First Downs
10
23
Passing
8
11
Rushing
2
11
Penalty
0
1
Third Down Efficiency
5-11
11-18
Fourth Down Efficiency
0-0
0-0
TOTAL NET YARDS
168
370
Total Plays
43
78
Average Gain Per Play
3.9
4.7
NET YARDS RUSHING
60
144
Rushes
18
43
Average Per Rush
3.3
3.3
NET YARDS PASSING
108
226
Completions-Attempts
13-23
23-34
Yards Per Pass Play
4.3
6.5
Times Sacked
2
1
Yards Lost to Sacks
12
8
Had Intercepted
2
0
PUNTS
5
2
Average Punt
41.6
41.5
PENALTIES
3
2
Penalty Yards
22
15
FUMBLES
0
1
Fumbles Lost
0
1
TIME OF POSSESSION
22:20
37:40
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Preview:
The Buffalo Bills opened
the season with their best start
in 13 years before playing a
division rival. Since then
they've gotten off to an
inauspicious start within the
AFC East, and now a meeting with
the five-time defending division
champions looms. The Bills look
to rebound from back-to-back
losses and shake up the logjam
at the top of the East on Sunday
when they visit the New England
Patriots, who have dominated the
rivalry under coach Bill
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Pick: Edwards vs. Cassel
will be an interesting head-to-head match-up, but we just cant pick against the
Patriots at home again this week. The Patriots will probably come out on top in
a hard fought battle, but Buffalo covers. Patriots 21 - Bills 20
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