GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: NEW ENGLAND (9-0) at BUFFALO (5-4)

NFL: NEW ENGLAND (9-0) at BUFFALO (5-4)

<h3>Bills put four-game winning streak on line vs. Patriots</h3>



New England (9-0) at Buffalo (5-4) Sunday 8:15 pm EST

ORCHARD PARK, New York (Ticker) -- The New England Patriots arenot the only team in the AFC East on a roll.


The Patriots put their unbeaten record on the line when theyvisit the surprising Buffalo Bills on Sunday night.

Buffalo, which opened the season with three consecutive lossesand a slew of season-ending injuries, slowly has crept back intoplayoff contention, running off four consecutive victories.

Only New England and the Green Bay Packers are riding winningstreaks that long.


The Bills certainly aren't winning in the spectacular fashion ofthe Patriots, who have won all but two of their games by21-point margins.


However, since a 38-7 loss at New England in Week Three,Buffalo's only loss was a 25-24, Monday night home defeat to theDallas Cowboys, who scored nine points in the final 20 secondsto escape with the win.


Instead, the Bills have shown great resolve, winning their pastthree games despite not having led entering the fourth quarter.

Rookie running back Marshawn Lynch is having a solid season forthe Bills. However, he injured his ankle late in Sunday's 13-10victory over the Miami Dolphins and was scheduled to undergo anMRI exam Tuesday.


Against the Dolphins, Lynch scored on a three-yard run and alsoadded the game-tying two-point conversion before setting up RianLindell's game-winning 34-yard field goal with 48 secondsremaining.


In the previous week, Lynch rumbled for a career-high 153 yardsand a TD in a 33-21 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.

The only thing that has stopped the Patriots was last week'sbye. New England got its first test the previous week, rallyingfrom a 10-point deficit in the final nine minutes to upend thedefending Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts, 24-20.

It was the only time the Patriots have scored under 34 pointsthis season. In the first meeting with the Bills, New Englandtrailed, 7-3, after one quarter, but Tom Brady threw a pair ofTD passes in the final 5:08 of the first half to start a run of35 unanswered points.


New England has won the past eight meetings and 13 of the last14 in the series.

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 0
BUFFALO 0 14:53 LEFT, 1ST QTR

BUF BALL ON BUF 18 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 0
BUFFALO 0 12:51 LEFT, 1ST QTR

NWE BALL ON BUF 13 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NFL TD NWE
LAURENCE MARONEY 6 YD RUN
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)

NEW ENGLAND 7
BUFFALO 0 12:17 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 7
BUFFALO 0 12:17 LEFT, 1ST QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 37 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NFL TD NWE
RANDY MOSS 43 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)

NEW ENGLAND 14
BUFFALO 0 8:04 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 14
BUFFALO 0 7:59 LEFT, 1ST QTR

BUF BALL ON BUF 18 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NFL TD BUF
ROSCOE PARRISH 47 YD PASS FROM J.P. LOSMAN
(RIAN LINDELL KICK)

NEW ENGLAND 14
BUFFALO 7 3:38 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 14
BUFFALO 7 3:29 LEFT, 1ST QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 28 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NFL END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEW ENGLAND 14 14
BUFFALO 7 7 END, 1ST QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: NWE - TD, LAURENCE MARONEY 6 YD RUN (STEPHEN
GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 2:43. Drive: 2
plays, 13 yards in 0:34. Key plays:
Gay 21-yard interception return
plus 14-yard unnecessary roughness
penalty on Bills' Walker to Buffalo
13. NEW ENGLAND 7-0
NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 43 YD PASS FROM TOM
BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK),
6:56. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards in
2:18. Key plays: T Brady 15-yard
pass to Watson on 3rd-and-3 to
Buffalo 41. NEW ENGLAND 14-0
BUF - TD, ROSCOE PARRISH 47 YD PASS FROM J.P.
LOSMAN (RIAN LINDELL KICK), 11:22.
Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards in 4:26.
Key plays: Losman 12-yard pass to
Reed to Buffalo 30; Thomas 2-yard
run on 3rd-and-1 to Buffalo 41;
Losman 13-yard pass to Gaines to
New England 46. NEW ENGLAND 14-7</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NFL NEW ENGLAND 14
BUFFALO 7 14:55 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NFL TD NWE
RANDY MOSS 16 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)

NEW ENGLAND 21
BUFFALO 7 14:53 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 21
BUFFALO 7 14:45 LEFT, 2ND QTR

BUF BALL ON BUF 45 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 21
BUFFALO 7 12:45 LEFT, 2ND QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 16 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NFL TD NWE
RANDY MOSS 6 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)

NEW ENGLAND 28
BUFFALO 7 6:33 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 28
BUFFALO 7 6:27 LEFT, 2ND QTR

BUF BALL ON BUF 13 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 28
BUFFALO 7 2:49 LEFT, 2ND QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 28 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 1ST HALF

NEW ENGLAND 28
BUFFALO 7

NWE BALL ON NWE 42 YD LINE
2ND AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NFL TD NWE
RANDY MOSS 17 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)

NEW ENGLAND 35
BUFFALO 7 0:10 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BUFFALO

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 35
BUFFALO 7 0:04 LEFT, 2ND QTR

BUF BALL ON BUF 43 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>