Back on Track

The New England Patriots bounced back from last week's loss to the New York Jets with a much needed win against the ailing Buffalo Bills. Tom Brady led the charge and spread out the ball, going 21-27, with 252 yards and three touchdowns in a solid performance at Gillette stadium.

Although the defense gave up some points and the Bills would just not go away, the Patriots held on after breaking away from the pesky Bills. The Bills kept it close for the majority of the game going into halftime only down by one point with the Patriots lead at 17-16. At one point in the fourth quarter, the Patriots pulled away to a 38-23 lead. The Bills scored a late touchdown to make the game 38-31, and they made things interesting for awhile.

Tom Brady and the Pats improved to 16-1 against the Bills and won their 14th straight overall game since 2003 against Buffalo. Randy Moss scored two of three touchdown passes from Brady and had key performances from a new acquisition from the Jets. Danny Woodhead, who was signed this week after the injury to Kevin Faulk, scored his first career touchdown.

Randy Moss, Woodhead, Rookie Tight End Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez played big in this week's game. BenJarvus Green-Ellis led the attack on the ground with 98 yards rushing on 16 carries and one touchdown. On defense, Patrick Chung and Brandon Meriweather made key interceptions.

It appears the Patriots could be back on track, but the Bills kept it close. Should we be concerned or relieved about their performance? Offensively, they looked sharp but they gave up points they shouldn't have on defense. For now, they look like they worked out some bugs. We'll see how next week goes against the 2-1 Dolphins.

The AFC East is up for grabs among the 3-0 Jets and the 2-1 Patriots and Dolphins. The 0-3 Bills look like they might just not recover this year. Lets hope the Pats are back on track and keep the momentum going, but they have their work cut out for them.