The Patriots have sent four players to the Pro Bowl.  The Patriots hope that they have to cancel their plans due to them being in the Super Bowl.  32-year old QB Tom Brady has made it all the way back from his serious knee injury last season to the Pro Bowl.  Brady has played in 15 games for the Patriots last night and he completed 354 of 539 passes (65.7%) for 4,212 yards with 28 TD passes and 12 INTs (97.4 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 29 times for 44 yards (1.5 ypc) with a TD run.  27-year old OG Logan Mankins has made it to the Pro Bowl.  He is a nasty blocker in both the running game and the passing game.  He has played in 15 games (all starts) for the Patriots this season.  28-year old WR Wes Welker has made it to the Pro Bowl and he definitely deserves it.  He played in 13 games for the Patriots this season and he has caught 122 passes for 1,336 yards (11.0 avg) with 4 TD grabs.  Welker has also carried the ball 5 times for 36 yards (7.2 ypc).  His toughness allows him to go over the middle more than any WR in the league and he has now been rewarded for it.  28-year old DT Vince Wilfork has also made the Pro Bowl despite not having his best season.  Wilfork has played in 13 games this season and he has made 43 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss, 1 forced fumble and 2 passes defensed.  The Patriots hope they have other plans in Miami other than the Pro Bowl.

The Patriots completely destroyed the Jaguars yesterday at Foxboro.  Tom Brady was awesome completing 23 of 26 passes for 267 yards with 4 TD passes and 0 INTs.  Sammy Morris led the way on the ground for the Patriots last night with 95 yards rushing on 12 carries (7.9 ypc) with a TD run.  Fred Taylor (11 car, 35 yards), Laurence Maroney (5 car, 22 yards) and Kevin Faulk (6 car, 41 yards) all pitched in for the Patriots who owned the line of scrimmage in this game.  Wes Welker led the way in the passing game with 13 grabs for 138 yards (10.6 avg) yesterday.  Randy Moss was also very effective catching 4 passes for 45 yards (11.3 avg) with 3 TD grabs!  TE Chris Baker pitched in with 2 catches for 32 yards (16.0 avg) with a TD grab.  The Patriots finished up with 464 total yards on offense (197 rushing, 267 passing) in this game.

Jared Mayo led the way for the Patriots yesterday with 15 tackles and 1 QB hit.  Safety Brandon Meriweather (6 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 interception) and CB Shawn Springs (3 tackles, 2 passes defensed and a interception) also pitched in with big plays for the Patriots in this game.  The Jaguars finished up with 275 total yards on offense (98 rushing, 177 passing) in this game.  The Patriots are now 10-5 on the year.

The New England Patriots (9-5) didn’t play their best on Sunday, but they did enough to beat the Buffalo Bills (5-9).  Randy Moss was probably the Patriots top offensive player, coming off a week where people claimed he quit on plays.  Moss caught 5 passes for 70 yards and 1 touchdown.  It was one of only two touchdowns for the Patriots who managed to get only 224 total yards on the day.  Tom Brady looked was off and threw for only 115 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception on 11/23 passes.  Laurence Maroney ran the ball pretty well, rushing for 81 yards and 1 touchdown on 23 carries.

This was more of a defensive game, and the Patriots defense held down the Bills very well.  The Bills offense put up some similar numbers as the Pats offense.  The Bills were only able to get 241 total yards and the Pats defense held them to 136 passing yards.  They had a hard time with Fred Jackson though, as he rushed for 80 yards on only 15 carries.  This wasn’t exactly a pretty game for either side, but the Patriots got the win.  It was only their second road win of the year.

The New England Patriots (8-5) have not been very good on the road this year, but that will likely change this week as they take on the Buffalo Bills (5-8).  The Patriots have beat the Bills in 12 straight matchups, and I don’t expect this one to be any different despite all of the negative things that have been surrounding the Patriots lately.  Tom Brady is a little banged up, but he still should be able to take advantage of the unimpressive Bills’ defense.  They are better at stopping the pass than the run though, so Laurence Maroney should get a lot of carries.  It’s also probably going to be very cold with snow being a real possibility, giving the Patriots more incentive to run the ball.  That and the fact that the Bills give up 170 rushing yards per game.

Defensively, the Patriots need to keep Terrell Owens in check.  TO has been much more effective lately and has 3 touchdowns in the past four games.  He has been battling an illness though, and may not play because of it.  They will likely be running the ball a lot though, as Fitzpatrick’s numbers have been far from impressive.  They average 113 rushing yards per game, so the Patriots defense needs to be ready for the run.

FINAL SCORE PREDICTION:  New England Patriots 24, Buffalo Bills 14

The Patriots turned to the ground game to pull them through in this game.  With Tom Brady a little gimpy the running backs picked him up today.  Brady completed 19 of 32 passes for 192 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT.  Laurence Maroney was solid with 22 carries for 94 yards (4.3 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 17 yards (8.5 avg).  Kevin Faulk pitched in with 10 carries for 58 yards (5.8 ypc) with a TD run and he also caught 3 passes for 17 yards (5.7 avg).  Sammy Morris even got in on the action today with 6 carries for 35 yards (5.8 ypc).  Wes Welker carried the passing game for the Patriots today with 10 grabs for 105 yards (10.5 avg).  TE Ben Watson pitched in with 3 grabs for 37 yards (12.3 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Randy Moss disappeared right before our very eyes today as he only caught 1 pass for 16 yards.  The Patriots finished up with 377 total yards on offense (185 rushing, 192 passing) in his game as they held onto the football for 34:15!

LB Jared Mayo (7 tackles) and safety James Sanders (7 tackles, 1 pass defensed) led the way for the Patriots on D today.  The Panthers finished up with 305 total yards on offense in this game (126 rushing, 179 passing).  The Patriots are now 8-5 on the season as they stay one game ahead of the Dolphins and Jets who both won today.