The New England Patriots own home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.
They earned that right Sunday when they destroyed the Buffalo Bills 34-3.
I went to the game but there wasn't much of a game to watch. The game was ugly early and was never entertaining at any point.
The game sucked and it was very cold outside. It was bitter and hard to watch as a Bills fan. The best parts of the experience were tailgating before the game with the 6:30 club and entering my heated van after the game to drop my friends off.
This is where I normally recap the game. Unfortunately today, it is very short.
The Bills started out with a nice drive to go ahead 3-0. They ran the ball well and nearly had a touchdown pass to Stevie Johnson. Unfortunately, the pass went incomplete and they never got into the endzone and were forced settle for a field goal.
After an opening score, the Bills woke up to reality.
Danny Woodhead (free agent fantasy pickup!!!!) scored on a 29 yard touchdown run to put New England up 7-3 and the Patriots rolled on from there.
The Patriots scored 34 unanswered points to win 34-3.
Tom Brady had a good game throwing for 3 touchdowns while Rob Gronkowski had 2 touchdown receptions.
BenJarvis Green Ellis had 104 yards rushing while his partner in Woodhead had 93 yards and a touchdown.
Things didn't look so well on the Bills side of the ball. The Bills turned the ball over 7 times!
Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 251 yards but had 3 interceptions and 2 fumbles. C.J. the "Bills Killer" Spiller added 2 fumbles as well and the Bills got absolutely crushed.
About the only bright spot for the Bills was that Naaman Roosevelt had 4 receptions for 74 yards.
With the loss, the Bills fall to 4-11 and play their season finale next week in East Rutherford against the New York Jets.
Attendance: 68,281
Buffalo's Record: 4-11 (4th in the AFC East)
Interesting Note:
-The Bills had their most turnovers in a game this season (7)
-The Patriots swept the season series
-The Patriots have won 15 straight against the Bills
-The Patriots have clinched home field advantage throughout the playoffs
-The Bills are guaranteed a worse record than last season
-Steve Johnson passed 1,000 receiving yards for the season
Key Facts:
-Brady had his 11th multi-touchdown pass game
-Brady threw for 3 touchdowns
-Rob Gronkowski had 2 touchdown receptions
-The Patriots had 7 takeaways
-Fitzpatrick threw for over 250 yards
Bills Stats:
Ryan Fitzpatrick- 18-37, 251 yards, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles
Freddy Jackson- 13 carries, 81 yards, 6.2 ypc
Naaman Roosevelt- 4 receptions, 74 yards
Stevie Johnson- 5 receptions, 58 yards
Donald Jones- 5 receptions, 54 yards
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