7 things to know about the Bills’ Week 16 opponent, the Patriots

Things to know about the Buffalo Bills’ Week 16 opponent, the New England Patriots.

New England Patriots running back Rex Burkhead. Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports

Tom Brady done?

For the first time maybe ever, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady doesn’t look like his old self and he’s openly discussing how frustrating that is.

Last week the Patriots beat the Bengals 34-13, but Brady still wasn’t too happy. He was 15-of-29 passing with 128 yards and two touchdowns and the running game was much better. Brady had accuracy issues vs. the Bengals, missing an open touchdown pass to Mohamed Sanu and another to running back Sony Michel.

Here’s what Brady had to say following the game via Patriots Wire:

“Yeah, but we won, so I’m happy we won,” Brady said during a postgame press conference. “I wish we’d always do better. There’s always things to improve on, even when you win.”

The Patriots aren’t bad at passing the ball, they do sit ninth-overall in that category, averaging 248.1 yards per game. But things just aren’t elite anymore from Brady and the defense leads the way for the Patriots. In three of Brady’s last four games, he hasn’t surpassed 200 yards passing in a game.

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