This year hasn’t been a season to remember for Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
The 42-year-old has recently admitted he’s frustrated with the way his team’s offense is performing. A lot of the Pats’ successes are because of their defense, not Brady.
That’s different than much of his career but truthfully, it’s not all on the QB. He’s without several playmakers he could’ve been with, such as Antonio Brown, Josh Gordon and Rob Gronkowski. His offensive line is a wreck, too.
But that second group is getting a jolt of life.
Former first-round pick Isaiah Wynn was activated off the team’s injured reserve list this week, according to Patriots Wire.
Wynn was placed on the injured reserve list with a toe injury after New England’s Week 2 victory over the Miami Dolphins. Wynn also missed his entire rookie season due to an Achilles injury.
Wynn will slide in at Brady’s blindspot, left tackle. In his brief playing time this year, Wynn has graded at an “above average” mark via Pro Football Focus’ grading system with an overall grade of 72.8.
Former Bill and current Patriots, Marshall Newhouse, was filling in for Wynn. He currently grades at a much lower 61.0 overall.
At 7-3 overall, the Bills can still catch the Patriots for the AFC East crown. New England sits at 9-1.
While that could seem unlikely, there’s still to factor in that those two teams will faceoff in what could be a pivotal Week 16 meeting in New England. That game was already flexed into a primetime kickoff slot, a 4:30 p.m. kick on Saturday.
Earlier this year, the Bills fell 16-10 to their divisional rival.
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