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Last season it was Week 1 and the Patriots had come to the tough decision of unloading Lawyer Malloy due in large part to cap problems. Malloy enjoyed the 1<SUP>st</SUP> game of the season as his Bills whipped the Pats 31-0 on this field.<O></O>
In the last regular season game NE got their revenge by the same score and all that’s happened since is a Super Bowl title and the strengthening of the run game with the acquisition of Corey Dillon. The former <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1:STATE><ST1LACE>Washington</ST1LACE></ST1:STATE> Huskie is averaging 5.2 YPC so far.<O></O>
<ST1:CITY><ST1LACE>Buffalo</ST1LACE></ST1:CITY> is 4-12 SU their last 16 games averaging only 12.1 PPG during that span. Drew Bledsoe would be hard pressed to find many teams wanting him as a starter right now as his lack of mobility combined with the Bills OL woes led to his being sacked an incredible 7 times last week.<O></O>
NE held <ST1:STATE><ST1LACE>Arizona</ST1LACE></ST1:STATE> to a whopping 37 TOTAL YARDS last week and shouldn’t have much of a problem with Travis Henry who is averaging only 3.2 YPC. <ST1:CITY><ST1LACE>Buffalo</ST1LACE></ST1:CITY> is also 4-10 ATS at home vs. a division rival.
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Last season it was Week 1 and the Patriots had come to the tough decision of unloading Lawyer Malloy due in large part to cap problems. Malloy enjoyed the 1<SUP>st</SUP> game of the season as his Bills whipped the Pats 31-0 on this field.<O></O>
In the last regular season game NE got their revenge by the same score and all that’s happened since is a Super Bowl title and the strengthening of the run game with the acquisition of Corey Dillon. The former <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1:STATE><ST1LACE>Washington</ST1LACE></ST1:STATE> Huskie is averaging 5.2 YPC so far.<O></O>
<ST1:CITY><ST1LACE>Buffalo</ST1LACE></ST1:CITY> is 4-12 SU their last 16 games averaging only 12.1 PPG during that span. Drew Bledsoe would be hard pressed to find many teams wanting him as a starter right now as his lack of mobility combined with the Bills OL woes led to his being sacked an incredible 7 times last week.<O></O>
NE held <ST1:STATE><ST1LACE>Arizona</ST1LACE></ST1:STATE> to a whopping 37 TOTAL YARDS last week and shouldn’t have much of a problem with Travis Henry who is averaging only 3.2 YPC. <ST1:CITY><ST1LACE>Buffalo</ST1LACE></ST1:CITY> is also 4-10 ATS at home vs. a division rival.