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Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots: Rookie review

The Buffalo Bills exorcised and eviscerated some demons on Monday Night Football against the New England Patriots in a 38-9 win that started out close, but quickly became a blowout. The Patriots’ offense couldn’t string drives together—or finish them—and their defense wasn’t able to stop Buffalo’s passing attack. As has been the case all season, the rookies were contributors, but not decisive factors in the game. More about how each rookie performed against the Patriots below.

The Patriots attacked him early in the run game with some read-option plays, which the rookie pass rusher defended reasonably well, although some of the play calls left him with no ‘good’ option to take.