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Film room: Bills defense gives up only 11 first downs, but Patriots’ dominates on third down

The New England Patriots are one of three undefeated teams at the first quarter mark of the 2019 regular season, and they are playing great football even though there are of course things to work on.

The Patriots continue to struggle to run the ball consistently, for example, and are having a tough time getting the ball to the edge on runs other than jet sweeps. Although they are also struggling without James Develin, Jakob Johnson made some good blocks on Sunday against the Buffalo Bills.

Buffalo really tightened up on first and second downs and took away the quick passing game that usually helps the offense stay ahead of the chains.