Tom Brady laid his 41-year-old body on the line in the first half for the Patriots against the Buffalo Bills. The quarterback, best known for carving defenses apart from inside the pocket, left the relative safety behind his offensive line to keep two scoring drives alive.
Early in the first quarter, New England faced 3rd and 2 from the Buffalo 35-yard line. Brady tossed the football to Julian Edelman, then “blocked” Bills linebacker Lorenzo Alexander. Maybe it wasn’t quite a block, but Brady did stay in the way long enough to allow Edelman to motor for six yards and a first down.