Bruschi returns, Dillon follows suit, and Patriots somehow beat peppy Buffalo Bills
The bad news is that the Patriots secondary still stinks. To make things worse, the run defense stinks, too, or at least it did against the Buffalo Bills. Fortunately, there were some good news as well, most notably Tedy Bruschi’s improbable return to football after his stroke shortly after the Patriots latest Super Bowl victory. Another positive was Corey Dillon’s return to active duty, tentative at first, he gathered steam in the second half and took some pressure off a New England defense that had spent almost the entire first half on the field.
Most importantly, the New England Patriots somehow beat the Buffalo Bills, 21 - 16, in spite of being outplayed badly for about 50 minutes of the game.
Bottom line: The Patriots remain a mess of a team on both sides of the ball, and special teams isn’t anything to write home about either. Luckily, there’s still enough season left for the Patriots to put together a post-season challenge.
