The last time the New England Patriots played a game in Buffalo, the team’s offense had a hard time moving the football consistently against a strongly performing Bills defense. The unit had scored only 12 points on four Stephen Gostkowski field goals through three quarters, before a James White rushing touchdown early in the fourth period put the team up 18-6. A Devin McCourty pick-six finally sealed the deal in the visitors’ favor.
The Patriots will return to New Era Field on Sunday, and when listening to offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels one gets the impression that he knows his club might be in for yet another dog fight — it would be the first of the 2019 regular season after New England won each of its first three games of the year in blowout fashion: “This is certainly one of the best defenses in the league and it has been for a while,” he said.