Welcome to the Unconventional Review, an instant reaction to standouts, stats, and story lines from the Patriots’ game . . .
It’s been clear for a few weeks now, maybe even a month, that the one-season respite is over for the rest of the AFC and the Patriots are again a team to be reckoned with in the playoff race.
On a wild and windy Monday night against the Bills, Bill Belichick and the Patriots delivered an even blunter message: We’re the favorites here, you’re not, and we’ll gladly embarrass you to prove it.
The Patriots won their seventh straight game, their sixth without a loss this season on the road, and put a grip on the top seed in the conference with a 14-10 victory over the Bills – the defending AFC East champions – in which quarterback Mac Jones was required to throw just three passes.