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Five Things to Watch This Week - Week 6

The Patriots play their sixth game of the year at The Ralph against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, October 12 at 1:00 PM.

Whoa... Where was that team in Week 4?  That was the best game they played all year.

Sky not falling.  World not ending.

I think last week's game was pretty close to what I want this team to be.  Run the ball well.  Throw to the TEs.  Play good defense.

We'll see how the next few weeks go.


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Here's five things I'm looking forward to seeing this week:

1) Stevan Ridley - Ridley was pretty fantastic last week.  I'm just worried he's going to blow out an ACL some day doing his "kick in the door" touchdown celebration.

2) Tim Wright - Major Tim Wright sightings last week... like he was actually part of the game plan.  I'm in favor of this.

3) Rob Gronkowski - Gronk is back, right?  We're all feeling pretty good about this?  Yes?  Good.

4) Chandler Jones - I'm huge on Chandler Jones.  Chandler is on his way to stardom.  Let's hope they deploy him the right way.

5) Brian Tyms - It's not like Kenbrell Thompkins was setting the world on fire, but I wasn't wild about the decision to release him.  I still liked having a young WR with some upside.  Tyms better do something.


Did Michael Hoomanawanui have a catch last week?

No.

/sad trombone


Did Stevan Ridley fumble last week?

No!


Was Aaron Dobson active last week?

Yes!


Danny Amendola Reception Tracker:

Amendola now has 4 more receptions than I do for the season.


My prediction: Pats 27, Bills 17

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This week we have Fake Matt Patricia filling for Fake Bill Belichick.

Hello Carbon Based Lifeforms.  I hope this correspondence finds you well.

Matt's been trying to work on his diet as of late.  And Friends... I'll be honest with you... It's a challenge.

I know I need to cut back... But this time of year is tough.  I spend all day around guys like Vince Wilfork and Chris Jones.  Sure, they're great guys... But they're not big on portion control, believe it or not.

There's not a lot Salad Huts or Salad Bells in Foxboro.

It's especially tough with our schedule.  We've had late night games the last 2 weeks in a row.

Instead of just one craft beer at night... I've been drinking 3 beers and a whiskey just to settle down after the late games.  So there's that.

Plus I'm hoping to sneak in a visit to King Richard's Faire this Fall (I gotta get me one of those turkey legs).  I'll be in my Robert Baratheon costume.  Say 'hi' if you see me.

The team travels to Buffalo this weekend.  And if you're ever in Buffalo, make sure you check out Jim's SteakOut.  They've got 11 great locations throughout Western New York.

I guess the diet will have to wait until the offseason.

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