Joey’s Big Takeaways From Patriots vs. Bills (Including How Buffalo Cheated)

Joey from the CYY Morning Show delivers his thoughts after the Patriots/Bills game on Sunday.

Another week of Rex Ryan flapping his world beater gums and another Sunday of Rex Ryan disappointment, feels good doesn't it Patriots fans? All week Ryan touted his Bills and the team that would dethrone the Patriots as the AFC beast, but ultimately Ryan and the Bills ended up being Carl Weathers in this classic scene from the movie Predator. The Patriots are Ahhhhnold of course.

Here are a few other things to takeaway from Sunday's big game.

1. TOM BRADY IS TAKING THIS SEASON PERSONALLY

466 yards and 3 touchdowns means that Brady isn't messing around. I'm starting to think all of the Bart Scott yapping, Bill Polian condemning and Mark Brunell crying that went on in the offseason about how Brady "needed" to use deflated balls to win turned Tom into a 28 year old quarterback, not a 38 year old one. Brady's vendetta against the entire NFL appears to be very real and very large and should make for one hell of a fun season for any Patriots fan.

2. WERE THE BILLS CHEATING ALL AFTERNOON LONG?

According to a report bright and early Monday morning from Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk, the Buffalo Bills were bending, if not breaking, clearly stated NFL rules all afternoon long on Sunday. The rules state that the home team cannot play music or sound effects once the opposing team has broken huddle OR once the center is over the ball. Video from yesterday's game shows multiple occasions in which the Bills blare a train horn while Brady is setting up the play and David Andrews (the center) was over the ball. CHEATERS! Even the Bills fans in the crowd admitted it!

3. DION LEWIS IS THE NEW SHANE VEREEN 

Orange is the new black and Dion Lewis is absolutely the new Shane Vereen with one small caveat, fumbles. Vereen, a talented change-of-pace back and spectacular pass catcher priced himself out of Bill Belichick's salary cap and thus the legend of Dion Lewis begins. Lewis looked comfortable and controlled in all of his receptions on Sunday, and his elusiveness exceeds what Vereen was ever capable of. Lewis will need to make improvements with his ball control, as he's fumbled in both games this season. Belichick values turnover margin, and if Lewis wants to continue making a name for himself around the league, he'll have to keep a tighter grip.

4. YOU'VE NEVER SEEN A PATRIOTS DEFENSE LIKE THIS IN THE BILL BELICHICK ERA

Fast, efficient, and with lethal precision. Thats how Jamie Collins, Donte Hightower, Chandler Jones and Jabaal Sheard tore apart the Buffalo offensive line and steered quarterback Tyrod Taylor into multiple mistakes and multiple grass stains. Under Belichick, the Patriots have had many different iterations on defense. A bend but not break style, a crush the middle style and then last year's version where they just took pieces of the field away from opposing teams. This year, the plan appears to be just use the elite athleticism that the linebacking core and defensive ends possess. Through 2 games, it's working. Collins appears destined to be one of the great linebackers in the NFL and a healthy Chandler Jones represents the kind of edge threat that opposing quarterbacks have nightmares about.

Next up is the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at Gilette Stadium at 1pm.