After the Patriots withstood the initial Bills onslaught Sunday afternoon and put together a few touchdown drives of their own, the Bills seemingly didn't know how to respond. They committed 14 penalties and lost their composure.
"Sometimes it's an emotional game, you should put some emotions in, but sometimes you let your emotions get the better of you," coach Rex Ryan said after the game. "And it starts with me. I obviously have to control my emotions."
Buffalo defensive tackle Kyle Williams, who has lost his share of games to the Patriots over the years, sounded like a guy that has seen it all before under different coaches.
"There's a difference between coming out ready to go, fired up, ready to play and coming out and being totally without poise, without focus and a lot of stupid, idiotic stuff," Williams said via Syracuse.com. "That plays right in their hands. If you have no poise, no focus, you get caught up in all the BS, that's what they do. We did that, especially in the first half."
Linebacker Nigel Bradham and wideout Sammy Watkins also referred to being too hyped for the game, which speaks to an immature team. It felt like a monster game to the Bills. It was just another week for the Patriots, and their up-tempo gameplan with few runs caught Ryan flat footed. Again.
"I have to get better. Belichick outcoached me, no question about it. That's how it ended up," Ryan said. "Can't give up 500 yards and turn it over three times. We did a horses--- job and it's my responsibility."
Then again, it's not like it's going to change Buffalo's way of doing things. Ryan sarcastically said after the game that, "It's my fault we talk too much. That's why we lost."
And then safety Duke Williams proceeded to predict the two teams would meet in the playoffs again.
"We're gonna come back, though," Williams said. "We're gonna play this team two more times."
