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New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills: Game 15 Preview and Prediction

By Hal Bent

ORCHARD PARK, NY - DECEMBER 3: Jerry Hughes #55 of the Buffalo Bills attempts to sack Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots as he throws the ball during the first quarter on December 3, 2017 at New Era Field in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
ORCHARD PARK, NY - DECEMBER 3: Jerry Hughes #55 of the Buffalo Bills attempts to sack Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots as he throws the ball during the first quarter on December 3, 2017 at New Era Field in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /
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New England Patriots: Plenty of questions heading into matchup vs Buffalo Bills
FOXBORO, MA – NOVEMBER 26: Trey Flowers #98 of the New England Patriots reacts during the fourth quarter of a game against the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium on November 26, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images) /

The Patriots got edge rusher Trey Flowers back from an ankle injury against Pittsburgh and his presence and leadership were desperately needed. He leads the team with 6.5 sacks in 12 games and bolstered the run defense on the left side. In the first match-up against Buffalo, Flowers was out due to injury.

Tyrod Taylor will be using his quickness and ability to escape pressure to get away from the New England pass rush and make plays downfield.

Flowers and the young edge rushers (Deatrich Wise and Eric Lee) must play disciplined on Sunday and not push upfield past the play and allow Taylor to escape pressure and extend the play or pick up first downs with his legs.

Flowers, Lee and Wise need to make a big impact in the game by winning some one-on-one battles on the edge and keeping Taylor contained in the pocket. When they have a chance, they need to bring him down and create negative plays.

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