Buffalo Bills vs.New England Patriots Preview

The New England Patriots, defense will have a distinctly different look to begin Bill Belichick's 10th season in Foxborough, but the three time Super Bowl Champions will be happy to have a familiar face again at the helm of there defense. Tom Brady will back under the center to open the season Monday Night after he missed nearly all of the year due to injury, and he will be hoping to lead the Patriots to an NFL-record 12th straight win against a single opponent. That foe is the AFC East rival Buffalo Bills, who will feature newcomer Terrell Owens in a offense that still has plenty of questions to answer after it's was fired a week before the game. Backup Quarterback Matt Casssel played well in his absence as New England became the second team to miss the palyoffs after going 11-5. The Patriots will also, be curious to see what kind of defense they have after mainstays Mike Varbel, Rodney Harrison, Teddy Brushi and Richard Seymour all departed via trade or retirement. Seymour was surprisingly dealt to Oakland for a 2011 first round pick. The unit will take a much younger look, led by Jarod Mayo, the NFL top rookie of the year. New England also, seems to to have improved its secondary after adding Cornerbacks Leigh Bodden and Shawn Springs after drafting safety Patrick Chung with its first pick early in the second round. We have a lot of good leaders on our team and especially on the defensive side of the ball,"Belichick said."No doubt about it, it is different, but I think it is good. Whoever has played for the Patriots has been good enough the last 11 times they have faced Buffalo-and often by a wide margin. The average score during the streak is 29-9 and New England outscored the Bills 94-17 in the two wins the last time Brady faced the team in 2007. Buffalo added the flamboyant wide receiver Terrell Owens following it's third straight 7-9 season, but it's offense has hardly clicked. After Offensive Coordinator Turk Schonert installed a new no-huddle attack during the off season, the first team managed to three points in 15 preseason series, and Schnoert was fired on Sept. 4. "(Bills Coach Dick Jauron) wants a pop Warner offense, "Schonert said. "He limited me in formations and limited me in plays. Schnoert was replaced with former Bills quarterback Alex Van Pelt who is still expected to employ a no-huddle offense. This is going to be a little bit of a transition for us, "Owens said. We have to take accountability we have to go out there and jell with one another and go out there and play. Asked Wednesday if he liked playing without a huddle, Owens said, "No, not really I gotta deal with it. "Owens later posted a note on twitter insisting that he was "clearly joking". Trent Edwards will be the newest quarterback trying to get the ball to Owens. Edwards lead the Bills to a 4-0 start last season before they stumbled down the stretch, losing eight out of there last ten games. He will begin this season without his starting running back Marshawn Lynch was suspend for the first three games after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge. Dick Jauron has returned for his fourth season as Bills head coach even though his contract ran out last season, and he may be under pressure to show some early signs of progress. Finally, the Bills have lost 15 out of the last 16 games and I see no difference in this upcoming AFC East football game. The Patriots will defeat the Bills 34-17.