Patriots vs. Bills 2013: Buffalo drops season opener, 23-21

All-22: a look at Spiller's slow start

C.J. Spiller had an ineffective day running the football against the New England Patriots (17 carries, 41 yards) - and we wanted to find out why. The answer isn't simple, but the issues are certainly fixable.

Bills/Pats review podcast: deja vu

What better way to capture the spirit of the Bills' latest last-second loss to New England than to recount the frustration twice?

Links: Bills lose to Patriots

The Buffalo Bills suffered a gut-wrenching loss to the New England Patriots. Get the round-up right here.

Bills fall late to Pats, 23-21

EJ Manuel and the Buffalo Bills gave the New England Patriots everything they could handle in Orchard Park today, but it wasn't enough as a late Pats field goal sunk the Bills.

Goodwin has hand injury, is in a cast

Goodwin left his first pro game with a hand injury, and was spotted in the locker room after the loss to New England with a cast on.

Patriots 17, Bills 14: second half game thread

Turnovers have defined the first half with Buffalo down 17-14 as they receive the ball to start the second half. Discuss it here.

Bills vs. Pats: first half open thread

Buffalo BIlls fans gather to discuss the dawning of a new age as rookie head coach Doug Marrone and rookie quarterback EJ Manuel take on future Hall of Famers Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.

Bills inactives: Gilmore, Byrd out

Buffalo's franchise player won't give it a go today with his plantar faciitis.

Game day links: Bills vs. Patriots

Doug Marrone and EJ Manuel make their debut for the Buffalo Bills as they host the New England Patriots in the season opener!

Bills vs. Patriots broadcast info

The Bills kick off the 2013 season against the Patriots this afternoon. Here's where, when and how you can catch today's big game.

Five questions with PatsPulpit.com

To prepare for the Buffalo Bills' 2013 season opener with the New England Patriots, we spoke with Greg Knopping at SB Nation's Patriots blog, PatsPulpit.com. Read on for his take on key Pats players and themes.

Bills vs. Patriots Week 1 preview

A new era of Buffalo Bills football kicks off tomorrow at 1PM ET, when Doug Marrone and EJ Manuel debut against Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Our lengthy, in-depth preview awaits your eyeballs. Go Bills!

Bills/Pats injury report: Byrd doubtful

The Buffalo Bills, as expected, are very likely to be without Jairus Byrd when they take on the New England Patriots on Sunday.

How Pettine helped the 2012 Bills defend Brady

The 2012 Buffalo Bills borrowed ideas from Mike Pettine to make improvements and play more competitively against Tom Brady. Pettine, now the Bills' defensive coordinator, will coach against Brady this Sunday.

New faces in key places for Bills/Pats

This weekend's Bills/Patriots season opener will feature a bunch of new players and a lot of change on both sides of the field; will the change allow the Bills to have enough "surprise factor" to pull an upset?

Pats' run game a focus for Bills D

Tom Brady has given the Bills headaches for over a decade, but it's New England's running game that is Buffalo's biggest concern heading into Week 1.

Leonhard may have a role to play Sunday

Signed by the Bills on Monday, September 2, Leonhard may very well end up playing a significant role for the defensive back-starved team on Sunday, September 8.

Hopkins won't kick in Bills vs. Pats

EJ Manuel, your starting quarterback for Sunday, was a full participant. Four other players are listed on this week's injury report for now.

Hopkins, Carpenter both in uniform Wednesday

It's official: EJ is the Week 1 starter

Manuel's knee is healthy, and the first-round draft pick will go toe-to-toe with Tom Brady in his first career NFL start. Buckle up.

Our annual Pats week plea: no more turnovers

The Buffalo Bills have averaged four turnovers per game against New England over the past three years, which is a crazy awful statistic that needs to end ASAP.

Report: Manuel healthy, to be named starter

Bills fantasy Week 1 start/sit advice

Bills fans own Bills players in fantasy football, but so do non-Bills fans that recognize some of the talent on hand. In Week 1 against New England, here's who you should be starting and sitting.

All-22: Bills O vs. Pats D

Say what you want about the 2010-12 Buffalo Bills, but they rarely struggled to find ways to move the ball against the New England Patriots. Can Doug Marrone, Nathaniel Hackett and a rookie quarterback continue that trend?

Bills links: Stevie calls out Pats D

Stevie Johnson had some blunt words for the New England Patriots defense yesterday. News from around the Buffalo Bills inside!