Fletcher Shines Despite Orchestrating 4 Rookies: The Bills Daily player of the game is London Fletcher. He not only dominated the game but he also called all the plays and made sure the rookies that were in the game knew where to go. At times the Bills had four rookies in the game on defense as Donte Whitner, Keith Ellison, Ko Simpson, and Kyle Williams were in the game at the same time. Simpson and Ellison were in the game for injured Troy Vincent and Takeo Spikes while Whitner played a lot for Coy Wire who was in the game for the injured Matt Bowen. Game Review.

Spikes Says He's Ok: Takeo Spikes said he has a minor hamstring injury but will be ok next week. Injury Page.

Team Didn't Finish: Dick Jauron said he made the decision to go for the fourth down play was made earlier on. He felt they did things well but weren't consistent enough to beat a quality football team. He said going for it would have helped them get a 24-7 win but hindsight makes him wish he went for the field goal but thinks he will go for it again down the line. He did think his team played hard but made critical errors including the Nate Clements penalty on the Donte Whitner interception return that may have went for a score if it wasn't blown dead and the Robert Royal illegal block in the back penalty that negated a first down. He felt they played alright but broke down at the wrong moments. The injury to Takeo Spikes early in the game hurt along with the injury to Troy Vincent. He feels the Patriots are a good football team that has two good backs who ran very well against them today. They will study the tapes and get better. He feels the Patriots are just a better team at this point. On the safety he would have hoped J.P. Losman would have gotten rid of the ball but he has done a terrific job up until this point. He thought he played a strong game but did make a mistake there, and they expect that with a young QB.

Losman Glad They Called 4th Down Play: J.P. Losman said he didn't see the second guy when he was sacked for the safety. He thought the team played well but they need to get over the hump they have on the road. He knew New England would not just lay down in the 2nd half since they are the champs. He figured the 4th down run may have been the turning point but he was glad they went for it, he liked the attitude. He was glad the coach showed the confidence in the team to call it, next time they will make it. To get better he knows the team needs to win these games. He pointed to two big penalties that cost the team late in the game.

Bills Lose Close One 19-17: The Bills came to play and dominated the first half but a stopped fourth down play near the goal line as the Bills could have taken a more than two touchdown lead turned the momentum around and set the Patriots up for a comeback 19-17 win over the Bills. The Bills scored on the first play from scrimmage on a London Fletcher fumble return for a score. Anthony Thomas also scored from 18 yards out to give the Bills a 17-7 halftime lead. The momentum shifted when the Bills got stopped on fourth and one at the Patriots 6 in the third quarter. The Pats went on two score on their next two possessions and win the game thanks to a safety midway through the fourth quarter. Check back later for our complete review on our gameday homepage.

Spikes Hurts Hamstring: Takeo Spikes made his presence felt on the opening play when he forced a fumble that resulted in a touchdown. Unfortunately, his day ended early when he hurt a hamstring on the Patriots next possession. Troy Vincent came out in the first half with a hamstring injury as well. Willis McGahee came off hobbling with an ankle problem but would return. Terrence McGee was shaken up for a play but would return quickly. Injury Page.

Gameday Inactives: The following players are inactive for the Bills today, as expected Matt Bowen is one of them because of his lower leg injury. The other six inactives are all healthy, they are: Shaud Williams, Ashton Youboty, Brad Butler, Aaron Merz, John DiGiorgio and Eric Powell. A couple of surprises here, Powell being inactive leaves the team with just three defensive ends active and five outside linebackers. The other surprise is seventh round draft pick Terrence Pennington is active over the fifth round pick Butler. Depth Chart.

Bruschi Will Not Play: Among the Patriots inactives are LB Tedy Bruschi and starting RT Nick Kaczur. It was though that Bruschi would play but he can't go with his wrist injury.

Wire To Start: Coy Wire is the starter for the Bills today at strong safety. Donte Whitner should see a lot of playing time as well. Matt Bowen will not play because of his lower leg injury. Kyle Williams is expected to start at defensive tackle but Tim Anderson is expected to see a lot of playing time though.

Gameday Weather: It should be a picture perfect day for football today when the Bills battle the Patriots in Foxboro, Mass. The gametime temperature should be a fall like 67°. It will be partly cloudy, low humidity, and winds out of the North Northeast at 11mph. There is only a 20% chance of rain.

Smith Waiving Suspicious: The Patriots have released Jonathan Smith just five days after signing the former Bill. He was replaced on the active roster by WR Brandon Childress. He had been cut by the Patriots and added to the practice squad. They then release a player they just signed and put Childress back on the active roster? It sounds like Belichick was nervous about his lack of knowledge about the Bills and was using Smith for inside info on the team.