Tom Brady might be the most unstoppable force in the NFL and in fantasy football. He and his New England Patriots dropped 40 on the Buffalo Bills the last time these two teams met in Week 2. Tyrod Taylor is going to have his work cut out for him if he's going to have any chance to compete with Brady either on the field or in BookMaker's fantasy matchup.
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Brady put up 37.4 fantasy points in the first meeting of these two teams this year. That's an amazing number and is one that isn't going to be beaten by basically anyone on any given day. However, it's just another day in the life of the Brady Bunch.
The future Hall of Famer is averaging 31.2 fantasy points per game this year by BookMaker's scoring, easily the biggest mark in the entire league.
Brady doesn't throw picks under basically any circumstance, though he has been picked off twice in the red zone in recent weeks. He's still human.
This though, could be a tricky matchup. The Bills are allowing 252.1 passing yards per game this year, making them a middle-of-the-road unit. It wouldn't be surprising to see Brady throw for 300, if not 400 yards against this defense.
However, we know Buffalo is going to come after Brady and test an offensive line which is likely playing without three starters yet again.
The two security blankets which Brady has had all season long are Dion Lewis and Julian Edelman. These two men combined for almost 100 catches through the first half of the season, but they're both out. Both had huge games back in Orchard Park when New England was basically just a passing team.
Brady has now had to rely more upon LeGarrette Blount and the ground game, which has at least taken a little bit away from the allure of the best fantasy player in the game.
However, Brady is only half the equation here. Can Taylor really stick with him point for point?
The first-year starter did have one of his best starts for fantasy purposes in his career against this New England defense, but much of it was done in garbage time with Buffalo putting 19 points up in the fourth quarter. The Virginia Tech product had 32 fantasy points against the Pats, but reproducing that game in this one is going to be really tough.
The Patriots have found their way on defense of late. Buffalo was the only team they allowed more than 27 points to this year, and they do a great job of taking away the best weapon on the other team. In this case, that means removing Sammy Watkins from the fray. If Watkins is taken away, who can Taylor really count on to get the ball to? Robert Woods? Charles Clay? The options just aren't anywhere near as strong.
It's also worth remembering that no team takes the foot off the gas pedal less than New England. The Patriots feel like they're out to send a message to every team they play against, and that means Brady is going to keep throwing the ball. It's tough to imagine a circumstance in which Taylor outplays Brady either in real life or for fantasy purposes unless that Edelman injury proves to be the straw that broke the camel's back, something that we just do see happening.
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