Randy Moss only caught two passes on Sunday, but they went for touchdowns in the Patriots’ 38-30 win over the Bills in Week 2.
His first TD of the day allowed him to join Jerry Rice (197) as the second player in NFL history to reach 150 touchdown receptions in a career. Moss added another score midway through the third quarter just to show off. (Actually, he made the catch with about 60 people around him to give New England the lead again at 24-16.)
And wait, how have we not talked about this yet? The Bills hung with the Patriots? In New England? With Ryan Fitzpatrick at quarterback?
Outside of the two interceptions he threw, Fitzpatrick turned in a pretty solid effort. He completed 20-of-28 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns, while showing remarkably better awareness and pocket presence than Trent Edwards while nearly leading the Bills to the upset. He’s not Jim Kelly, but he at least gives Buffalo a fighting chance every week.
The Patriots have to do something about their pass rush. They got to Fitzpatrick only once today and produced only three QB hits. That’s not going to get it done on a weekly basis.
