Little-Knowns Lead Patriots Past Bills

Rookie running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis and quarterback Matt Cassel would not have been in their positions in yesterday’s match-up against the Buffalo Bills had injuries previously in the season not incurred. Green-Ellis, an undrafted rookie from Mississippi, has seen play time this season thanks to injuries from top runners Laurence Maroney, Sammy Morris and LaMont Jordan, and QB Cassel is now seeing play time due to Tom Brady’s knee injury. These two previously little-known players sent a message thundering through the ranks of the NFL yesterday, however, as Green-Ellis rushed for 105 yards and scored a touchdown for the fourth straight game since he’s seen playtime.

Cassel, on the other hand, has steadily been improving in the absence of Brady, this week even going over the top with a 13-yard touchdown run in the first quarter of yesterday’s game against the Bills. Cassel kept his performance upwardly consistent, going 23-of-34 with 234 yards while New England kept the lead in the AFC East, shutting out Buffalo 20-10. The Patriots are now 6-3 on the season and face another division rival the New York Jets next week at Gillette Stadium, thereafter traveling to Miami for yet another AFC match-up in a Week 12 game against the Dolphins.

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