‘With all due respect, it’s not a Bill Belichick-type thing’: Bills’ coach, players frustrated after loss vs. Patriots - Boston.com

With the win, the Patriots head into a bye week as the top team in the AFC after starting the season 2-4.

Sean McDermott’s quote on Bill Belichick: After his team lost to the Patriots on Monday, Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott was asked about the “psychological component of coaching against Bill Belichick, especially when he’s doing something like that, just running the ball constantly.”.

“Let’s not give more credit than we need to give credit to Bill Belichick in this one,” McDermott replied.

Sean McDermott asked about the psychological impact of playing against Bill Belichick: "Let's not give more credit than we need to give Bill Belichick in this one." pic.twitter.com/GAuIBKd6AM.

Buffalo safeties Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde were asked if they found it “embarrassing” to have lost to a team that ran the ball more than 40 times.

“What are we doing bro?” Hyde asked.

Full exchange between Micah Hyde, Jordan Poyer and Jerry Sullivan regarding Sullivan's question if #Bills should be 'embarrassed' to lose in a way that hasn't happened in 40 years.

“We’ll remember that,” Hyde said of the question.

As he was leaving the press conference, Hyde addressed Jerry Sullivan, the Buffalo reporter who had asked them the original question.

“This is all about respect,” Hyde said to Sullivan.

Former NFL executive Gil Brandt had a timely reminder during the Monday night game: The specific game Brandt referenced was New England’s 59-0 blowout of Tennessee in a snowstorm.

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