"I do not have a lot of doubt ," Brady said, referring to the Patriots' final drive , which started at 34 with 4:31 remaining , "We have a team full of fighters . Has . Some wins are ugly, but we 're always going to fight until the end. " .
Salad From sloppy Brady completed all six attempts in the final 34 yards on the drive between them. A second pass complete to convert third downs , including threading the cast Danny Amendola in traffic for a 10-yard gain and 8 at 39 bills .
Shane Vereen ran for 15 yards on the next play , and the Patriots settled at run time off the clock before Gostkowski wins it .
Amendola, offseason free agent addition, showed grit by returning to the game despite a nagging groin injury he aggravated during the first half.
"He really toughed it out , which is impressive, " said Amendola , Brady led the Patriots with 10 catches for 104 yards - numbers similar to what is used to make Wesker Brady.
And Brady leaned on the back of his most experienced and Julian Edelman, who caught two touchdown passes .
"I was proud of our team today," coach Bill Belichick said, " Obviously, it is not complete and there are lots of things we can do better , but they played a few minutes. End of Way we game . Needed to play it . "
Brady completed 29 of 52 288 yards and two touchdowns to help the Patriots opened the season winning their 10th straight relationships Portsmouth / Detroit ( 1930-1939 ) for the third . the longest in the NFL .
It also was the 36th of his career, Brady led the Patriots to victory while tied . Or trailing . In the fourth quarter .
Belichick won his 206th career game to move forward, one of Marty Schottenheimer. For sixth place in the NFL .
New-look Bills nearly pulled off a stunning upset in their first game under new coach Doug Marrone and quarterback EJ Manuel .
Instead it became all too familiar for the Bills with AFC East rivals , they dropped to 1-19 in their past 20 meetings , they are 3-24 in the 27 games since Bill Belichick took over . Patriots coach in 2000 .
"You're talking about a sense of disappointment : the devastating " Marrone said, "When we go out and we have a chance and you can not win the game, I let them down ."
Bills squandered the encouragement by Manuel rookie first-round draft pick out of Florida State .
Manuel looked poised in the pocket , but inconsistent in completing 18 of 27 passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns .
After trailing the entire first half , Manuel put the Bills ahead 21-17 in the first possession of the third quarter, capping a 11 play, 80 -yard march that Stevie Johnson and 18 yards .
Bill has trouble mustering any offense to just three first downs and 73 yards, and the final five possessions .
"Overall , at the end of the day we are missing so I can not really say that we do not , we have that ," Manuel said, "At the end of the day you want to win ."
Bills squandered an effort by a sturdy defense forced three turnovers renovation includes safety Da'Norris Searcy back Stevan Ridley 's fumble 74 yards for a touchdown bills . the Patriots also limited to six points on three drives inside the Buffalo 20 in the second half .
Discipline is also a Buffalo , which has been penalized 10 times for 75 yards .
The Patriots defense was too opportunistic quarterback Kyle Arrington , two forced fumbles , both of which set up touchdowns.
"It is a game of chance , you have to invest as much as possible, " Arrington said, "We're just very fortunate to come away with enough plays to win the game , it was not . A complete " .
Patriots rookie receiver Kenbrell Thompkins for 42 yards and four catches despite being targeted 14 times.
Then there is the disconcerting Ridley by slipping the line of scrimmage without contact with Ridley for the rest . Of the game on the sidelines with his helmet perched on his head, took Vereen finished with a career-high 14 carries for 101 yards.
Notes : Marrone is updated WR Marquise Goodwin, who did not return after hurting his right hand at the end of the first half ... Gostkowski hit a 48 yard field goal in the first quarter ... Bills have lost 14. of their past 20 openers and dropped to 21-33 overall .
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