AFC East Thunderdome. Two teams enter tied for division lead, only one team leaves with it.

Kevin Hoffman - USA Today Sports

In the first six weeks of the 2014 NFL season the AFC East has been bizzaro AFC East. Up is down, left is right, right is wrong. It started in week one when The Patriots lost to the Dolphins while the rest of the AFC East all won their respective games. Leaving the Patriots in last place. But entering today's game against the Bills they had the opportunity to set the world right again and take back control of the division.

The offense seemed to get its legs underneath themselves last week but they seemed to stumble out of the gate again today. Some of that can be attributed to Brian Stork missing the game due to a concussion. With him out, the offensive line started its fifth different starting line up in six weeks. The lack of continuity has been an issue and has made it hard for them to get any sort of rhythm.

But credit has to be given to the Bills defensive line. They are the strength of Bills defense and they made the going tough early as the first quarter ended in a 0-0 tie.

The only scoring opportunity they had was a botched by a series of miscues by long snapper Danny Aiken. Instead of going for a fourth and 1 at the Bills 14 Bill Belichick decided to kick a field goal and get points on the board. But Aiken was flagged for a false start. On the ensuing play Aiken sent back a bad snap that led to Stephen Gostkowski hooking the kick wide right.

The offense seemed to wake up early in the second quarter. Jamie Collins picked off Bills QB Kyle Orton. With that turnover the Patriots started off with good field position and took advantage of that as well as a long pass interference penalty that set them up at the 1 yard line. That was followed by a touchdown pass to a wide open Tim Wright in the back of the end zone.

The defense forced two more turnovers in the quarter which the Patriots were able to turn into a pair of field goals. Including a 53 yarder as time expired after the C.J. Spiller gifted them the ball with only :08 seconds left in the half.

While the Patriots held a 13-7 lead going into halftime, it felt as if the offense had reverted to its old self. They were having a hard time moving the ball and a case could be made if weren't for the three turnovers they could have been losing by multiple scores. Luckily football is a team game and the defense held up their end.

With the Patriots getting the ball to start the second half they had chance to cushion their lead. This is where the offense seemed to finally come alive. They marched down the field on a 7 play 80 yard drive. Highlighted by a 43 yard touchdown pass to Brian Tyms. Tyms was coming off a four game suspension and on his seventh play of the game was able to beat three Bills defenders and come down with a beautifully thrown ball in the end zone.

The big play is what has been missing from the Patriots offense so far in 2014. The Tyms touchdown wasn't the biggest play of the day as Brady hit Brandon Lafell for a 56 yard touchdown that put the Patriots up 37-22. That touchdown was immediately proceeded by a 17 yard catch by Gronkowski on a 3rd and 15. That catch kept the drive alive and allowed the Patriots to put the game away right when the Bills had cut it to a one score game. That catch for all intents and purposes was the straw that broke the Buffalo's back.

The Patriots rode their explosive plays to the tune of 297 yards of offense in the second half alone(396 total), with 93 of those yards coming on the last Patriots drive to seal the game. They also scored on 5 straight possessions in route to putting up 37 points.

So after an odd start to the season it looks as if the Patriots have finally righted the world. The offense is racking up the yards and points while regaining control of the division. While there are certain to be more struggles in the season, they have shown us in the last two games they are capable of being the offense we that we are used to.

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