By Mike Vallee The majority of Patriots games I write about and analyze are consumed from the comfort of my couch or the friendly confines of Gillette Stadium but this week three of my friends and I decided to go behind enemy lines and head out for a little football road trip to the jewel of Lake Erie: Buffalo, New York. The Trip:  Nothing like starting your weekend with a…

By Michael Vallee -The New England Patriots, ho-hum, beat the Steelers minus QB Ben Roethlisberger; Brady, ho-hum, was predictably accurate and efficient and the defense, ho-hum, was it’s usual bend-but-don’t-break self, allowing the Steelers multiple trips inside their territory but surrendering only 16 points.  Yes, it’s a win against a good team on the road, and yes, as Belichick repeatedly said in his post-game press conference, it is a “tough…

By Michael Vallee     -The Price of PSI:  Score one for Roger Goodell.  After roaring to a 3-0 non-Brady start behind multiple quarterbacks, the Patriots hit a QB wall Sunday in a 16-0 drubbing at the hands of the Buffalo Bills.  I guess Patriots fans were asking too much for their team to emerge from the depths of Deflategate completely unscathed, particularly when they received the surprising news that…