Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots - News - October 22, 2023

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Chad Ryland - Posts 11 points in Week 7 Ryland made all three of his field-goal attempts in Sunday's 29-25 win over the Bills en route to recording a season-high 11 points.

Impact Ryland now has 33 points over his first seven games as a pro, and his fantasy upside going forward hinges on how the Patriots' offense (which has been inconsistent this season) moves the ball in the coming weeks. Next up for the team is a Week 8 divisional matchup against the Dolphins.

OCTOBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Pharaoh Brown - Two catches in Week 7 Brown, who was on the field for 23 of a possible 60 snaps on offense, per Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, caught both of his targets for 51 yards in Sunday's 29-25 win over the Bills.

Impact Brown, who was out-snapped Week 7 by fellow TEs Hunter Henry (30 snaps, two catches) and Mike Gesicki (30 snaps, two catches), now has five catches for 137 yards and a TD in seven games to date. As New England's third option at the position, Brown is off the fantasy radar as long as both Henry and Gesicki are on hand.

OCTOBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Mike Gesicki - Catches game-winning TD Gesicki, who logged 30 of a possible 60 snaps on offense in Sunday's 29-25 win over the Bills, per Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, caught both of his targets for five yards and a TD in the...

Impact Gesicki shared Week 7 TE work with Hunter Henry (30 snaps, two catches) and Pharaoh Brown (23 snaps, two catches), but his second catch of the day (with just 12 seconds left on the clock) was a one-yard game-winning TD. Through seven games to date, Gesicki has caught 17 of his 22 targets for 149 yards and a TD, a rate of production that limits his fantasy value to deeper formats.

OCTOBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Hunter Henry - Two catches against Bills Henry, who was on the field for 30 of a possible 60 snaps on offense in Sunday's 29-25 win over the Bills, per Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, caught two of his three targets in the contes...

Impact Henry had his ankle rolled up on during Week 6 action and headed into the game listed as questionable, but he ended up in uniform Sunday and shared TE work with Mike Gesicki (30 snaps, two catches) and Pharaoh Brown (23 snaps, two catches). With just three catches for 34 yards over his last three outings, Henry profiles as a TD-dependent fantasy dart ahead of this coming weekend's game against the Dolphins.

OCTOBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Tyquan Thornton - Catches one pass Sunday Thornton was on the field for three of a possible 60 snaps on offense in Sunday's 29-25 win over the Bills, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

Impact In a game in which he was out-snapped by Kendrick Bourne (56), Demario Douglas (37), DeVante Parker (35) and Jalen Reagor (25), Thornton caught his only target for two yards. While there's a chance that the speedy Thornton could make his mark as a deep threat in the coming weeks, he doesn't have a clear path to a high-volume role in the Patriots' passing attack at this stage.

OCTOBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

DeVante Parker - Catches lone target Sunday Parker caught his only target for eight yards in Sunday's 29-25 win over the Bills.

Impact Per Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, Parker's 35 snaps (out of a possible 60) were a season-low mark, with part of that attributable to practice-squad elevation Jalen Reagor logging 25 snaps in the contest. In any case, following back-to-back one-catch efforts, Parker profiles as a speculative fantasy lineup option ahead of the Patriots' Week 8 game against the Dolphins, who drafted the wideout 14th overall in 2015.

OCTOBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

FOX FACTS

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Stefon Diggs has reached 50 receptions in the 2023 season. This is his 9th time reaching 50 receptions in a single season and the last time he did so was in the 2022 season. Heading into today, only 2 other players have reached 50 receptions this season.