Things between the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills got physical on Sunday well before the game even kicked off.
For whatever reason, Bills safety Robert Blanton came up to Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett and shoved him as Brissett was seemingly minding his own business. Pats wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell quickly came to the defense of his QB, and coaches and other players had to step in to break things up.
Here's a better quality video of the #Bills and #Patriots shoving match from earlier. Robert Blanton starts it by shoving Jacoby Brissett. pic.twitter.com/IJe0OTToYx
— Prescott Rossi (@PrescottRossi) October 2, 2016
Video: Quick pre-game scuffle. #Patriots WR Malcolm Mitchell jawing with some of the #Bills. Hard to see specifics from end zone. #WCVB pic.twitter.com/HLATYnuaBz
— Josh Brogadir (@JoshBrogadirTV) October 2, 2016
Blanton was likely looking to intimidate Brissett, who was making just the second start of his NFL career after Jimmy Garoppolo was declared inactive with a shoulder injury. If you saw what Rex Ryan said coming into the game, you know the Bills coach wants his players to try and get into the heads of their opponents. That doesn’t work out well too often when a team travels to Foxboro.
