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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Bills safety Corey Graham was attending high school in Buffalo and has only a vague recollection of the blockbuster trade his hometown team made to acquire Drew Bledsoe from New England in April 2002.Bledsoe was the established star and expected to fill Buffalos long-term need at quarterback. Tom Brady, meanwhile, was still an emerging quantity after filling in for an injured Bledsoe and helping the Patriots win a Super Bowl that year.What amuses Graham in retrospect is being reminded of Bledsoe arriving at the Bills headquarters by police escort and greeted by thousands of fans and a marching band.Ha, ha, ha, he said. It just shows, they held a parade for Bledsoe, and look at Tom. Tom turned out to be one of the best to ever do it.Acquired for a first-round draft pick, Bledsoe lasted three seasons in Buffalo and failed to lead the team to the playoffs during whats become a 16-season playoff drought -- the leagues longest active streak.In the meantime, Tom Terrific has spent much of these past 15 seasons being the bane of the NFL, and Buffalo in particular.Brady is 25-3 overall against Buffalo, with a chance to match the NFL record for most wins by a quarterback against one opponent on Sunday, when the Patriots (6-1) play at the Bills (4-3). Brett Favre won 26 games against Detroit.Itll be Bradys first and only regular-season meeting against his AFC East rival after he sat out a 16-0 loss at Foxborough on Oct. 2 while serving his Deflategate suspension.Im back, Brady said during a conference call with Buffalo reporters.And the 39-year-old might be playing better than ever.In three wins, Brady is 76 of 101 for 1,004 yards with eight touchdowns and no interceptions.He credited the Bills for how they performed in beating a New England team with rookie Jacoby Brissett filling in quarterback. And he dismissed questions of having any added motivation to redeem the loss or bitter feelings over the suspension .You know, I dont even think about it, Brady said. Its just about doing what my job is.Bills cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman has plenty of respect for Brady, but refuses to get caught up in the quarterbacks aura.Even though that one person is the centerpiece of the whole organization, hes still just that one person, Robey-Coleman said. I mean, Im not going to say hes God, because theres only one of those to me.A number of things to watch out for as New England attempts to avoid being swept by a division rival for the first time in 15 years:BLUNTING BLOUNT: The Bills gave up 256 yards rushing to the Dolphins, including 214 alone to Jay Ajayi, in a 28-25 loss at Miami . They face a Patriots run attack led by LeGarrette Blount, who had a season-best 127 yards and scored twice in a 27-16 win at Pittsburgh .Im not really worried about Blount, defensive tackle Marcell Dareus said. As long as we do our assignments, fill our gaps, feel out the plays ... he has nowhere to go, so its not a big deal.Dareus is expected to make his season debut. He missed the past three games with a hamstring injury, and sat out the first four serving a suspension.GRONK: Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has an opportunity to set a few franchise records in his old backyard. From Buffalo, Gronkowski is tied with Stanley Morgan for most career touchdowns receiving (67) and career TDs (68) in team history.In purchasing about 20 tickets for family and friends, he noted hes not focused on setting any records.Thats the last thing Im thinking about, Gronkowski said. When it happens, if it happens, theres another time to talk about it. But as of right now, Im just focused on the Bills.He has 47 catches for 704 yards and 10 TDs in 10 games against Buffalo.PRE-GAME FIREWORKS: An altercation erupted between players an hour before kickoff at New England when Brissett and rookie receiver Malcolm Mitchell jogged through the Bills defensive back drills.Robey-Coleman warned the Patriots from doing it again on Sunday, but doesnt expect that from Brady.Tom is a pro, he said. So Im pretty sure that hes not going to give us that ammunition.PICKOFFS: The Patriots have yet to throw an interception this season, their longest streak since an eight-game stretch in 2010. The NFL record for most games to start season without throwing interception is nine, set by Cleveland in 1960.The Bills have six interceptions, four of them in a 33-18 win over Arizona on Sept. 25. 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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Four games removed from a Super Bowl appearance, the Carolina Panthers secondary is a mess and in need of retooling.The struggling Panthers (1-3) abruptly cut starting cornerback Bene Benwikere on Friday, five days after giving up 503 yards passing to Matt Ryan and 300 yards receiving to Julio Jones in a 48-33 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.Benwikere, who started all four games this season for the Panthers, allowed 228 yards and a touchdown on eight catches to Jones on Sunday according to Pro Football Focus.The decision means Carolina will have three different starters in the secondary when they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night. The teams other starting cornerback James Bradberry said he wont play because of a turf toe injury, while the Panthers are benching safety Tre Boston in favor of recently acquired veteran Michael Griffin.Were trying to put it together so we can move forward, coach Ron Rivera said. Its a big part of retooling this football team. Its tough.The Panthers rank 14th in the league in pass defense and have allowed eight touchdowns passing in four games.Rivera said he wants to see what the teams younger defensive backs can do.The Panthers drafted three rookie cornerbacks this past April to help fill the void left by All-Pro cornerback Josh Norman. The team had initially placed the franchise tag on Norman, then removed it and allowed him to become a free agent. Norman wound up signing a huge contract with the Washington Redskins.The addition of Griffin to the starting lineup means strong safety Kurt Coleman wwill move back to free safety, the position he played last season for the NFC champions.ddddddddddddWith Bradberry out at least a week, rookie Daryl Worley is expected to make his first career start alongside Robert McClain against Tampa Bay at cornerback. The team promoted rookie cornerback Zack Sanchez from the practice squad to take Benwikeres spot on the roster and he will play the nickel spot.Benwikeres agent Bardia Ghahremani says he was shocked when his client was cut, particularly so late in the week.Just weird, Ghahremani said. I mean he was their best cornerback.Benwikere broke the fibula in his leg 10 months ago and Ghahremani said he is still working himself back into shape.Teammates said they will miss Benwikere.Bene was a great part of what we have been about, about this culture and this team, safety Kurt Coleman said. But its a business.Sanchez found out before practice that he had been elevated to the 53-man roster. He was a part of the teams final cuts, but was later re-signed to the practice squad.I think it was a blessing in disguise because it forced me to get back to who I am, which is a hard-working guy, Sanchez said. 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