The difference between a good team and a bad one in this age of parity is often a single play.
Consider the Patriots and the Bills. The former are 4-1 and running away with the AFC East. The latter are 2-3 and reeling after falling to the winless Lions last week.
The Patriots would appear to be many plays better than the Bills, and yet their season-opening matchup pivoted on one snap, when the Patriots executed and the Bills did not.
Don Davis’ diving stop of Willis McGahee on fourth-and-1 from the Patriots 7 set the stage for the Pats to rally for a 19-17 victory.
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