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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Tom Brady wont return to an undefeated team after all.But following the Buffalo Bills surprise 16-0 shutout victory at New England Sunday, he will come back to an AFC East that is suddenly tighter a month into the season.Buffalos win was a continuation of an offensive turnaround that seemed improbable after a 0-2 start.The change in direction began with the firing of offensive coordinator Greg Roman and promotion of assistant Anthony Lynn. It is now in full bloom after back-to-back wins over Arizona and New England.For sure, were confident in coach Lynn, running back LeSean McCoy said. Each game, each time he has a shot he has to call a play, different situations, hes answering every time. ... We loved him already before he was an offensive coordinator, and now were just falling in love with the calls that hes making.And for a team that seemed to be going nowhere two weeks ago, getting just its second win in 16 visits to Foxborough is a very big deal.A big part of the reason is quarterback Tyrod Taylor. In his second year as a starter, he has found confidence with his throwing.He had trouble reading coverages and throwing the deep ball earlier in the season, but didnt exhibit those issues in picking apart a veteran New England defense that is having trouble defending the pass this season.Buffalos defense also took a big step by handing the Patriots their first shutout loss at Gillette Stadium.Even with Brady serving the final game of his four-game Deflategate ban, cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman said its something to build on.So was the camaraderie his teammates showed about an hour before the game, when Bills safety Robert Blanton and others were involved in a shoving match with Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett and receiver Malcolm Mitchell.Robey-Coleman said he and other Buffalo players felt disrespected when the Patriots players twice ran through their pregame warmups.Several punches were thrown when a shoving match erupted near the sideline. The altercation appeared to begin when Brissett was jogging along the field and was shoved by Bills safety Robert Blanton.Brissett didnt stop, and Mitchell retaliated by shoving Blanton. Blanton responded by punching Mitchell in the chest and head-butting him, which led to several other players and assistant coaches getting involved before it was broken up.When he did that, it kind of put a fire up underneath us, Robey-Coleman said. We came out there with some fire. And it was like, `Nah, we aint going to let nobody disrespect us no matter where were at.WELCOME BACK BRADY: As bad as things went for the Patriots on Sunday, Bradys return to the team on Monday is welcomed for several reasons. Not only do they get back the leader of their offense, but they get back a healthy player at the position with Jimmy Garoppolo still recovering from his shoulder injury and Brissett not 100 percent after tweaking his right thumb last week. Receiver Julian Edelman said his presence will help everyone refocus.Any time one of your best players isnt there, theres something missing, Edelman said. We handled a lot of it well. Today we just didnt. The Bills outplayed us, so thats that.A LITTLE MORE GRONK: After going without a catch in his season debut last week, Rob Gronkowski got his first reception of 2016 with an 11-yard reception in the fourth quarter. With it, he took over sole possession of 20th place among NFL tight ends. Gronkowski (5,566) needs 161 yards to move past Irving Fryar (5,726) into fourth place on the Patriots career receiving list.BOUNCING BACK: Following a 0-2 start, Ryan looked forward to Buffalos next two opponents.He said Arizona and New England would be a great test to see how his team responds. The Bills passed with flying colors in winning both games, starting with a 33-18 win over the Cardinals.Yeah, not one of the more brilliant statements Ive had, Ryan said with a self-deprecating laugh. Well, I feel a lot better.SACK ATTACK: The Bills had three sacks against the Patriots.Buffalo has 13 sacks in four games after managing just 21 last season -- a franchise low for a 16-game schedule. Last season, the Bills failed to record more than two sacks in one game. This season, the Bills have had three or more three times.More encouraging is the Bills defense prepares to welcome back star defensive tackle Marcell Dareus, who missed the first four games serving a suspension for violating the NFLs substance abuse policy.---AP NFL websites: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Kyle Hightower on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/khightower Curtis Martin Womens Jersey . - The Oakland Raiders re-signed offensive lineman Khalif Barnes on Friday. Keyshawn Johnson Womens Jersey . -- In a span of seven Washington Redskins offensive plays, Justin Tuck sacked Robert Griffin III four times. http://www.jetsrookiestore.com/Jets-Wayne-Chrebet-Jersey/ . 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On Saturday the Blue Jackets had hammered Arizona goaltender Mike Smith with a franchise-record 60 shots in a 3-2 shootout victory.Columbus needed only 34 this time, with Arizonas backup goalie Louis Domingue saving 30.Its a fun team to be a part of, said Gagner, signed as a free agent last summer. I think were doing a pretty good job of forgetting anything that happened the day before, just moving on and just having a good mindset about it. Were a confident group, and hopefully we can keep going here.Nick Foligno and Zach Werensky also scored for the Blue Jackets, who won for the fourth straight time and for the ninth time in their last 12 games. Columbus picked up its 500th win in franchise history in sweeping the two-game season series with the Coyotes.Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 17 shots for the Blue Jackets.Columbus leads the NHL in power-play goal percentage. After going 0 for 5 Saturday, the Blue Jackets were 2 for 6 with the man advantage Monday. Arizona had a total of eight penalties, including three in a chippy third period. Columbus had only three for the game.Every time we got our footing a little bit wed take another penalty to put us behind, Arizona coach Dave Tippett said. Its a good team on the power play, and we gave them too many tonight.Arizona took advantage of its only power play, striking first 9:28 into the game when Alex Goligoski fed a pass to Tobias Reider, who slammed it past Bobrovskys glove side from the slot.The Blue Jackets tiied it on a power play 2:11 later when the puck deflected off Domingues left skate and trickled across the line during a scrum in front of the net, with Gagner getting credit for the goal.ddddddddddddColumbus got another power-play goal 5:09 into the second period when Nick Foligno took a beautiful pass from Cam Atkinson and tapped it in from in front of Domingue.Gagner scored again 11:37 into the third period with a wrister from the high slot.Hes that type of player. When he gets going, he keeps coming, Columbus coach John Tortorella said. So thats a really big plus for our lineup, as far as how Sam has played.Werensky capped it 15 minutes in with a shot from the corner that sneaked in between Domingue and the left post, with Gagner getting the assist.I think I could have given a better game to the boys, but it didnt turn out my way at all tonight, Domingue said.Game notes Columbus Brandon Saad got his 200th career point with an assist. ... Markus Hannikainen, who played well on the Blue Jackets fourth line while Matt Calvert was sidelined with an injury, was sent to Cleveland (AHL) on Sunday after Calvert returned. ... Twenty-year-old W Brendan Perlini made his NHL debut for Arizona after being recalled from Tucson (AHL) on Sunday. ... Dalton Prout and Scott Harrington were scratches for the Blue Jackets, and Anthony Duclair and Kevin Connauton were scratched for Arizona. ... The Blue Jackets have won the last seven out of eight at home. ... Cam Atkinson has 14 points in his past 10 games for Columbus.UP NEXT:Coyotes: At Chicago on Tuesday night.Blue Jackets: At Detroit on Friday night.---Follow Mitch Stacy at http://twitter.com/mitchstacy ' ' '