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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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Etoo gave Jose Mourinhos team a decisive lead from Oscars back pass in the 34th.His Bathurst 1000 co-driver Jamie Whincup may have found new ways to find trouble at Mount Panorama.But Paul Dumbrell reckons he may have him beat.The Holden driver warmed up for Sundays Great Race by claiming the second tier Dunlop Series 250km race despite being distracted by someone who hacked into his cars radio frequency.Dumbrells team were unable to contact him during Saturdays Bathurst support category race after the person tapped into his radio.There was a guy jumping on the radio while I was at different places at the circuit, Dumbrell told Speedcafe.com.I have never experienced anything like it.It was not the most ideal situation.Dumbrell believed it was a spectator on the mountain.It was really sketchy but he was just chatting to his mate in the campground, he said.It was really hard to deal with the problem as you are focusing and then the radio cuts in.You dont know if it is the team warning you about a crash ahead (or the spectator).Through the race I had to take the punt there wasnt a crash and it was just old mate wanting to chat to his mate to get him a cold lager.Dumbrell will now concentrate on helping pole sitter Whincup reverse his own Bathurst fortunes and claim his fifth Great Race - but first since 2012.Whincup is looking for a reversal of fortunes after his last two disastrous Bathurst campaigns.Last year he seensationally ignored team orders to pit before passing a safety car, relegating him from second to the back of the field and finish 18th.ddddddddddddAnd in 2014 the Holden gun also defied a team directive and ran out of fuel on the 161st and final lap while leading.But Whincup is now feeling lucky after top 10 qualifying on Saturday.He somehow avoided slamming into The Dipper wall and had a brush against the concrete on the exit of Forrests Elbow during his flying lap to emerge as the man to beat.He clocked two minutes, 05.426 seconds to pip Volvos Scott McLaughlin in the last run of the top 10 shootout.Not that Whincup was getting ahead of himself.I dont want to kill the mood or anything, but in reality its a lot of hype, Whincup said of claiming pole.Its all good stuff, but it doesnt mean anything, tomorrows the big day.Theres no points for qualifying on pole.Whincup clocked the best time (2:06.77) of Sundays 20 minute warm-up, 0.1 of a second ahead of Holdens Garth Tander.It means Whincups Holden team have been fastest in seven of the nine sessions ahead of the Great Race.A good omen indeed.The Great Race starts at 1110 AEST and will honour the 10th anniversary of King of the Mountain Peter Brocks death. 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