Just coming in today, it was a little bit different," Lions wide receiver Golden Tate said

A day after their first win of the season http://www.buffalobillsteamonline.com/micah-hyde-jersey , the change in the mood of the previously winless Detroit Lions was evident.In one corner of the locker room, linebacker Marquis Flowers and running back LeGarrette Blount engaged in a heated debate over whether Kobe Bryant or LeBron James was the greater basketball player.". "It's kind of a sigh of relief."Winning has a way of lifting the tension. Especially considering the quality of the opponent that the Lions beat.Sunday's decisive 26-10 victory over the New England Patriots was fashioned by a smothering performance from the Lions defense.The Lions held the Patriots to 209 yards, the fewest they've allowed since holding the New York Giants to 197 yards on Sept. 8, 2014."To finally get our first win, against a team like that, that's a yearly contender for the Super Bowl Womens John Miller Jersey , it's a pretty big deal," Tate said.It was only the third time since 2007 that the Patriots produced fewer than 210 yards.Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who led the NFL with 4,577 yards passing last season, was limited to 133 yards."That is amazing," Lions cornerback Darius Slay said. "That is really amazing."In the first quarter, Detroit held a 126-5 edge in yards and a 12:30-2:30 advantage in time of possession. The first three drives of the game saw Detroit outgain the Patriots 196-13 and hold a 14-0 edge in first downs. The Lions outgained the Patriots 231-70 in the first half."We couldn't execute anything," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said.Lions running back Kerryon Johnson http://www.buffalobillsteamonline.com/jordan-poyer-jersey , who finished with 16 carries for 101 yards and became the first Lions running back to record a 100-yard rushing game since Reggie Bush against Green Bay on Nov. 28, 2013, felt the defensive performance was what keyed the win."I think the defense was a lot more impressive than we were," Johnson said. "They had to shut down Tom Brady."Slay preferred to view their success story as a team effort."This was really all about the offense controlling the ball and keeping us rested," Slay said. "The best game plan against Tom Brady is keeping him off the field, and the offense kept putting up long drives."The Lions also handed much of the credit to coach Matt Patricia, the former Patriots defensive coordinator who earned his first win as an NFL head coach."He made everything smooth this week," Slay said. "He knows everything about that team and he made sure we knew it as well."Patricia wasn't about to take the pat on the back without returning it to his players."A week ago Womens Ryan Groy Jersey , the story was completely different as I stood here," Patricia said. "It was a good collective team effort. I think everybody that had a significant role, I thought they did a good job."Improving to 1-2 on the season while handing the defending AFC champion Patriots (1-2) their second straight loss, the Lions said it won't matter if they don't carry the momentum into Sunday's game at Dallas against the Cowboys."Now that we have this win, it means nothing if we don't come back this week and have a great week of practice and go out there and handle business on the road against another good opponent," Tate said."We're happy we got that first win, but now we've got to put that game to bed. Now we've got to prepare like we did last week for the Dallas Cowboys on the road. Try to hit restart and go do it again."Video Preview: Buffalo Bills vs. Minnesota Vikings The winless Buffalo Bills travel north this weekend to take on the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium. Coming off two straight losses, the Bills are desperately looking for a win against one of the best teams in the NFL. Here are three of the biggest headlines heading into Sunday.Who will call plays on defense?After one and a half games of his defense getting walked all over Womens Vladimir Ducasse Jersey , head coach Sean McDermott took over playcalling duties for the defense in the second half of the game against the Los Angeles Chargers. This change resulted in noticeable and measurable impacts. The Chargers scored only 3 points in the second half versus 28 points in the first half. This week McDermott has remained coy on whether the in-game change made last week would carry over to this week. It will be interesting to see watch the sidelines and booth to see who is doing what and whether that changes again as the game goes on.Josh Allen’s first road startJosh Allen’s first start came at the friendly confines of New Era Field. He’ll get to experience what is like to start game on the road. It isn’t the easiest place to play either. Since moving into U.S. Bank Stadium at the start of the 2016 NFL season, the Vikings are 14-4 at home. That is the third-best home record over that stretch; behind the Patriots (17-4) and the Eagles (16-3).Now Hiring: Offensive PlaymakerThe Bills are severely lacking an explosive playmaker on the offense so far this season. They don’t have a single player in the top 32 of rushing or receiving yards. LeSean McCoy is 44th in rushing yards and Zay Jones is 74th in receiving yards. On top of that, McCoy is dealing with a rib cartilage injury and may not be full go on Sunday. Also, while Kelvin Benjamin has said he is “all go” for Sunday he did recently miss practice to deal with a hip ailment. If the Bills’ top two targets are limited that will make playing a scary Minnesota defense even scarier.