Following up on a previous item. ... As NFL.com's Kevin Patra suggested this morning, Julian Edelman looked nothing like we're used to seeing in Week 15, hobbling around the field.

The Patriots hope to have a healthier Edelman in Saturday's NFC East tilt against the 10-win Buffalo Bills. Edelman is officially questionable with knee and shoulder injuries.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Friday that despite the questionable designation Edelman is expected to play.

More importantly, Rapoport reported that Edelman has looked "probably less banged-up" than last week during practices.

That's a good thing.

As Patra wrote, "Edelman looked like a shell of himself last week versus the Cincinnati Bengals," catching just two of five targets for nine yards. He and Tom Brady were never on the same page, and it looked as though the injuries threw off what is normally good chemistry between the long-time teammates.

With the top receiver dragging himself around the field, Brady threw for a meager 128 yards on 15-of-29 passing with two TDs last week.

It'll take more than that to beat the Bills tomorrow.