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FOXBORO, Mass. -- The New England Patriots' banged-up and broken offense needed their defense to pick up some slack Monday. Step up, they did, despite their own issue with injuries.

The Patriots allowed just 303 total yards to the Buffalo Bills, including 209 through the air and 3.1 yards per carry.

The Patriots had to use creativity both offensively and defensively with too many injuries to wide receivers and cornerbacks. Danny Amendola and Aaron Dobson's ailments forced the Patriots into using just two wide receivers in the fourth quarter. The Patriots went into Monday's game with just three healthy cornerbacks and didn't trust the No. 3 man Rashaan Melvin, so they used three and sometimes four safeties to make up for the loss of Justin Coleman.

Check out the Patriots who stood out in their 20-13 win over the Bills.

LOGAN RYAN
The Patriots' No. 2 cornerback continues to play like a No. 1. He spent most of the game on Robert Woods, who only had success with three catches for 35 yards against zone coverage.

Ryan has been the Patriots' most consistent cornerback this season, and his performance Monday night was no exception, allowing just two catches for 13 yards with a pass breakup.

JAMES WHITE
White had his breakout game as the Patriots' newest version of Kevin Faulk/Danny Woodhead/Shane Vereen/Dion Lewis. He caught two passes for 32 yards with a score and had two carries for 14 yards and another touchdown.

White isn't as shifty as Lewis, but he proved he can be effective in the role.

DEVIN MCCOURTY
McCourty spent most of the game playing deep at free safety, though he did spend some time covering Bills tight end Charles Clay. He was targeted twice and broke up two passes. He showed off impressive range breaking up a pass down the sideline intended for Bills running back LeSean McCoy in the end zone.

DANNY AMENDOLA
Amendola left the game in the third quarter with a knee injury, but he accumulated 117 yards on nine catches and 12 targets in an increased workload with Julian Edelman out.

Amendola appeared to suffer the injury on a punt return, which begs the question why he was out there in the first place when he's so important on offense.

MALCOLM BUTLER
Butler drew No. 1 wide receiver Sammy Watkins and gave up three catches for 39 yards on six targets. Butler allowed two catches for 22 yards in zone coverage, but he was nearly flawless in man as he stayed stride for stride with Watkins.

Butler was flagged for a 31-yard defensive pass interference penalty early in the fourth quarter.

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