Micah Hyde intercepted Brady, told Belichick “he was staring him down”

Posted by Michael David Smith on September 30, 2019, 11:47 AM EDT
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Bills defensive back Micah Hyde intercepted Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in the end zone on Sunday, and afterward Bill Belichick wanted to know about it.

Channel 25 in Boston got postgame video of Belichick running after Hyde following the game, asking what happened.

“Micah, did you get that pick?” Belichick asked.

“Yeah,” Hyde responded. “He was staring him down.”

The Bills’ defense had a good game against Brady on Sunday, including on the play in question, when Brady tried to find Julian Edelman in the back of the end zone only to have Hyde leap in front of the ball. When the Patriots and Bills meet again in Week 16, Belichick may remind Brady what Hyde had to say.

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  1. Thanks for the intel. Seriously. If Brady is tipping his throw locations with his eyes, that’s correctible as long as he is made aware of it. Like a tell in poker. People don’t realize they have them.

    Appreciate that one, Micah.

  4. Brady often “stares his receivers down”, as it were. Especially when they are in tight to the end zone where there isn’t much room to work. They rely on the routes and picks. Nothing new here.

  8. Looking forward to the rematch. Allen played terrible, constantly throwing off back foot on a blitz. It was even inaccurate, it was poor decision making. Let’s take care of business this week in TN and have meaningful football in December. This loss stunk, but this weeks game is actually far more important. I’ll be there.

  9. “Thanks for the intel. Seriously. If Brady is tipping his throw locations with his eyes, that’s correctible as long as he is made aware of it. Like a tell in poker. People don’t realize they have them.
    Appreciate that one, Micah.”

    Yeah. I’m sure Brady wouldn’t have figured that out on his own w/ that play.

  10. Brady has definitely declined. Recently, each time he has faced a Top 5 Defense he has been sub-par. He was bad in the SuperBowl against Wade Phillips defense that has given him nightmares over the years. He was awful again yesterday but it will be swept under the rug because the Pats won.

    Patrick Mahomes II > Brady

  12. Say what? Logically if they’re a top 5 defense it means the opposing QB has had difficulty, no matter who that may be……. not sure that’s empiracal evidence of a “decline”

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    mrbigchestbrown says:
    September 30, 2019 at 12:02 pm
    Brady has definitely declined. Recently, each time he has faced a Top 5 Defense he has been sub-par. He was bad in the SuperBowl against Wade Phillips defense that has given him nightmares over the years. He was awful again yesterday but it will be swept under the rug because the Pats won.

  13. terripet says:
    September 30, 2019 at 11:51 am
    When Brady plays a good D he folds
    _________________________________

    Yeah, Seattle knows this for sure…

  15. lobstasandmobstas says:
    September 30, 2019 at 11:51 am
    Thanks for the intel. Seriously. If Brady is tipping his throw locations with his eyes, that’s correctible as long as he is made aware of it. Like a tell in poker. People don’t realize they have them.

    Appreciate that one, Micah.

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    Brady was rolling right, Hide had the only other player on that side of the field, Meyers, locked up. Of course Brady was going to Jules and of course he was starting him down. Only thing he missed was that Hyde was playing it the whole way. Should have thrown it away.

    Really, they should have run it again and kicked the 3 if they were short. I thought it was a bad play call to try and force a 7 up 13-0 in a defensive game. Take the 16-0 lead.

    Bills made the same mistake trying to force a 7 on forth down late in the game. If they took the 3 they likely would have been in a position to tie the game at the end. When the defenses are playing that well, take the points.

  16. mrbigchestbrown says:
    September 30, 2019 at 12:02 pm
    Brady has definitely declined. Recently, each time he has faced a Top 5 Defense he has been sub-par. He was bad in the SuperBowl against Wade Phillips defense that has given him nightmares over the years. He was awful again yesterday but it will be swept under the rug because the Pats won.

    Patrick Mahomes II > Brady

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    Maybe you are right! But as long as Brady continues to rack up victories, unreachable records, and more SB titles, its a cross us Patriot fans will have to bear.

  17. Micah is a damn good player. It’s amazing to me how many good secondary players the Packers drafted and went on to star on new teams, and how Capers made them look horrible somehow.

  18. ALL quarterbacks play worse against top defenses than against cupcakes. That’s kind of what defines a top defense. Holding that against Brady – especially after a win – is kind of short-sighted.

  19. brady is the greatest football player of all time not the greatest athlete of all time. he’s the greatest in the biggest situations because of his guts and will. a physically diminished tom brady is still a formidable qb, particularly when experts start throwing dirt in his grave. it ends some time, but he’s made fools out of his detractors many many times.

  21. terripet says:
    September 30, 2019 at 11:51 am

    When Brady plays a good D he folds
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    They won 16-10. How did Jacoby do yesterday?

  22. It seems unusual that Belichick would calmly ask an opposing player after a game such a seemingly complimentary but open-ended question like that. It is also a bit unexpected that the player would provide any substantive answer.

    It looked like (Meyers?) broke for the pylon and Brady just threw it to where he was before the break. Hyde played it perfectly, as he appeared to have time to react to a throw to the pylon anyway.

  23. The pick really had no WR nearby and I was afraid they’d say Meyers ran a wrong route and was the target, so I’m happy to read this. I really think Meyers should get more of a role and I didn’t want to see this put on him. Brady staying down Edel takes that off the table.

  24. As long as they were chatting, Micah should have asked BB to autograph his Bills jersey with a ‘Nice pick Micah’ note. I doubt BB would have done it, in fact I am suspect that, at best, he would have gotten a chuckle out of BB, but a game worn autographed jersey like that would have been worth some serious additional cash for Hyde.

    Of course, he could go the Eli Manning route and create some fraudulent game worn jerseys.

  25. So the bar for Brady is set at perfection or else he’s declining? Is that where we are now? Oh, by the way, Mahomes didn’t throw a TD yesterday either, and they still won – is he on the decline as well?

  27. Belichick knows he has a once in generation championship caliber defense. He doesn’t want Brady and the offense to waste it.

  28. I love BB and his personality. And he knows good blue collar players also. He will definitely go after Hyde if and when he becomes a FA
    The man is a football genius and there is no denying that. I honestly think he would like to see Brady retire so he can prove to the world that he can build a winner without TB.
    That is why he was upset about letting Jimmy get away.
    This is the greatest coach ever and it’s been a pleasure to witness what he has done with so little.

  30. Sorry. Bills defense played great, not good. As did NE. Maybe the 2 best defenses in the AFC. Need better play from Allen but the pats didn’t win because of Brady either. Jets and phins are so far behind the pack

  31. Bottom line: Brady had a bad game as well as offense as a whole.Remember- a hobbled Edelman and loss of AB could have affected game plan. Great complementary football with outstanding Defense and Special Teams. Getting their Tight End back this week (Watson) Great teams find a way to win. Tighten up the O-line and TB will be just fine…. 4-0. The “W” is all that matters. Period.

  32. Brady declining? Actually, unlike last year through the first three games he has been spot on hitting receivers in stride, even tough crossing patterns. Beginning of last year he was often throwing behind or low. Oline had its hands full with blitzes against a good D. Brady managed the game as a veteran, throwing balls away often. Contrast that with Allen, forcing long balls into coverage and having 3 picks as a result (recall one exchange with OC Daboll on the sideline where he was tapping his head. I imagine saying “Josh, use your head, they’re double covered downfield!”). Except for the INT, Brady didn’t “lose” that game by bad QB play.

  33. Anyone remember when Buffalo beat the Pats 31-0 on opening day after the Milloy trade? Remember how game 16 went?
    31-0 New England. Game 16 this year will be another smack down.

  34. Brady declining, falling off the cliff is still 4-0. The Bills can’t even beat the Patriots on Brady’s worst day. Once the Patriots’ O-Line stabilizes, then it will be back to dominance. Their opponents should be able to beat them somehow at this juncture. BB will torture Brady on that pick and his very poor performance. There will be anecdotes about that in a few years.

  35. I’m surprised at some of the reaction to the suggestion that Brady is declining. He clearly is.

    He started declining last year. Trust me – he has tormented my nightmares for going on 2 decades at this point. It’s something I have waited for, and am glad to finally see at the age of 42. He is not the same guy. The Bills have never shut him down like that before – it’s unreal to me that my wish has come around, and NE now has a world-class D to win games instead!

    He’ll still have good games here & there, like the AFCCG last year and sporadic games this year. But he’s just not scary anymore.

  36. terripet says:
    September 30, 2019 at 11:51 am

    When Brady plays a good D he folds
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    Nice try ..

    TB12 owns an incredible 16-5 record In 21 career games in which he’s faced the league’s top scoring defense, averaging 278.6 yards passing per game with a 40-12 TD-INT ratio.

  37. terripet says:
    September 30, 2019 at 11:51 am
    When Brady plays a good D he folds
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    Thank goodness Brady has those 6 SB victories against bad Defenses.

  38. davehamgood says:
    September 30, 2019 at 12:51 pm
    Anyone remember when Buffalo beat the Pats 31-0 on opening day after the Milloy trade? Remember how game 16 went?
    31-0 New England. Game 16 this year will be another smack down.

    We’re focused on next week…but running your mouth about week 16 already sounds desperate and the above reference is totally outta context…what does us winning week one ages ago have to do with us losing in week 4 this year… I’m confused or are you just chest thumping because you realize the Bills are building a contender

  40. Pats don’t win because of a coach who goes out of his way to find out how his QB got intercepted. Nope. It’s clearly because of wholesale cheating. The number of other coaches in the league who would have done that? Exactly none.

  41. Another guy the Packers let go and got zilch for. If they would have ponied up to the bar and not gone nuts with big huge contracts to both Mathews and Rodgers a few years ago, they could have kept a lot of defensive talent thats playing elsewhere at all pro levels.
    Trading guys and getting good picks is one thing, letting them go to save a buck and getting nothing in return is another.

  42. It’s funny how fans continually insist QBs should continue to perform well against a top 5 defense. IF that was the case the defense wouldn’t be top 5. It’s really that simple. Good even great QBs will struggle against top defenses. It’s not anything even remotely new.

  43. It’s funny how the former players and analyst haven’t noticed Brady’s “decline” when the talk about him they say he looks 32 arm strength and movement in the pocket is all still there.

  44. Hard fought game. Not worried about Brady. Worried about other things like: injuries. Hope they pick up another receiver. Now up to 4 missed extra points. Maybe they should be going for two after the touch down? If the Bills had scored a td on that last possession that missed extra point could have been UGE!

  45. kilgoretrout2 says:
    September 30, 2019 at 1:11 pm
    This is why Mahomes is the new GOAT by a HUGE margin.

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    Perhaps if Patrick finds a way to win 4-5 SBs he will be in the conversation. Until then he is just Dan Marino 2.0

  48. Brady makes mistakes. I doubt you’ll see another like that for quite some time, he sure takes it to heart.

  49. News flash for the football geniuses of the world… When your receivers don’t get separation, you don’t have a great day at QB.

  50. BB didn’t run after him. He was behind Hyde and asked if he got the pick. When he used Hyde’s name Hyde looked back and said Yeah, he stared me down.

  53. Shouldn’t taken the advice from Rounders and let him go on staring him down until he was dead broke. You had the time. Telling him was a mistake.

  54. “This is why Mahomes is the new GOAT by a HUGE margin.”

    Nope. 1 1/4 seasons admittedly excellent ones, do not make you the greatest of all time at anything. There are many flashes in the pan. Remember when we relentlessly told RGIII was the “greatest ever” once he’d started for a few games? I’d love to see Mahomes play for 20 years, but we’ll see what happens.

    If Mahomes can keep it up for at least another 12-15 years he’ll be in the conversation and possibly one day will take that title from Brady. But the amount he’s been starting for doesn’t even begin to make him that.

  55. kilgoretrout2 says:
    September 30, 2019 at 1:11 pm

    This is why Mahomes is the new GOAT by a HUGE margin.
    __________________________________
    Goat? He isn’t even the greatest Chiefs QB of all time.
    Come back after he wins at least three SuperBowls.

  56. Even as a lifelong Browns fan, and career long Brady hater, are we seriously questioning him? Even in decline mode he’s still smarter than the average qb, and they’re still winning. So what if Mahomes is better now, he’s what 22,23 years old? Regardless of that, come Jan, Brady will be hoisting another trophy, and everyone will say he sucks but won anyway.

  57. kilgoretrout2 says:
    September 30, 2019 at 1:11 pm

    This is why Mahomes is the new GOAT by a HUGE margin.

    _______________________________________

    Heading into this week, Brady had twice as many playoff games as Mahomes has had regular season games.

  59. The Bills defensive line played great and Brady’s pick in the end zone cost the Pats points and was a horrible pass. However, Brady had no time to throw all day and his receivers were seldom open, kudos to the Bills. But what was amazing to me was Brady not getting sacked and he intentionally threw away at least 8 balls he could have forced. To me that was the game. One Last point, the Bills MLB was outstanding and I had never heard of him before.

  60. The pet’s team lost to the Raiders and he’s calling out Brady. You can’t make this stuff up.

    Brady wins despite a poor statistical performance. That’s what winners do, overcome adversity.

  61. Actually Belichick is known for asking the opponents questions about schemes. When Mike Shanahan on a Colin Cowherd show he said Belichick would come visit him in the locker room after the Pats lost a game and ask questions about the game whether he would get the answer or not. The man is constantly learning and improving.

  62. Brady is a fraud. He’s a proven cheater and liar and was suspended 4 games. All true, so don’t dare dispute it based on some bogus conspiracy. I have all the facts to prove you wrong and you have nothing but made up lies.

    Brady is a product of the best coach in the game (a cheater and liar too) with top defenses and top special teams.

    Brady didn’t win anything yesterday. His defense and special teams won the game.

    Brady sucked against the Giants good defense twice and scored 13 points in 2 super bowls the Patriot’s won.

    Brady sucked against the Seahawks, until Lane and Avril went out of the game and Sherman, Thomas and Chancellor were playing with significant injuries. The defense made the play that won the game.

    So while you fans continue to support a morally corrupt team, you really can’t enjoy it, because it’s all tainted and no one outside you brain-washed fans respect the Patriots.

    The Truth speaks again and don’t bother with your bogus lies.

    And don’t worry, I’m not jealous of morally corrupt people.

  63. jimjets says:
    September 30, 2019 at 2:39 pm

    Bills did a good job. They’re serious this year. They shoulda won.
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    Bills defense was excellent, their special teams were abysmal and their offense absolutely sucked turning it over 4 times. How that equals “they shoulda won” is beyond me.

  64. I’d pump the brakes on the “we have a championship caliber defense” talk. Patsies opponents this year are scoring at a lowly 10 points a game average, and have a combined win/loss of 3-11. Oh and you get to play another winless team next week so make that 3-16 after next Sunday. So far not that impressive.

  65. kilgoretrout2 says:
    September 30, 2019 at 1:11 pm
    This is why Mahomes is the new GOAT by a HUGE margin.

    ————–

    Mahomes is playing amazing. Maybe the best start to a career statistically ever, or at least comparable to Marino if adjust for eras. Using “greatest of all time” to describe a player that has been starting games for 1.25 years is silly though.

  66. Bills defensive line played great and Brady’s pick in the end zone cost the Pats points and was a horrible pass. However, Brady had no time to throw all day and his receivers were seldom open, kudos to the Bills. But what was amazing to me was Brady not getting sacked and he intentionally threw away at least 8 balls he could have forced. To me that was the game. One Last point, the Bills MLB was outstanding and I had never heard of him before.

    The bills middle lb was a number 1 pick last year and was drafted at 19 years old.

  67. jimjets says:
    September 30, 2019 at 2:39 pm
    Bills did a good job. They’re serious this year. They shoulda won.

    ————-

    They coulda won, but I don’t know about shoulda.

    They are definitely serious this year on D. 3-1 is a pretty great record in the AFC right now. If their offense doesn’t turn it over they should win at least 9 games and make the playoffs. They should have at least 3 more wins in the AFC East and they should beat wash and denver. That’s 8 wins. They should beat the Steelers too. That’s 9. 10 or 11 is possible.

  68. That was a bad game offensively. Yes, the Bills played good D. But Brady was not throwing well, guys were dropping balls, and on the INT Brady was rolling out. He can’t throw on the run. And the result was predictable. More importantly to me is that the Patriots D and Special Teams did a great job and got the W anyway. I loathe the stupid “X number of quarters without allowing a touchdown” stupid stat tracking stuff by the media, but it’s looking good in Pats land right about now. Brady and O crew will get right. O line will solidify. Two new guys is a lot to try to make up for. So, right now 4-0 is excellent. We will see next time, Bills fans, who comes out on top. (Hint: It’s the Patriots.)

  69. nelly837 says:
    September 30, 2019 at 5:49 pm
    I’d pump the brakes on the “we have a championship caliber defense” talk. Patsies opponents this year are scoring at a lowly 10 points a game average, and have a combined win/loss of 3-11. Oh and you get to play another winless team next week so make that 3-16 after next Sunday. So far not that impressive.

    —

    Yeah it’s NOT just Patriots fans saying it.

    Lets not forget they also held the Rams to 3 in the SB and they added to that D.

  71. Anyone can clearly see from this that Hyde was trying to impress Belichick with his football savy. No doubt he wants to follow his teammate Gilmore into football nirvana.

  73. Flash1287 says:
    September 30, 2019 at 7:07 pm
    Yeah it’s NOT just Patriots fans saying it.

    Lets not forget they also held the Rams to 3 in the SB and they added to that D.
    ————————-
    It’s Pats fans and the homers who are saying it. People with actual critical thinking skills are not. Rams offense was slowing down before the SB once Gurley got hurt. Tell us about how KC scored more than 30pts in a half against that defense…..

  74. davehamgood says:
    September 30, 2019 at 12:51 pm
    Anyone remember when Buffalo beat the Pats 31-0 on opening day after the Milloy trade? Remember how game 16 went?
    31-0 New England. Game 16 this year will be another smack down.

    ————————————————————————————–

    I would like to take you up on that. If you are that sure, I am sure you will give me odds.

  76. Thetruthspeaks says:
    September 30, 2019 at 5:02 pm
    Brady is a fraud. He’s a proven cheater and liar and was suspended 4 games. All true, so don’t dare dispute it based on some bogus conspiracy. I have all the facts to prove you wrong and you have nothing but made up lies.

    Brady is a product of the best coach in the game (a cheater and liar too) with top defenses and top special teams.

    Brady didn’t win anything yesterday. His defense and special teams won the game.

    Brady sucked against the Giants good defense twice and scored 13 points in 2 super bowls the Patriot’s won.

    Brady sucked against the Seahawks, until Lane and Avril went out of the game and Sherman, Thomas and Chancellor were playing with significant injuries. The defense made the play that won the game.

    So while you fans continue to support a morally corrupt team, you really can’t enjoy it, because it’s all tainted and no one outside you brain-washed fans respect the Patriots.

    The Truth speaks again and don’t bother with your bogus lies.

    And don’t worry, I’m not jealous of morally corrupt people.
    ————————-

    Uh ok. Whatever feels good.

  77. superpatriotsfan says:
    September 30, 2019 at 9:04 pm
    Flash1287 says:
    September 30, 2019 at 7:07 pm
    Yeah it’s NOT just Patriots fans saying it.

    Lets not forget they also held the Rams to 3 in the SB and they added to that D.
    ————————-
    It’s Pats fans and the homers who are saying it. People with actual critical thinking skills are not.

    ——————

    Its actually been every network, Every expert. Every talking head. Its been one of the NFLs leading stories this year. They have been doing special segments before every game.

  78. Ever since Brady got caught “cheating” he has won 3 MORE SUPER BOWLS and gone to 5!!! How does one get BETTER after they are caught “cheating”??? How??? Because he was NEVER cheating in the first place. He is so good, so dominant that the league and teams had to make #$%^& up and look what happened….HE WINS 3 MORE SUPER BOWLS.

    Brady is like “MIcah WHO???”

  79. aarons444 says:
    September 30, 2019 at 2:58 pm
    This is why Mahomes is the new GOAT by a HUGE margin.
    =====

    Long way to go to pass Montana
    ———-

    Even longer way to go the pass Brady. Love the Brady haters.

  80. Anyone who has actually watched Brady play would know that he a master of misdirection with his eyes. It’s simply been one of his great strengths as QB. The fact that he “stared down” on this one play doesn’t change that. Every QB has off plays and off games. The Pats biggest offensive struggles now are obvious:

    – They’ve lost 3 of the their best starting offensive linemen to injuries.
    – Brady’s protection is very weak (see above)
    – Their running game is struggling (see above and below)
    – They don’t have an effective tight end. Forget about just losing Gronk, they’re basically operating without a tight end. Izzo is struggling. Great TE blocking and receiving is important for every successful NFL offense and the Pats don’t have that right now.

    What the Pats have are brilliant coaches. They can adapt and scheme at an incredible level. How many times over the last several years have the Pats and Brady had a couple of off games and been pronounced dead. Think about *that*.

    Stay tuned.

  81. Flash1287 says:
    September 30, 2019 at 12:57 pm
    terripet says:
    September 30, 2019 at 11:51 am

    When Brady plays a good D he folds
    ——
    Nice try ..

    TB12 owns an incredible 16-5 record In 21 career games in which he’s faced the league’s top scoring defense, averaging 278.6 yards passing per game with a 40-12 TD-INT ratio.
    ****************

    That’s about the same winning percentage Brady has against the entire league, including playoffs. He’s a winner, no matter what the circumstance, and that drives the Hater’s to depths of irrationality never before displayed by losers. Of course it is tougher against better competition. But Brady has the brains to actually quarterback his team to a win. Know your limitations. Know when to hold’em. Know when to fold’em. Walk away a winner.

  82. Wow. It’s just amazing how dumb some fans can be. Criticizing Tom Brady is like calling a baby ugly. It’s complete nonsense to do either.
    What Tom Brady has done in his career — and is still doing — is something we’ll never see again. I am not a Patriots fan but I’m enjoying the heck out of watching Brady.
    I love Johnny Unitas, but what Tom Brady has done puts him at the very top of all QB’s whoever played this game, in my opinion.
    All of us wish we would have had Tom Brady as our favorite team’s QB. Anyone who says otherwise is telling a fib.

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