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The Patriots only have one healthy quarterback on their roster and the Bills tried to take him out before their game against New England even kicked off on Sunday.

About forty minutes before the scheduled 1 p.m. ET kickoff time, Bills safety Robert Blanton reportedly wagged his finger before giving a hard shove to Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett as Brissett got ready to jog off the field.

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The Bills took a shot at Jacoby Brissett during pregame. CBS/NFL

As you can imagine, Blanton's shove didn't sit well with the Patriots, and that's mainly for two reasons: 1.) as noted, Brissett is the only healthy quarterback on their roster right now and 2.) Brissett's not even completely healthy.

The quarterback will be playing in Sunday's game with a bandage over his injured right thumb. You can see the bandage in the picture below.

Brissett will be the Patriots starting quarterback against the Bills and Julian Edelman will serve as his backup.

Anyway, after Blanton's push, New England's Malcolm Mitchell immediately responded by going after the Bills safety. During the scuffle between Blanton and Mitchell, there was at least one punch thrown, and that players headbutted each other several times.

You can watch the scuffle below:

It looks like the Bills figured that there best chance to win on Sunday would if the Patriots didn't have any quarterbacks healthy enough to play.

The Patriots and Bills rivalry is already a bitter one, and this should only add some spice to Sunday's game. To follow along once the game kicks off, be sure to head over to our CBSSports.com GameTracker by clicking here.