New England holds a edge in the series and have won 36 of the last 44 games between the clubs dating back to The Patriots are overall at Buffalo, including a at Highmark Stadium.
The series between the AFC East rivals began in The Patriots' 77 wins over the Bills is their highest victory total over any opponent, six higher than their next highest win total against the New York Jets After seven straight series sweeps and 15 consecutive Patriots wins from , Buffalo ended the streak with a victory at Ralph Wilson Stadium in the first meeting between the teams in The game win streak is tied for the fourth-longest winning streak over a single opponent in NFL history.
The Patriots avenged that loss in the regular season finale by overcoming a first quarter deficit and scoring 49 unanswered points en route to a victory. The teams have had many memorable match ups over the years, including a span from to where four-of-five contests were decided in overtime. Ian Eagle will handle play-by-play duties with Charles Davis as the color analyst. Evan Washburn will work from the sidelines.
The game will be produced by Mark Wolff and directed by Bob Fishman. John Sadak will call the game with Ross Tucker providing analysis. Steve Tasker will report from the sidelines.
A complete listing of the network's 35 stations can be found here. Play-by-play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak , who will provide color analysis. The games are produced by Marc Cappello. For information on how to stream the game please visit our Ways to Watch guide. The Patriots will close the regular season with a trip to Miami as they look to keep the momentum going. Steve Burton sits down with David Andrews to discuss the preparation for their primetime playoff game, where they will face the Buffalo Bills.
Andrews also speaks to how the line of scrimmage affects the overall gameplay. As the Patriots prepare for a Wild Card Weekend matchup with the Buffalo Bills, take a look back at how the team got to the playoffs, from offseason acquisitions to pregame speeches, highlight plays and postgame celebrations. With the playoffs set to begin, we take an early look ahead to next regular season now that every Patriots opponent has been determined. New construction beginning in will create the largest video board for an outdoor stadium, new hospitality and function spaces and a completely reimagined north entrance to the stadium by Longtime Patriots running back Brandon Bolden is playing like a much younger man in , with the statistics to back it up, after switching from jersey number 38 to 25 in honor of his ailing grandfather.
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Special Teams - Edge: Bills. Photo by Eric J. Largest Margin of Victory: 46 points Largest Margin of Defeat: 35 points Longest Win Streak: 15 games Bill Belichick vs Buffalo: with NE. Sean McDermott vs New England: The No. The teams faced each other twice over the course of four weeks. In the first meeting between the two teams in Week 13, the Patriots defeated the Bills, , on a windy night in Buffalo.
Both teams were forced to rely on the run game and rookie QB Mac Jones recorded an unprecedented three passing attempts for 19 yards in the entire game. The weather may play a factor in the game on Saturday as as the National Weather Service is predicting a 30 percent chance of snow, with a high temperature near 14 degrees and a low around 5.
The Bills redeemed themselves in the second meeting between the teams three weeks later though as they defeated the Patriots, , in Foxborough. Again, there are some situations that could unfold beyond this collection above, but these are the more straightforward outcomes that may unfold during this pivotal Week 18 slate. The Patriots downgraded veteran linebacker Dont'a Hightower to out for the regular-season finale against Miami due to a knee injury.
Given that Hightower was a limited participant in practice throughout the week and a playoff spot already secured, this could be a situation where New England is opting to give one of its core players some extra time to rest up before the postseason.
Hightower -- who opted out of the season due to COVID concerns -- finishes his first season back with the club starting in all 15 of his games played where he totaled 64 tackles and 1.
Last week, we made a note to keep an eye on Patriots linebackers coach Jerod Mayo as we step closer to the head coaching hiring cycle this year. Mayo has said as recently as this season that his goal is to one day lead an organization and -- after he reportedly has an impressive interview with the Philadelphia Eagles last offseason -- it appears his stock is continuing to rise with other clubs taking notice.
It seems pretty obvious that the New England Patriots have been a team that Bill Belichick has enjoyed coaching quite a bit.
A recent example that reveals the head coach's fondness for this iteration of the Patriots came this week when he was asked what his favorite trait of this squad has been this season. Some, we've started well. Others, we've started slowly. We've fallen behind.
For the most part, we've put ourselves to be competitive and have a chance to win at the end of the game. That's a good thing. The bad thing is to start as slowly as we have at times, but I'd say, from a competitive standpoint, we've answered the bell in every round. It hasn't always been good, but it's always been competitive. We've had our moments where we've felt good about the coaching. There've been moments where it's hard to feel good about it, but through it, all, keep persevering, keep grinding, and keep getting better.
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