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Bills vs. Patriots On TNF 🏈
Buffalo enters this matchup looking to return to the dominant play that has eluded them as of late, with Josh Allen's health status still in question. Meanwhile, the Patriots are fighting to remain competitive for a playoff berth, and will need a heroic home stand to stay alive 🙏 (3 min read)

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AFC East Rivalry
This week's installment of Thursday Night Football is actually a must-watch (finally). There's a lot at play here - the bad blood that has always run through the Pats-Bills rivalry, and the resentment built up from the years of suffering that Brady and Belichick inflicted on Bills Mafia. Buffalo got their revenge in last year's AFC Wildcard game, where they beat the brakes off the Pats in one of the most dominant playoff performances ever 😳
The Bills took that matchup 47-17, and scored touchdowns on their first seven possessions
This season has proven more up-and-down than most expected, and Buffalo will need a win in Foxborough to remain competitive with KC for the AFC's top seed 👀
The Pats, on the other hand, obviously entered this season in flux following their ignominious playoff defeat. They've found their form after a tough start, thriving behind a stout defense and reliable running game, but lost a close one in last week's Thanksgiving game in Minnesota. New England is even more desperate for a win than Buffalo, as another loss would drop them to .500 and out of the current playoff picture 😬
The #Patriots remaining schedule includes the:
- #Bills (2x)
- #Dolphins
- #Bengals
- #Raiders
- #Cardinals
New England will HAVE to win 4 out of those 6 games if they want to have a real shot at making the playoffs. The defense and red zone offense has to step up now.— PGS NEST (@NestPgs)
4:58 PM • Nov 25, 2022
Bills vs. Pats Betting Preview (subject to change)
Spread: Bills -4
Moneyline: Bills -188 (bet $188, win $100), Pats +158 (bet $100, win $158)
O/U: 43.5

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Pats Revenge?
This has been a strange year for the Patriots, featuring an unexpected QB controversy, and some uncharacteristic errors few would anticipate from a Belichick team 😏
Patriots mishaps:
* Allowed KO return TD
* Running into kicker penalty led to GW TD
* 3 personal fouls on D
* Mac Jones botched end of 1H drive - had to use TO, cost them 2 shots at EZ. Settled for FG.
* Wasted down in RZ since play clock was winding down
Sloppy performance
— Sheil Kapadia (@SheilKapadia)
4:26 AM • Nov 25, 2022
QB Mac Jones started the season slowly, which led to Bailey Zappe's emergence, but over the last two weeks has averaged 314 YPG. The Patriots just need Jones to be solid, as the electric play of RB Rhamondre Stevenson and the fierce Matthew Judon-led defense can carry most of the weight
Mac actually played his best game of the season (and perhaps his career) last week against Minnesota, throwing for 382 yards and two touchdowns. The Thanksgiving loss was a tough blow for New England, who had a touchdown overturned on a highly controversial call 👇
This was ruled an "incomplete pass"
Was Hunter Henry robbed? 🧐
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow)
3:24 AM • Nov 25, 2022
The Pats will have their work cut out for them against the Bills, who have struggled as of late, but remain one of the most complete teams in the league. QB Josh Allen looked like the MVP frontrunner before throwing three red zone interceptions in two straight losses to the Jets and Vikings. He has improved his play in the two games since, but still seems to be dealing with a nagging elbow injury 💉
Even if their QB is slightly diminished, the Bills' legion of strong receiving threats in Stefon Diggs, Gabe Davis and Dawson Knox should make Allen's life a bit easier
Buffalo nearly suffered a devastating Thanksgiving loss of their own to the Lions, but found a way to get the W through some last-second heroics. This absolute dime from Allen to Diggs set the Bills up for the game-winning field goal
Josh Allen on a rope to Stefon Diggs.
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate)
8:45 PM • Nov 24, 2022
Who wins? |
Trivia Question: Buffalo has a chance to win their third straight AFC East crown. When was the last time a non-Patriots team did this?

For My Parlay Gurus
While New England is finding their legs on offense and will give Buffalo a fight, I like the Bills to pull this one out and stay in the race for the one seed. Allen and Diggs showed last week that Buffalo can always rely on their connection in times of duress, and I think the duo will show out tonight in a signature divisional win. Take a look 👇
Bills -4 @ Pats: -110
Stefon Diggs OVER 84.5 Receiving Yards: -113
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Trivia Answer: You'd have to go all the way back to the 1988-91 Buffalo squads that won the AFC East four years in a row 👀
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