Overview
- The Bills (4-0) host the Patriots (2-2) on Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC, with sportsbooks listing Buffalo as roughly a 7–8.5 point favorite.
- Patriots wideout Stefon Diggs called his first game back in Buffalo “sentimental” and “emotional” after posting 101 receiving yards in New England’s Week 4 win.
- Josh Allen urged Bills Mafia to deliver maximum noise, saying the team will need “every ounce, every decibel” in the primetime matchup.
- Buffalo saw limited practice returns from DT Ed Oliver (ankle), LB Matt Milano (pectoral), and RT Spencer Brown (calf), while New England listed LB K’Lavon Chaisson (knee) and S Jaylinn Hawkins (hamstring) as non-participants.
- Buffalo is the AFC’s only unbeaten team and has won 14 straight regular-season home games, as New England arrives with improving QB Drake Maye after a strong start to his second season.