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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 13 · Sunday 4:25 PM ET · Gillette Stadium

NEvsBUF

Patriots offensevsBills defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Patriots, 7 for Bills. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

BUF offenseNE offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Tight ends feast

Bills give up 71 yards a game to tight ends (29th), against a league average of 55. Patriots' tight ends produce 62 (10th).

02
Opportunity

Deep right is open

Bills are worst against deep right throws, allowing +0.64 EPA per attempt. Patriots send 11% of their throws there.

03
Watch out

Ground game stalls

Patriots average 3.9 yards per carry (20th). Bills allow 3.6 (9th).

04
Wash

Yards per play

Call this one even. Patriots gain 6.1 yards per play (4th). Bills give up 5.4 (16th), with the league at 5.4.

Players to watch

BUF Bills

17Josh AllenQB · 135/205 · 1793 yds · 11 TD · 5 INTEPA per dropback +0.27 · 5th4James CookRB · 138 car · 707 yds · 7 TD · 12 recEPA per touch +0.08 · 11th10Khalil ShakirWR · 27 rec · 354 yds · 1 TD · 38 tgtEPA per target +0.4086Dalton KincaidTE · 27 rec · 401 yds · 2 TD · 35 tgtEPA per target +0.50 · 8th15Greg RousseauWeakside Linebacker · 24 tackles · 7 sacks · 7 PD7 sacks · T-3rd in the NFL21Davison IgbinosunRight Cornerback · 28 tackles · 1 INT · 8 PD1 INT

NE Patriots

10Drake MayeQB · 157/234 · 1983 yds · 15 TD · 8 INTEPA per dropback +0.21 · 9th38Rhamondre StevensonRB · 96 car · 367 yds · 3 TD · 23 recEPA per touch 0.00 · 18th3DeMario DouglasWR · 26 rec · 332 yds · 4 TD · 37 tgtEPA per target +0.57 · 13th85Hunter HenryTE · 29 rec · 326 yds · 2 TD · 34 tgtEPA per target +0.55 · 5th91Elijah PonderWeakside Linebacker · 23 tackles · 6 sacks · 1 PD6 sacks · T-7th in the NFL25Marcus JonesNickel Back · 39 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 6 PD1 INT
The series · Bills and Patriots since 1999, and this season's records56 meetings

The Patriots lead the series 40–16 since 1999. Oct 4, 2026, at Highmark Stadium: the Patriots won 29–26. Josh Allen started at quarterback for the Bills and Drake Maye for the Patriots; Sean McDermott and Mike Vrabel coached.

Bills at home8–21the Bills' record
In New England8–19the Bills' record
Most pointsBills 47 · Patriots 562021 · 2007
Biggest winBills by 31 · Patriots by 462003 · 2007
Playoffs1–0the Bills' record

The last 5

2026 · Wk 4NE 29 at BUF 26
2025 · Wk 15BUF 35 at NE 31
2025 · Wk 5NE 23 at BUF 20
2024 · Wk 18BUF 16 at NE 23
2024 · Wk 16NE 21 at BUF 24

2026 records

BillsPatriots
Overall6–15–3
Division0–13–0
Conference4–15–1
Other conference2–00–2
Home3–13–0
Away3–02–3
Last 5WLWWWWWWLW
StreakWon 3Won 1
Points a game33.3 – 25.923.0 – 20.3

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Bills' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Patriots offense against the Bills defenseDepth charts
Bills defense · 3-4 DPatriots offense · 3WR 1TE66Campbell72Rouse55Wilson65Pryor76Moses85Henry10Maye38Stevenson1Brown86Chism3Douglas91Oliver96Walker98Sanders15Rousseau9Chubb8Bernard42Williams21Igbinosun47Benford23Alford24Bishop22Gardner-Johnson

Patriots offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBDrake Maye#10 · 157/234 · 1983 yds · 15 TD · 8 INT
  • RBRhamondre Stevenson#38 · 96 car · 367 yds · 3 TD · 23 rec
  • WRA.J. Brown#1 · 9 rec · 101 yds · 0 TD · 20 tgt
  • WRDeMario Douglas#3 · 26 rec · 332 yds · 4 TD · 37 tgt
  • WREfton Chism III#86 · 15 rec · 151 yds · 1 TD · 20 tgt
  • TEHunter Henry#85 · 29 rec · 326 yds · 2 TD · 34 tgt
  • LTWill Campbell#66
  • LGWalter Rouse#72
  • CJared Wilson#55
  • RGMatt Pryor#65
  • RTMorgan Moses#76

Bills defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEEd Oliver#91 · 9 tackles · 0.5 sacks
  • NTDeone Walker#96 · 22 tackles · 1 sack · 5 PD
  • LDET.J. Sanders#98 · 8 tackles
  • WLBGreg Rousseau#15 · 24 tackles · 7 sacks · 7 PD
  • SLBBradley Chubb#9 · 17 tackles · 1.5 sacks
  • RILBTerrel Bernard#8 · 50 tackles · 1 PD
  • LILBDorian Williams#42 · 46 tackles · 1 INT · 2 PD
  • RCBDavison Igbinosun#21 · 28 tackles · 1 INT · 8 PD
  • LCBChristian Benford#47 · 29 tackles · 6 PD
  • NBDee Alford#23 · 15 tackles · 1 INT · 3 PD
  • SSCole Bishop#24 · 45 tackles · 1 sack · 2 PD
  • FSC.J. Gardner-Johnson#22 · 26 tackles · 1 INT · 2 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · NE offense against BUF defense
StatNE NE offFavors NE · Favors BUFBUF BUF def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.06#8
+0.06#23+0.00
Success rate
46%#10
46%#2644%
Yards per play
6.1#4
5.4#165.4
Explosive play rate
11%#8
10%#239%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.15#8
+0.12#24+0.03
Sack rate
6%#16
5%#267%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.14#23
-0.08#17-0.08
Yards per carry
3.9#20
3.6#94.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
43%#11
42%#2141%
Red zone TD rate
52%#26
68%#2361%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
157#11
154#24147
TE yards per game
62#10
71#2955
TE targets per game
6.8#22
9.1#297.6
RB receiving yards per game
34#12
44#2932
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Patriots: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.169% of throws
+0.752% of throws
+0.9911% of throws
Short
-0.1532% of throws
+0.4814% of throws
+0.3932% of throws

Bills: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.6118 throws
+0.4613 throws
+0.6425 throws
Short
+0.0477 throws
+0.3850 throws
+0.1785 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.