The Buffalo Bills have home field advantage when they take on the New England Patriots in an AFC East battle. Kickoff is set for 1:00 PM ET and the game can be seen on CBS. Buffalo is 2-0 overall. New England is the favorite with a point spread of -8.5 and has a 2-0 overall record and 1-0 division record.
This will be the first meeting for the division rivals. New England won both games during the regular season last year.
Last week, the Bills picked up a slender 38-35 victory over the Raiders. Ryan Fitzpatrick had 264 yards passing, completing 28 of 46 attempts with three touchdowns and one interception. Fred Jackson also contributed, rushing for 117 yards on 15 carries and two scores. The Patriots are also coming off a win over the Chargers, 35-21. Tom Brady put forth a terrific effort, completing 31 of 40 for 423 yards passing, three touchdowns and no picks. Another solid outing came from Rob Gronkowski, who scored twice in addition to 86 yards on four catches.
New England might rely on its passing attack, which is the best in the league, averaging 463.0 yards a game.
| Patriots Passing Leaders |
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| Grade | Name | PCOMP | PATT | GPYDS | PTDS | PINT |
| A+ | 114.275 | T. Brady | 63 | 88 | 940 | 7 | 1 |
| Bills Passing Leaders |
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| Grade | Name | PCOMP | PATT | GPYDS | PTDS | PINT |
| A+ | 98.341 | R. Fitzpatric | 45 | 71 | 472 | 7 | 1 |
| Patriots Rushing Leaders |
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| Grade | Name | P | RATT | RYDS | RYDSAVG | RTDS |
| B | 83.262 | B. Green-Elli | RB | 24 | 104 | 4.3 | 2 |
| C | 75.446 | D. Woodhead | RB | 18 | 81 | 4.5 | 0 |
| | S. Ridley | RB | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Bills Rushing Leaders |
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| Grade | Name | P | RATT | RYDS | RYDSAVG | RTDS |
| A+ | 105.714 | F. Jackson | RB | 35 | 229 | 6.5 | 2 |
| C | 76.737 | C. Spiller | RB | 9 | 79 | 8.8 | 1 |
| D+ | 68.350 | J. White | RB | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Patriots Receiving Leaders |
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| Grade | Name | P | REC | RECYDS | RECAVG | RECTDS |
| A+ | 103.835 | W. Welker | WR | 15 | 241 | 16.1 | 2 |
| A+ | 98.305 | D. Branch | WR | 15 | 222 | 14.8 | 0 |
| A+ | 112.486 | R. Gronkowski | TE | 10 | 172 | 17.2 | 3 |
| Bills Receiving Leaders |
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| Grade | Name | P | REC | RECYDS | RECAVG | RECTDS |
| A | 93.918 | S. Johnson | WR | 12 | 162 | 13.5 | 2 |
| B+ | 89.938 | D. Nelson | WR | 14 | 149 | 10.6 | 1 |
| A+ | 99.205 | S. Chandler | TE | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 3 |
