The New England Patriots face the Buffalo Bills in Week 18 with both teams playing different roles than their usual matchups. While the Bills have secured the No. 2 seed and are resting key players, the Patriots, with a chance to secure the No. 1 draft pick, are fighting for a positive finish to their season. Can the Patriots take advantage of the Bills' rested roster and pull off an upset?
Despite being one loss away from clinching the No.1 overall pick in the upcoming draft, Rohit Ponnaiya believes the Patriots are in a good position to beat their division rivals, Buffalo. Buffalo Bills wrap up their regular season with a game against the New England Patriots on Sunday afternoon. Buffalo is locked into the No. 2 seed and will be resting key players in this Week 18 clash which is why my Bills vs. Patriots predictions are backing the home side.
has talked about how much his consecutive starts streak of 115 matters to him, so expect him to start before quickly coming off the field. Coach Sean McDermott has said that there will be a blend of starters and backups playing this week. That will make it hard for the Bills to win let alone cover as short road faves. might also lack motivation since a defeat would mean they secure the No. 1 pick in the draft. That said, getting a young team to tank is never quite as simple as some fans would like. There are plenty of inexperienced and fringe starters on this New England squad who are fighting for their jobs and head coach Jerod Mayo could use a positive end to a bumpy season. Keep in mind that when these teams clashed at Highmark Stadium just two weeks ago, the Patriots outgained the Bills 379-324 and lost by just three points. And that was with Buffalo still trying to win games. Meanwhile, the Bills have regressed on defense and are just 30th in the league in defensive success rate since Week 9. These teams faced off two weeks ago in freezing conditions at Highmark Stadium and the total closed at 47.5. They combined for 703 yards and 45 points in that game and the drop-off from Josh Allen to Mitchell Trubisky isn't enough to justify the O/U slimming almost 10 points. Especially since the Patriots are 30th in the league in defensive EPA. In addition, while the Bills are resting key starters on offense, they'll likely do the same on defense which will make things easier for Drake Maye & C
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