For the third consecutive game, the Buffalo Bills are back at home and will be taking on the New England Patriots in an AFC East battle. Buffalo comes into this game at 4-0 with a high powered offense, and an atrocious defense that is more of a liability than an asset.
On the other hand, the Patriots are sitting at 2-2 and have been inconsistent the last four weeks overall. Nonetheless, they are in second place in the division behind Buffalo.
The Bills will be debuting their rivalry jerseys tonight under the lights so it should make for an exciting matchup against a division opponent that they are seeing for the first time. With that, we take a look at information that Bills should know about going into primetime, per the Buffalo Bills' PR X account.
Info to know for Bills vs. Patriots in Week 5
Time & TV Channel: NBC - 8:20PM EST |
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Play-by-play: Mike Tirico |
Color analyst: Chris Collinsworth |
Sideline reporter: Melissa Stark |
Fans will have the chance to listen to the game on WGR550 with Chris Brown (play-by-play), Eric Wood (color analyst), and Sal Capaccio (sideline reporter). The game will also be featured on SiriusXM 88 or 225, as well as on Westwood One Sports with Ryan Radtke (play-by-play) and Mike Golic (color analyst).
Mini-history between Bills and Patriots
We obviously all know how the Patriots were against the Bills when Tom Brady was under center. It was painful to watch the Bills play against them because for the most part, it always ended in a New England win. The good news is that ever since Brady left the Patriots in 2020, Buffalo has only lost three games to New England. One of those games was in Week 18 where the Bills sat their starters to prepare for the playoffs.
Since 2020, the Bills are 8-3 against the Patriots (with one playoff win) and have had five wins of 10+ points, per Pro Football Reference. In those three losses to the Patriots, Buffalo has lost by no more than a touchdown.
This game was already going to be an intense one between these two teams. Now you throw in the fact that former Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs comes back to Buffalo for the first time since being traded away from Buffalo last year’s offseason, it just got more exciting.
Kickoff on NBC is at 8:20PM and fans do not want to miss this divisional primetime battle.