NEW ENGLAND (12-2) At BUFFALO (4-10)
Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS
OPENING LINE – New England by 8
RECORD VS. SPREAD – New England 9-5-0; Buffalo 7-5-2
SERIES RECORD – Patriots lead 60-40-1
LAST MEETING – Patriots beat Bills 38-30, Sept. 26, 2010
LAST WEEK – Patriots beat Packers 31-27; Bills beat Dolphins 17-14
PATRIOTS OFFENSE – OVERALL (9), RUSH (15), PASS (10)
PATRIOTS DEFENSE – OVERALL (28), RUSH (15), PASS (30T)
BILLS OFFENSE – OVERALL (24), RUSH (17), PASS (24)
BILLS DEFENSE – OVERALL (23), RUSH (32), PASS (7)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Patriots have won 14 straight and 19 of past 20 meetings against Bills. They’ve outscored Buffalo by a combined 209-39 in the second meeting of each season over past seven years. … QB Tom Brady is 16-1 against Bills, going 339 of 514 for 3,965 yards, 36 TDs and 12 interceptions. … Brady has not thrown an interception in past 292 attempts, 17 shy of breaking NFL record set by Bernie Kosar spanning 1990-91 seasons. … With team-leading 83 catches, WR Wes Welker has chance to become third NFL player – Jerry Rice and Marvin Harrison are others – to have four 100-catch seasons. … Rookie CB Devin McCourty tied for second in NFL with six interceptions. Franchise record for most picks by rookie is eight, set by Mike Haynes in 1976. … Patriots have played league-record six games without turnover, and only have nine (five interceptions, four fumbles) this year. The NFL-low for 16-game season is 13, set by both the Giants in Dolphins in 2008. … Bills hold NFL record for longest losing streak against an opponent, dropping 20 straight against Miami from 1970-79. … QB Ryan Fitzpatrick has 23 TDs this season, most by Buffalo player since Drew Bledsoe had 24 in 2002. Fitzpatrick also has TD pass in 15 straight games, second-longest streak in team history, and three short of record set by Jim Kelly spanning 1986-87 seasons. … WR Steve Johnson has 10 TDs receiving, one short of matching team’s single-season record set by Bill Brooks in 1995. … After forcing four turnovers (one interception, three fumbles) in first five games, Bills have 17, including nine interceptions, in past nine games.
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