Patriots vs Bills Predictions
New England comes into this game losing 3 of their last 4 games including last Sunday’s loss against the Miami Dolphins 33-24. Their only win in the last month was against the horrible Jacksonville Jaguars, where they destroyed them 50-10.
We can’t forget that this Patriots team still has the mastermind Bill Belichick coaching them, so you expect them to put up a good fight in any cold weather January game. It was just back in Week 13 when Bill Belichick outreached Sean McDermott to get the 14-10 road win in that crazy weather.
The Pats Quarterback Mac Jones in that matchup only thew the ball 3 times the entire game for 19 total passing yards because they were able to run the ball down the Bills throats 46 times for 222 yards.
Then in Week 16 the Bills were able to go on the road to get that huge bounce back win against the Patriots 33-21.
New England has the second best defense in the regular season that only gave up an average of only 17.8 points per game while their offense was ranked sixth, putting up an average of 27.2 posts per game.
The Patriots are 8-3 against the spread in their last 11 games and the total has gone under in 4 of New England’s last 5 games on the road.
The Buffalo Bills come into this game red hot after winning their last 4 games in a row including the 27-10 home win in Week 18 against the horrible New York Jets.
All eyes will be on Quarterback Josh Allen who played great in his last outing against the Patriots putting up 314 passing yards, 64 rush yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Allen has a passer rating of 82.7 with 1,511 yards, 11 touchdowns and 6 interceptions in 7 games against the Patriots in his career.
The Bills finished the regular season with the top defense in the NFL. They gave up an average of only 17 points per game. They also had the third best offense this 2021-2022 season that scored an average of 28.4 points per game.
This Bills offense also ended the season being third in the NFL in third-down conversion rate and seventh in red-zone touchdown scoring percentage.
Buffalo is 13-3 straight up in their last 16 games at home and 6-1-1 against the spread in their last 8 games against an opponent in the AFC East.