Once again the Buffalo Bills will meet the team you love to hate, the New England Patriots, in Week 16.
But unlike many other late-season games against the Pats, this one has some meaning for both sides in regard to the AFC East crown. With a win, the Patriots take that title. If the Bills win, they still have a chance to win it.
While you know them, here’s the latest updates on them since the last time these two teams met earlier this year, seven things in total:
Home-winning streak snapped and boo’d
After the Bills beat the Steelers last week, their record went to 10-4 and the team clinched that playoff berth. Bills fans met the team at the airport to celebrate with the players. The Patriots just topped the Bengals in Cincy last week, but they had a letdown the week prior, losing to the Kansas City Chiefs at home.
That loss snapped a 21-game winning streak at Gillette Stadium for the Patriots… so we’re telling you, there is a chance for the Bills. But with Bills fans in mind, the Patriots are 11-3 after that win against the Bengals. With all their winning in mind, Patriots fans actually boo’d their dynasty off the field at halftime during that loss to the Chiefs which is… something else.
Patriots defender Kyle Van Noy was among Super Bowl winning players for the Patriots who were having none of it.
“I thought it was disrespectful,” he said of the booing. “But it is what it is.”