The Buffalo Bills will play the New England Patriots in Week 18 at Gillette Stadium.
The Bills (13-3) and Patriots (3-13) have trended in different directions this season. The Bills have won 10 of their last eleven while the Patriots have lost their last six.
Even though Buffalo is favored to win the game, there are always a few things that make winning difficult each week. The Bills will need to be wary of them.
Here are three causes for concern for the Bills against the Patriots in Week 18:
Starters will get some rest
Let’s make one thing clear: the Bills are not very concerned with the outcome of the Week 18 game. But the obvious concern for losing stems from resting their key players.
We’re not sure how much the Bills’ starters will play, but it shouldn’t be very long considering they are locked into the two seed in the AFC. This will be valuable for Buffalo’s coaching staff to see some meaningful snaps from depth players.
Drake Maye can beat you
Drake Maye is one of the few concerns to worry about on the current Patriots team. The rookie QB looks poised beyond his years at the quarterback position and should be able to do some damage against backup-caliber players on the Bills defense.
It will be interesting to see how the second or third-string defense does against a more-than-capable QB.
Get out safe
The biggest concern for the Bills in this game is health. If they can get out of this game safely and with no new injuries, then that would be huge for their momentum going into the postseason.
You’d think the Bills’ key guys won’t have much time on the field in the regular season finale. No matter who their opponent is next week, you want to be as healthy as possible.
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