It will be bitterly cold for anyone heading to Orchard Park for the Bills game. The high temperature on Sunday will occur during the tailgate at around 17° with numbers fading into the single digits by the 4th quarter. Thankfully wind during the game should be light to calm.
SUNDAY: Bitterly Cold, Few Morning Flurries, Breaks of Afternoon Sun, Mostly Calm Wind, High: 17, Low: 5
PATRIOTS: Game Release (PDF) | Roster | Depth Chart | Stats
BILLS: Roster | Depth Chart | Stats | Roster Flip-Card (PDF)
The New England Patriots will head for their final road game of the 2024 season when they travel to Buffalo to face the AFC East Division Champion Buffalo Bills. The Patriots and Bills will face each other in a rematch in the final week of the season at Gillette Stadium. The time and date of that game has not been set. Last season, the two teams split the annual series with each team winning at home.
New England and Buffalo will meet for the first of two scheduled contests in 2024 within a three-game span, an occurrence that has happened in 1977, 1983, 1998 and 2021. Last season, the Patriots and Bills split the annual series with the Patriots taking a 29-25 win at Gillette Stadium on Oct. 22 and Buffalo winning 27-21 in the rematch in Orchard Park on Dec. 31.SUNDAY: Bitterly Cold, Few Morning Flurries, Breaks of Afternoon Sun, Mostly Calm Wind, High: 17, Low: 5PATRIOTS: Game Release (PDF) | Roster | Depth Chart | Stats
BILLS: Roster | Depth Chart | Stats | Roster Flip-Card (PDF)
The New England Patriots will head for their final road game of the 2024 season when they travel to Buffalo to face the AFC East Division Champion Buffalo Bills. The Patriots and Bills will face each other in a rematch in the final week of the season at Gillette Stadium. The time and date of that game has not been set. Last season, the two teams split the annual series with each team winning at home.
This week's game will be the 130th meeting between the two teams. New England holds a 78-50-1 edge in the series and has won 37 of the last 48 regular season games between the clubs, dating back to 2000. The Patriots are 38-26-1 all-time in games played in Buffalo, including a 31-20 record at Highmark Stadium.
The series between the AFC East rivals began in 1960. The Patriots 78 wins over the Bills are their highest victory total over any opponent, four higher than their next highest win total against the New York Jets (75). After seven-straight series sweeps and 15-consecutive Patriots wins from 2003-10, Buffalo ended the streak with a 34-31 victory at Ralph Wilson Stadium in the first meeting between the teams in 2011. The 15-game win streak is tied for the longest streak over a single opponent in team history with 15-straight wins over the New York Jets.
The teams have had many memorable matchups over the years, including a span from 1999 to 2001, where four-of-six contests were decided in overtime.
New England and Buffalo will meet for the first of two scheduled contests in 2024 within a three-game span, an occurrence that has happened in 1977, 1983, 1998 and 2021. Last season, the Patriots and Bills split the annual series with the Patriots taking a 29-25 win at Gillette Stadium on Oct. 22 and Buffalo winning 27-21 in the rematch in Orchard Park on Dec. 31.
This week's game will be the 130th meeting between the two teams. New England holds a 78-50-1 edge in the series and has won 37 of the last 48 regular season games between the clubs, dating back to 2000. The Patriots are 38-26-1 all-time in games played in Buffalo, including a 31-20 record at Highmark Stadium.
The series between the AFC East rivals began in 1960. The Patriots 78 wins over the Bills are their highest victory total over any opponent, four higher than their next highest win total against the New York Jets (75). After seven-straight series sweeps and 15-consecutive Patriots wins from 2003-10, Buffalo ended the streak with a 34-31 victory at Ralph Wilson Stadium in the first meeting between the teams in 2011. The 15-game win streak is tied for the longest streak over a single opponent in team history with 15-straight wins over the New York Jets.
The teams have had many memorable matchups over the years, including a span from 1999 to 2001, where four-of-six contests were decided in overtime.
TELEVISION: This week's game will be broadcast by CBS and can be seen locally on WBZ-TV Channel 4. Ian Eagle will handle play-by-play duties with Charles Davis as the color analyst. Evan Washburn will provide analysis from the sidelines. The game will be produced by Kimani Morales and directed by Andy Freedman.
LOCAL RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Network. A complete listing of the network's 33 stations can be found here. Play-by-play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak, who will provide color analysis. The games are produced by Marc Cappello.
