Buffalo Rumblinks, 10/5: Game day! Bills vs. Patriots

It’s game day, Bills Mafia! The Buffalo Bills (4-0) host the New England Patriots (2-2) this evening under the lights at Highmark Stadium, and today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks has everything you need to know as the Bills look to open the season 5-0 for the fourth time, and first time since the 1991 NFL season.

Preview and Predictions: Bills vs. Patriots

Bills beat writers and NFL pundits break down the key matchups to watch and offer up their thoughts on how they see the Week 5 clash with the Patriots playing out.

• Bills-Patriots: Who you got? Buffalo News writers make their predictions for Sunday’s game – Buffalo News (subscription required)
• Bills vs Patriots prediction, keys to Sunday Night Football showdown – Democrat & Chronicle
• How Bills roster could change in coming weeks, plus the challenge of improved Patriots – The Athletic (subscription required)
• OPINION: Patriots at Bills: Sal’s keys, notes and stats – WGR 550
• Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots Game Predictions | Week 5 – BuffaloBills.com
• Bills vs. Patriots Game Preview: Top storyline, odds, player to watch & prediction – Sports Illustrated Buffalo Bills
• Bills-Patriots numbers to know: These 4 stats could shape AFC East matchup – Buffalo News (subscription required)
• Bills vs. Patriots predictions, picks, odds: Who wins Week 5 NFL game? – Democrat & Chronicle
• 4 keys for the Buffalo Bills to beat the New England Patriots – Buffalo News (subscription required)
• Bills vs. Patriots | Weekly notes, quotes and stats before Week 5 matchup – BuffaloBills.com
• Patriots vs. Bills preview, prediction – CBS Sports
• Josh Allen and Drake Maye have more in common than you think – Democrat & Chronicle
• OPINION: Patriots showing signs of improvement – WGR 550
• Our guide to every Week 5 NFL game: Matchup previews, predictions, picks and nuggets – ESPN.com
• Expert panel unanimously picks Sunday Night Football – Sports Illustrated
• Bills Mailbag: Is Stefon Diggs in line for a big game Sunday against his former team? – Buffalo News (subscription required)
• Patriots’ Stefon Diggs looking like a No. 1 WR again ahead of return to Buffalo – The Athletic (subscription required)
• McDermott remembers Allen-Diggs combo as ‘high level’ – WGR 550
• NFL Week 5 picks against the spread: Who wins the Baker Mayfield-Sam Darnold duel? – The Athletic (subscription required)
• NFL Week 5 picks: Is it time to take Buccaneers more seriously? – Buffalo News (subscription required)

Latest Bills and Patriots injury report

Bills cornerback Dorian Strong (neck) and linebacker Dorian Williams (knee) will miss the Patriots game. Starting right tackle Spencer Brown (calf), starting linebacker Matt Milano (pectoral), starting defensive tackle Ed Oliver (ankle) and rookie defensive tackle T.J. Sanders (knee) are all questionable for Week 5. On the other sideline, the Patriots will be without linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson (knee), while cornerback Carlton Davis III (illness), linebacker Jahlani Tavai (calf), and defensive tackle Milton Williams (ankle)...