The 11-2 New England Patriots play host to the 9-4 Buffalo Bills on Sunday afternoon. With a win, the Patriots could clinch the AFC East for the first time since 2019, when they were crowned champions for the 11th year in a row.

The spread for Sunday’s game opened at -1.5 for the Bills and has remained there all week.

Head coach Mike Vrabel on Wednesday was asked about “the people in Las Vegas” who have the Patriots as an underdog.

“Who are the people, Ben?” Vrabel asked the reporter.

“I guess the oddsmakers,” the reporter said.

“There you go,...

NFL fans don’t know yet if eight-time Pro Bowl quarterback Philip Rivers will be starting for the Indianapolis Colts in Week 15 against the Seattle Seahawks, less than one week after coming out of retirement.

After losing starter Daniel Jones to a torn Achilles in Week 14 and seeing backup Riley Leonard suffer a knee injury as well, the Colts brought Rivers in for a workout on Monday and signed him to their practice squad on Tuesday.

New England Patriots signal-caller Drake Maye talked about Rivers’ comeback on Wednesday. He discussed how the 17-year veteran helped him and a pair...

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel believes the Buffalo Bills are a much different team since the last time they played.

The Patriots went on the road to Buffalo in Week 5 on Oct. 5 and picked up a 23-20 upset win. Since then, Buffalo’s offense has looked much different, as the Bills are relying more on the tight ends in the passing game, while their defense has also looked better.

Although New England won on the road, Vrabel isn’t looking back on that game as he believes the Bills are a much different team.

“They’ve changed, they’ve continued...

The Patriots’ first Week 15 injury report contained good and bad news for New England’s banged-up offensive line.

Let’s start with the good: Rookie left guard Jared Wilson was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice after sitting out Week 13 due to an ankle injury. Wilson, who started at left guard for 11 of the first 12 games, seemingly is on track to return for this Sunday’s home game against the Buffalo Bills.

However, veteran Ben Brown played well in place of Wilson against the Giants, so the Patriots could start him against Buffalo. We’ll just have to wait and...

Shortly after being hired as the head coach of the New England Patriots, Mike Vrabel stood in front of his team during their first full squad meeting with one goal in mind.

“Vrabes said we’re gonna go win the division,” cornerback Christian Gonzalez said.

Months later, as the Patriots take the field on Sunday, they have a chance to do exactly that — and they’ll do so in a matchup against AFC East rival Buffalo Bills.

“They’ve won the division for five years,” quarterback Drake Maye said. “So, we’ve got something that we need to go take, and we know...

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen believes the team’s secret weapon could be let loose against the New England Patriots on Sunday.

With the Bills’ offense struggling, Buffalo signed veteran receiver Brandin Cooks on Nov. 25 to bring in another veteran receiver.

Since joining the Bills, Cooks hasn’t had a major role, but Allen said the two are in a good spot. He also said Cooks is flying around in practice, which could mean he’s due for a big game against the Patriots on Sunday.

“Yeah, I think we’re in a really good spot,” Allen said of Cooks on Wednesday. “He...

Even though they have one of the most talented throwers the NFL has ever seen under center, the Buffalo Bills are one of the run-heaviest teams in all of football this season. Entering their Week 15 showdown with the New England Patriots, the team of head coach Sean McDermott is ranked second in the league in rushing attempts.

Volume is not the only strength the Bills’ ground game brings to the table. The group is also quite efficient, ranking first in the NFL in yards per attempt (5.1) while totaling a league-high 2,051 rush yards.

For the Patriots, stopping Buffalo’s...

The New England Patriots dedicated their Week 12 win over the Bengals to linebacker Jahlani Tavai, who had missed the trip to Cincinnati for personal reasons. On Wednesday, his partner Kalei Mau took to social media to shed light on what had happened.

In an Instagram post titled “This is my testimony..” she revealed that the couple’s unborn daughter Ka ua unexpectedly passed away during the sixth month of her pregnancy.

“This is not the way I wanted to announce my [second] pregnancy but I was six months pregnant with another beautiful baby girl,” she wrote. “We were expecting to...

The stage is set for a memorable AFC East showdown between the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills this Sunday. In one corner, you have the upstart Patriots trying to regain the division crown for the first time in six years. On the other, you have the five-time defending champion trying to fight their way back into title contention.

As far as the stakes are concerned, this is a marquee matchup in the NFL this weekend. Who will emerge victoriously, though? The oddsmakers believe it will be Buffalo, given the team’s status as 1.5-point road favorites for Week 15.

Looking...

While the New England Patriots are preparing for their potentially division-clinching game against the Buffalo Bills, their starting left tackle is continuing to rehab from the knee sprain that forced him onto injured reserve last month.

But even though Will Campbell is currently off the 53-man roster, he still is heavily involved in the proceedings. His replacement, fellow offensive tackle Vederian Lowe, said as much on Wednesday when asked about the rookie remaining an active part of the team despite his current injury absence.

“Will definitely knows that, for sure,” Lowe said. “He’s still around all the time, and he’s...

If you traveled through the New England Patriots media landscape this week, chances are you came across this at some point: Mike Vrabel went a perfect 6-0 coming off a bye week during his time as head coach of the Tennessee Titans, and will have a chance to improve to 7-0 this Sunday against the Buffalo Bills.

The truth, however, is more nuanced than that.

Let’s start with one undeniable fact. During his six seasons in Tennessee, Vrabel did not lose a regular season game with an extra week of preparation.

Starting in 2018 with a 28-14 win over the...

Rob Gronkowski has already retired from the NFL multiple times, seemingly for good after signing a one-day contract with the New England Patriots in November.

The 36-year-old former tight end hasn’t played an NFL game in nearly four years and seems to have moved on with his life. With Philip Rivers coming out of retirement to join the Indianapolis Colts this week at age 44, however, would Gronkowski ever consider something similar?

On Wednesday, the four-time Super Bowl champ told NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero and Judy Battista what it would take for that to happen.

“You wanna know something? I...