Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
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Sunday 2026-12-06 · 16:25 ET·Gillette Stadium·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-10D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 9
Field
outdoors · fieldturf
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
BUF 10d · NE 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
BUF form
7-1PF 256 · PA 187Home 3-1Away 4-0
QB Josh Allen 94–39 as starter · playoffs 8–7 · last 10: 8–2 · since 2018
NE form
5-4PF 211 · PA 207Home 3-1Away 2-3
QB Drake Maye 22–16 as starter · playoffs 3–1 · last 10: 6–4 · since 2024
| BUF | Season efficiency | NE |
|---|---|---|
| 0.14 | Off EPA / play | 0.041 |
| 47.6 | Off success % | 45.5 |
| 13.5 | Off explosive % | 11.5 |
| 44.6 | 3rd-down conv % | 41.5 |
| -0.01 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.043 |
| 44.2 | Def success % allowed | 43.7 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
BUF staff
HCJoe Brady0–1 vs VrabelOCPete Carmichael0–1 vs KuhrDCJim Leonhard0–1 vs McDaniels
4th-down go 21.7% · PROE -3.4 · no-huddle 4.2%
NE staff
HCMike Vrabel1–0 vs BradyOCJosh McDaniels1–0 vs LeonhardDCZak Kuhr1–0 vs Carmichael
4th-down go 19.5% · PROE -1.2 · no-huddle 3.4%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Joe Brady0–1Mike VrabelVrabel leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | NE @ BUF | 29–26 | 409–340 | Mike Vrabel |
BUF offense vs NE defense
Pete Carmichael(OC)0–1Zak Kuhr(DC)Kuhr leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | BUF | NE | 26–29 | 340 | -3 | L |
NE offense vs BUF defense
Josh McDaniels(OC)1–0Jim Leonhard(DC)McDaniels leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | NE | BUF | 29–26 | 409 | +3 | W |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | NE @ BUF | 29–26 | NE | Mike Vrabel / Joe Brady |
| 2025-12-14 | BUF @ NE | 35–31 | BUF | Sean McDermott / Mike Vrabel |
| 2025-10-05 | NE @ BUF | 23–20 | NE | Mike Vrabel / Sean McDermott |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded