Daily news and links for Friday
TEAM TALK
- Patriots-Bills updated Injury Report.
- Evan Lazar‘s Patriots Gameplan: 3 keys to victory in Sunday’s divisional showdown vs. the Bills. Nine weeks in the NFL is a lifetime.
- Mike Dussault gives us Three to Watch this Sunday vs. Bills: 1. In Search of Kryptonite: Josh Allen remains the ultimate dual-threat weapon.
- Press Conferences:Josh McDaniels – Jeremy Springer – Ashton Grant, Todd Downing – DeMario Douglas, Jaylinn Hawkins, Robert Spillane.
- Game Preview:Scouting the matchups between the Patriots and Bills. Mike Dussault and Evan Lazar look at the film and break it all down. (11 min. video)
- Patriots Unfiltered on TV: Exiting the bye week, Preparing for Josh Allen and the Bills, Kayshon Boutte 1-on-1. (22 min. video)
- Patriots Unfiltered: NFL Week 15 picks, Bills preview, Andy Borregales interview. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Thomas Murphy posts this week’s Monster Key’s to a Pats victory over Buffalo. 1. Man Up. If there is a counter punch to the great arm Josh Allen possesses it’s Man Defense. … More!
- Steve Balestrieri dives into the Patriots-Bills matchups to see who has the edge. 1. Patriots RBs vs. Bills front seven — Edge New England; More!
- Mark Morse dives deep into the Patriots vs. Bills matchup: Roster strengths, key player performances; More.
- Jacob Rebb previews the much-anticipated Patriots and Bills Week 15 rematch; More.
- Andrew Callahan‘s Week 15 thoughts: Patriots-Bills is one of the AFC’s most anticipated games of the season; Why the Pats are underdogs, Drake Maye vs. disguise; More!
- Alex Barth’s Friday 5 Things: Can the Patriots sweep the Bills coming out of the bye?
- Karen Guregian explores whether Josh McDaniels might have a few new wrinkles for the Bills on Sunday.
- Andrew Callahan looks at the latest injury report and finds several key defenders downgraded at Thursday practices.
- Karen Guregian spotlights both coaching staffs to see who has the edge on Sunday: Mike Vrabel & Co. took Round 1 against the Bills. How will the chess match play out in Round 2?
- Doug Kyed spotlights how Drake Maye and Josh McDaniels both enjoy working together.
- Danny Jaillet passes along what Bills QB Josh Allen had to say about Drake Maye. Allen hates to admit how good Drake Maye is getting, but he’s also proud of his new division rival.
- Ethan Hurwitz reminds us that regardless of Sunday’s outcome, the 2025 Patriots season was a successful year in every aspect.
- Nick Goss looks at how Bills fans are reacting to the Patriots’ resurgence with Drake Maye
- Danny Jaillet says the announcers for Patriots-Bills are Ian Eagle (play-by-play) and J.J. Watt (analysis).
- Phil Perry‘s Patriots Mailbag: Run game solutions, Gonzalez extension questions and more.
- Jerry Thornton wishes everyone a Merry Bakemas, acknowledging Pats fans’ new tradition of paying homage to our Christmas Queen, Ann Michael Maye.
- Andrew Callahan discloses the tragic loss that LB Jahlani Tavai and his partner Kalei Mau shared in a recent social media post. /Heartbreaking.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Nate Tice (Yahoo! Sports) Key numbers for AFC’s top 4 seeds that could tell their postseason story. Patriots commentary included.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Patriots, Broncos are home underdogs — despite 10-game winning streaks.
- Matt Verderame (SI) Key matchups, predictions for Bills-Pats and More Week 15 games. Key matchup: James Cook vs. New England’s front seven. If Buffalo can run the ball, it’ll be in terrific shape. But if the Patriots, off their bye week, can bottle up Cook once more and limit Allen, they’ll be division champion.
- Multiple Contributors (ESPN) NFL Week 15 picks, predictions, schedule, odds; More. Bills-Patriots: Bold prediction: Bills CB Christian Benford will allow fewer than 20 yards in coverage. It’s not quite the zero yards allowed (plus a pick-six and sack) that he had in his monster Week 14 game, but if he stays hot, that will go a long way toward a Bills victory. 2 of 3 pick Pats to win.
- Nate Davis (USA Today) NFL Week 15 picks straight up and against spread. 3 of 6 pick Pats to win.
- Nick Shook (NFL.com) NFL QB rankings, Week 15: Patrick Mahomes hits season low. No. 2 Drake Maye.
- Anthony Dabbundo (The Ringer) eest NFL bets for Week 15: Bye weeks are over, bringing us a packed slate full of playoff implications. Concerns about the Patriots included: Run defense, Red zone struggles.
VIEW FROM BUFFALO
- Richie Whitt (SI-Buffalo) 3 keys to Bills getting revenge on Patriots in Week 15 AFC East showdown. 1. Protect the pigskin.
- Alaina Getzenberg (ESPN) Bills have chance to interrupt Patriots’ AFC East title hopes.
- Skarekrow (Buffalo Rumblings) Analysis: Buffalo Bills can still win the AFC East in 2025
- Phoebe Schecter (BBC) What must Allen and Bills do to end Patriots’ 10-game win streak?
- Sal Maiorana (Democrat & Chronicle) Bills CB Christian Benford learned from Stefon Diggs, now he’s dominating.
- Matt Parrino (NewYorkUpstate) Bills’ defense gets bad news as red-hot cornerback suffers injury days before facing Patriots. /eh, I’m assuming Benford is playing.
- Nick Wojton (Bills Wire) Bills at Patriots: 5 storylines to watch for during lead up to Week 15. 1. AFC East implications.
- Randy Gurzi (SI-Bills) Bills vs Patriots Week 15 expert pick roundup.
Category: General Sports