When the New England Patriots last traveled to Orchard Park to take on the Buffalo Bills, the stakes were high—and so were the winds. With gusts upwards of 50 miles per hour throughout the night, the Patriots turned to a ground-and-pound approach, grinding out a 14-10 win to catapult the team into first place in the AFC East Division.
That was a mere 40 days ago. In the interim, the Bills reeled off four straight wins, including a 33-21 triumph over the Patriots at Gillette Stadium, winning their second straight AFC East crown and relegating the Patriots to second place.