The New England Patriots will go to the AFC playoffs if they beat the Buffalo Bills on the final day of the NFL’s 2022 regular season.
The Bills already have secured the AFC East title and a home game to start the postseason, but the Bills could be playing for the No. 1 seed in the conference playoffs.
The Kansas City Chiefs can lock up the No. 1 seed by beating the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday afternoon. If Kansas City loses, Buffalo would become the top seed by beating New England.
But the 125th New England-Buffalo regular-season meeting has a storyline that goes beyond must-win games and playoff scenarios.