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Patriots finally get huge boost before Sunday Night Football showdown

Mike Vrabel's first Sunday Night Football as the head coach of the New England Patriots is going to be a tough one, as they take on the Bills in Buffalo in Week 5. The team has emphasized that the game will serve as a test to gauge their progress, and hopefully, we'll see more of what we saw against the Panthers last week, even if it ultimately doesn't lead to a win.

That's the universal belief going into the game, with most analysts and fans predicting the Bills will come out the victor. That looked increasingly more likely when the Patriots announced that Milton Williams had missed practice, but he was able to return to the field later in the week.