When the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills square off, divisional rivalry dynamics are taken to another level. With roster retooling across both franchises heading into the 2026 season, key positional battles on the field will dictate the tempo and outcome of the game. Here are five individual skill player and line match-ups to keep a close eye on during this matchup. 1. Romeo Doubs vs. Maxwell Hairston: With primary…

FOXBOROUGH – When it rains, it pours. While the Patriots offense – particularly Drake Maye – is struggling to find its rhythm, now the defense is going to have to defend a Josh Allen-led Bills team without two of its most important pieces on Sunday. During his usual media availability after practice on Friday, Mike Vrabel confirmed that both Christian Gonzalez and Christian Barmore wouldn’t be suiting up in Orchard…

FOXBOROUGH – Last week should have been an aberration for the defense. We hope. The issues in the red zone against Jacksonville (five trips, five touchdowns) were obviously a problem, but through three games New England’s defense has been just fine. The Pats rank 16th in red zone defense (opponents have scored 57% of the time, largely skewed by last week), third in points allowed per game (17.9) and fifth…

FOXBOROUGH – This is what happens when you go to the Super Bowl and then start 1-2. Everything is on the table. Replace Drake Maye with Tommy DeVito. Fire Josh McDaniels. Trade Drake Maye. Drake Maye hates Mike Vrabel. You hear all of it from fans petrified of a lost season three weeks in. The Maye-Vrabel rift talk was the latest to fall into the team’s lap on Wednesday, fanned…

FOXBOROUGH – For the most part, nothing went wrong last year. Incredible injury luck, Drake Maye’s Year 2 leap, even the way the Patriots practiced…everything worked out. And that’s not even including the nauseating schedule talk. Even sitting at 1-2 last season, things felt somewhat optimistic heading into a Sunday night road game against the Bills that ultimately turned the season around. This Sunday when the Patriots play their first…

Image courtesy of Yahoo Sports JACKSONVILLE – It sounds blasphemous considering where we were just seven months ago, but the New England Patriots have a serious Drake Maye problem. Maye turned the ball over three times, throwing two interceptions and fumbling once in an ugly 35-6 loss to the Jaguars on Sunday. Maye is arguably the sole reason why the Patriots are 1-2 with a daunting road test against Buffalo…

Image courtesy of Holy Cross Athletics Jalen Coker is quickly becoming a household name nationally. When he faces Cleveland on Sunday and probably puts up significant numbers, there will be a lot of pride floating around Worcester and across the country for those that have ties to Holy Cross. The coaches, staff members and fans that watched him play wearing a Crusaders’ uniform have known how good he is for…