Patriots-Bills Week 13 News, Notes & Fun Facts
BOSTON (CBS) -- The 9-2 Patriots will pay a visit to the 6-5 Buffalo Bills on Sunday, another entry into their long AFC East rivalry.
It really hasn't been much of a rivalry though, with the Patriots winning 29 of their last 34 games against Buffalo. Here are some news, notes and fun facts surrounding Sunday's tilt in Buffalo:
- This will be the 115th meeting for the Bill and the Patriots. New England holds a 70-43-1 edge over Buffalo, with those 70 wins the most they have over any opponent.
- The Pats have gone 16 straight seasons without getting swept by a division opponent.
- Bill Belichick is 60-12 in December as the New England head coach. He is 80-28 against the AFC East.
- Belichick now owns a career winning percentage of .682, tying George Halas for the best by a coach of all time.
- Tom Brady is 54-10 in December, with his 54 wins the most of any quarterback in NFL history for the month.
- Brady is 26-3 against the Bills for his career, with more wins over Buffalo than any other team.
- Brady threw four touchdowns last Sunday for the 28th time in his career.
- Rob Gronkowski is now in tenth place for receiving yards by a tight end with 6,797. He and Brady have connected on 74 touchdowns in their career together.
- The Pats finished the month of November with a perfect 3-0 record, giving them 24 undefeated months since 2000.
- During their seven-game win streak, the New England defense has held teams to 17 points or less in each victory.
- The Pats have won 13 straight regular season games away from Gillette Stadium, a franchise record. The NFL record is 18 straight road wins, set by the San Francisco 49ers (1988-90).
- With their win over the Dolphins last Sunday, the Pats secured a 17th straight season in which they will finish .500 or better, a new NFL record.
- Outside note: Tom Brady, Jimmy Garoppolo and Jacoby Brissett are all scheduled to start on Sunday.
