Patriots-Bills Week 13 predictions
The real football season begins after Thanksgiving. And for the Patriots, the stretch run really kicks off with a whopper of a game on Thursday night at Gillette Stadium.
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The real football season begins after Thanksgiving. And for the Patriots, the stretch run really kicks off with a whopper of a game on Thursday night at Gillette Stadium.
World Cup fever takes over this week's NFL picks. For a little while, anyway.
The Patriots may get starting center David Andrews back for Thursday night's huge showdown with the Buffalo Bills at Gillette Stadium.
The Bills have had a lengthy injury report leading up to Thursday night's game against the Patriots. But on Wednesday, Buffalo ruled out only three players for its AFC East showdown at Gillette Stadium.
Beating the Bills on Thursday night would be one of those "big boy" wins the Patriots need to solidify themselves as a postseason contender.
The move from the NFL prompts one question as it relates to New England: Will Week 15's Sunday night game between the Patriots and Raiders be flexed out of prime time as well?
It was an inevitability, then, that speculation of a Tom Brady-Bill Belichick reunion would make the leap from group text messages to the mainstream. And The Athletic's Jeff Howe was the man to do that on Wednesday.
"I mean we went out there and it was, what, negative-1?" safety Adrian Phillips recalled. "And we went out there and basically got our face kicked in."
The Patriots are going to need to be at their best if they want to beat the Bills on Thursday night, and they may get a big boost in that regard in the middle of their offensive line.
Individual milestones aren't usually celebrated inside Gillette Stadium. But Devin McCourty is a pretty special player to the New England Patriots.
So, with 11 games in the bag and six critical games left to play, how's it going? In short ... not good.
The Patriots' playoff chances took a hit last Thursday night when the team let a winnable game slip away against the Minnesota Vikings. But the Power Rankers were impressed with the New England offense in the loss.
On the whole, football is an extremely complex sport. But not everything about the sport is complicated.
Jahlani Tavai has played himself into an important role on the New England defense this season. It's now earned him a two-year extension from the team.
Damien Harris ran all over the Buffalo Bills last season. He won't get a chance to continue that trend on Thursday night when the Patriots host their division rival.

Payton Pritchard scored 26 points and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Chicago Bulls 124-105 on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.
A close family friend tells CBS News about the Olympic dream Team USA skater Maxim Naumov shared with his parents, and how "he did it."
Maxim Naumov's score Tuesday was enough to make it through the short program, giving him another opportunity to perform when the men's free skate takes place Friday night.
Head coach Mike Vrabel held his final news conference of the season at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday.
Quarterback Drake Maye confirmed during his final news conference of the season that he did injure his throwing shoulder during the AFC Championship Game.
New England Patriots left tackle Will Campbell met with reporters on Tuesday after leaving the Super Bowl without taking questions.
San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Keion White was shot and injured early Monday morning in San Francisco, the team confirmed.
Jayson Tatum took a big step toward returning from his torn Achilles tendon when he was assigned to practice with the Maine Celtics.
The Boston Red Sox acquired third baseman Caleb Durbin in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers.
Temperatures finally warmed up slightly in Massachusetts this week, but that means there have been issues for drivers and homeowners.
A pipe burst in a residence hall at UMass Boston, and students were forced to gather their belongings and leave.
After struggling for a year to claim their money, an Amesbury couple contacted the I-Team's Call for Action.
Former Worcester City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj has been found guilty of assault and battery on a police officer during an ICE operation in the city last May.
A Millbury, Massachusetts police officer who was shot several times last week is now out of the hospital and recovering at home.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
Fewer people in Massachusetts are getting their seasonal flu and COVID vaccinations as the number of respiratory infections in the state continues to rise.
After struggling for a year to claim their money, an Amesbury couple contacted the I-Team's Call for Action.
Four Massachusetts State Police instructors have been charged following an investigation into the 2024 death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia.
After I-Team reports about a Foxboro woman's frustration with her GE gas range, the company has agreed to give her a refund.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
In the last three years, the Better Business Bureau has received thousands of complaints about GE.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
The Neiman Marcus store at Copley Place in Boston is closing, Saks Global announced.
Raising Cane's claims a Boston landlord has threatened to evict one of its locations in the Back Bay because the restaurant "smells like chicken fingers."
The Kowloon is coming to Revere Beach.
Panera, Zipcar and Thermo Fisher are all closing facilities or offices in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod potato chips will no longer be made on Cape Cod as of this spring.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
Payton Pritchard scored 26 points and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Chicago Bulls 124-105 on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.
A close family friend tells CBS News about the Olympic dream Team USA skater Maxim Naumov shared with his parents, and how "he did it."
Maxim Naumov's score Tuesday was enough to make it through the short program, giving him another opportunity to perform when the men's free skate takes place Friday night.
Head coach Mike Vrabel held his final news conference of the season at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday.
Quarterback Drake Maye confirmed during his final news conference of the season that he did injure his throwing shoulder during the AFC Championship Game.
Raising Cane's claims a Boston landlord has threatened to evict one of its locations in the Back Bay because the restaurant "smells like chicken fingers."
A tegu lizard was found buried beneath the snow in Providence, Rhode Island.
A gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts over the weekend appears to have set a new monthly record.
A rocketship on a downtown Boston roof is part of the new Winteractive 2026 public art installation.
The overpowering scent of Dunkin' donuts in the air has some Haverhill residents complaining.