NFL · 2026

New England PatriotsAFC East - .000 pct vSun 6 Dec, 4:25 PM EST Buffalo BillsAFC East - .000 pct

Match resultNew England 60%Tie <1%Buffalo 39%

What this game means

The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.

At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 14% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.

The result is worth up to 27 points in the Division race.

New England Patriots
Playoffs67%
Division44%
Conferenceseason odds14%
Super Bowlseason odds7%
Byeseason odds11%
Buffalo Bills
Playoffs63%
Division39%
Conferenceseason odds10%
Super Bowlseason odds5%
Byeseason odds10%
New England winDivisionNew England Patriots44%66%▲ +22Buffalo Bills39%31%▼ -8
TieDivisionNew England Patriots44%52%▲ +8Buffalo Bills39%44%▲ +5
Buffalo winDivisionNew England Patriots44%39%▼ -5Buffalo Bills39%57%▲ +18

The race they're in

Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.

AFC East · winner qualifies direct

The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify