Experts share their picks for the Patriots Week 15 matchup against the Buffalo Bills.
Mike Reiss, ESPN:
Pick: Patriots 33, Bills 30 (OT)
Mike Vrabel described the Bills as a team that is never out of it and it will take a championship-type performance to beat them … and maybe into overtime.
Stephania Bell, ESPN: Patriots
Matt Bowen, ESPN: Bills
Mike Clay, ESPN: Patriots
Chris Fowler, ESPN: Bills
Dan Graziano, ESPN: Bills
Kalyn Kahler, ESPN: Patriots
Pamela Maldonado, ESPN: Patriots
Eric Moody, ESPN: Patriots
Jason Reid, ESPN: Patriots
Lindsey Thiry, ESPN: Patriots
Seth Wickersham, ESPN: Bills
NFL.com
Ali Bhanpuri, NFL.com: Patriots, 24-24
Brooke Cersosimo, NFL.com: Bills, 28-25
Dan Parr, NFL.com: Bills, 31-28
Gennaro Filice, NFL.com: Bills, 26-23
Tom Blair, NFL.com: Patriots, 27-25
Why Brooke picked the Bills: I keep coming back to something my fellow games picker Ali Bhanpuri pointed out earlier this week: It's possible New England could win 15 games without beating more than one team that finishes the year with a winning record. That one team? Buffalo, which New England beat in Week 5. Now, the Patriots, winners of 10 straight, have a two-game lead in the division and can win the title by defeating the Bills at home on Sunday. You know, it just doesn't feel quite that easy. Josh Allen continues to put the team on his back when asked and knows what it's like being the hunted. That's a new scenario for Drake Maye, who dismissed that idea earlier this week. Maye must show he can handle the pressure in what will feel like a true playoff game between two heavyweights. On paper, this is sure to be a fairly even matchup with both the Bills and Patriots featuring top-10 total offenses and defenses. New England's MVP candidate could make a big statement this week. I'm not ruling that out. I'm just not ready to hand the division over yet -- even though the Pats could end up winning it eventually -- with Allen and the been-there-done-that Bills coming off a big win and ready to fight for what's been theirs for the last half-decade.
Pete Prisco, CBS Sports:
Pick: Bills 30, Patriots 28
The Patriots are coming off a bye, while the Bills are coming off a come-from-behind victory over the Bengals. Josh Allen was Josh Allen in that one and that's the way it has to be for the Bills to win. He wasn't the last time these teams met, which is why the Patriots won. This time will be different. Allen wins it with his usual big plays.
Jared Dubin, CBS Sports: Bills
Ryan Wilson, CBS Sports: Patriots
John Breech, CBS Sports: Bills
Tyler Sullivan, CBS Sports: Patriots
Dave Richard, CBS Sports: Bills
Jamey Eisenburg, CBS Sports: Bills
Pro Football Talk
Mike Florio: Patriots 27, Bills 24
Chris Simms: Patriots 31, Patriots 21
Paul Perillo, Patriots.com:
Pick: Patriots 27, Bills 24
Patriots take advantage of a late turnover to outlast Bills in what should be a great one at Gillette.
Mike Dussault, Patriots.com:
Pick: Patriots 35, Bills 33
This one is shaping up to be an epic showdown between the defending division champs and the upstart Patriots, a reigning MVP against an MVP candidate, with the Patriots looking to take advantage of the opportunity to punch their playoff tickets and secure the AFC East title. Josh Allen and the Bills won't go quietly. Expect a back-and-forth affair that comes down to the very end. Drake Maye gets a signature win and the Patriots are champions for the first time since 2019.
Evan Lazar, Patriots.com:
Pick: Patriots 31, Bills 28
Beating the Bills and Josh Allen twice in the same season is a tall task. However, this Patriots team seems so focused on finishing what they've started and seem eager to clinch the AFC East on their own terms. New England wins another last-second thriller on an Andy Borregales field goal.
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