The emotional component is obviously there for the Bills, but with the news seemingly being positive coming out of Cincinnati, Buffalo should be able to shift its focus to ending the regular season with a big win over a rival. Allow me to repeat something I’ve said all season: New England is not a good football team. The Patriots have one victory over a quality, healthy offense all season, and it was the Lions on Oct. 9. They struggle to move the ball and struggle even more to stop mobile quarterbacks. The Bills and Josh Allen won this game by two touchdowns as four-point road favorites back on Dec. 1, so the line adjustment here is actually modest. Wish I got this at a touchdown, but still comfortable taking this line. Buffalo is a great Wong teaser play, too.

The Bills are now shut out of the 1 seed after the Chiefs won on Saturday, but a win would set them up to play at home in the divisional round should they advance. One player who figures to see more looks than usual is McKenzie, who needs 46 receiving yards to hit a $100K incentive in his contract. The Patriots will be challenged again at cornerback with Jalen Mills out, and the Bills should press that depth by leaning on secondary receiving targets like McKenzie.