Bills @ Patriots Week 13 Game Preview
The Bills take on the Patriots in a key AFC East showdown on Thursday night, but this short-week divisional clash is unlikely to end in a shoot-out.
Bills at Patriots (+3.5) – 43.5 total
We have a key AFC East showdown on Thursday night when the Bills travel to Foxborough to square off against the Patriots. With all four teams in playoff contention, this divisional matchup is crucial and we should expect both teams to game plan accordingly.
The Bills are still one of the betting favorites for the Super Bowl but some cracks have started to appear since their Week 7 bye:
| Buffalo Bills | Record | Total Offense per game | Points per game |
| Weeks 1-6 | 5-1 | 440 yards | 29.3 points |
| Weeks 8-12 | 3-2 | 386 yards | 26.6 points |
Don’t get me wrong, plenty of teams would love to have the Bills’ offensive production and record over the past five weeks, but for one of the NFL’s elite offenses, this is a worrying trend.
Meanwhile, the Patriots have won three of their last four and are hanging around in one of the league’s toughest divisions thanks to the strength of their defense. The one fantasy-relevant injury is on the New England side, with Damien Harris expected to miss this game. His absence makes Rhamondre Stevenson a top-12 option yet again this week.
Apart from the every-week studs like Stevenson, Josh Allen, and Stefon Diggs I’m not desperate to start too many players in this matchup. The likes of Devin Singletary, Gabriel Davis, Dawson Knox, and Jakobi Meyers are all startable options, but I would prefer to avoid going all-in on a short-week divisional clash that seems unlikely to end in a shoot-out.