The already qualified Buffalo team and winner of the AFC East will close Week 16 at Foxborough, where they will face the already eliminated New England Patriots. Let’s take a look at the most interesting data from this Monday Night Football, the last of the 2020 NFL campaign, starring the COVID-19 number, and which these two teams will not escape.
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Bills: They’ve secured their first. Division title since 1995.
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Bills: They allowed less than 20 points in 3 of their last 4 games, after doing so in 2 of their first 10 games.
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Bills: They have the annual series vs. Patriots haven’t won since 1999 (Josh Allen was 3 years old and Bill Belichick was DC of Jets).
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Bills: The five-win difference versus the Patriots is the biggest difference they’ve had against them before meeting in December since 1981.
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Bills: 2-16 at Gillette Stadium in the Belichick era. It’s the third. worst record in league in any stadium since 2000 (minimum 10 games).
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Josh Allen (QB): 30 TD passes in 2020. Bills’ single season record is Jim Kelly’s 33 in 1991.
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Patriots: outside the postseason for 1st. time since 2008.
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Patriots: 20.6 PPP this season. It’s his lowest average since 2000 when Bill Belichick took over as HC.
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Patriots: Should they lose, it would be their first losing season since 2000 (Bill Belilchick’s first).
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Patriots: 1st. since the 2000 season, they’ve been eliminated from the battle for a playoff spot.
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Cam Newton (NE): 5 TD passes in 328 attempts this year. Your PCT. of TD is 5th. lowest by a QB with 300+ tries in a season in NFL history.