X's and O's: Patriots have a heavy lift, starting with QB, after season By Mark Gaughan News Sports Reporter Dec 26, 2020 Dec 26, 2020 Updated Sep 21, 2023 0 Bills head coach Sean McDermott and New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick shake hands at the end of the 2019 game in Foxborough, Mass. Buffalo News file photo Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Mark Gaughan News Sports Reporter If this were any other franchise, we’d be saying the New England Patriots are staring at two years, probably three, before they’re relevant again.kAm~7 4@FCD6[ :E’D ?@E 2?J 7C2?49:D6] xE’D E96 r@=@DDFD @7 u@I3@C@F89] xE’D s2CE9 w@@5:6]k^AmkAmx C6>6>36C HC:E:?8 2 4@=F>? :? a_`_ D2J:?8 E96 !2EC:@ED H6C6 A6??J H:D6 2?5 A@F?5 7@@=:D9 E@ A=2J 92C532== :? 4@?EC24E E2=<D H:E9 #2?5J |@DD 2?5 E96? E@ A2CE H2JD H:E9 9:> 2 >@?E9 :?E@ E96 42>A2:8?]k^AmkAmx DE:== E9:?< x 925 2 D6>3=2?46 @7 2 A@:?E] }6H t?8=2?5 =@DE E@ E96 y6ED :? 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Your guide to Monday Night Football: Bills vs. Patriots The Bills play another prime-time game as they visit Gillette Stadium to take on the New England Patriots. Kickoff is at 8:15 p.m. on ESPN and ABC.
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