‘Add it all up, and if this isn’t a crossroads game for Buffalo, it’s at least an important checkpoint that could very well help determine the direction the rest of the season takes. For a team trying to end an AFC-worst eight-year playoff drought, self-confidence is a key component to the task. But that element is a fragile one right now for the Bills, and it can head one of two ways with this game against a proven winner like the Patriots.’