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Bills travel to Foxborough as historic favorites

‘The Bills enter Sunday’s Week 7 game winners of their last four meetings with New England — including a 47-17 demolition in the 2022 playoffs — and six of their last seven. The only loss in that stretch feels like more of an aberration than it even did at the time, the 14-10 “wind game” on Monday Night Football in December 2021.’

Sunday’s New England Coverage

The Patriots have limited the finger-pointing, but will that continue if they keep losing? (Boston Globe)
Bill Belichick’s concentrated power in Foxborough is historically dangerous (Boston Globe)
Patriots activate Jack Jones and Cody Davis (Boston Globe)
Players to watch in the Week 7 matchup (Boston Globe)
Patriots activate CB Jack Jones in series of transactions (Boston Herald)
NFL notes: How the Patriots and Bills switched places in the AFC East (Boston Herald)
Patriots-Bills preview: How Bill Belichick can upset Josh Allen and Buffalo (Boston Herald)
Four Patriots who should play bigger roles vs. Bills in Week 7 (Boston Herald)
Patriots activate CB, elevate 2 from practice squad for game vs. Bills (Springfield Republican)
Why can’t Bill Belichick show his humorous side more often? | Guregian (Springfield Republican)
Patriots first quarter blues speak to greater issues | Guregian (Springfield Republican)
Patriots’ 11 weeks of meaningless games could get ugly | Vautour (Springfield Republican)
Dante Scarnecchia has some interesting advice for Mac Jones (Springfield Republican)
Have the Patriots reached out to Dante Scarnecchia to help with the O-line? (Springfield Republican)
5 things to watch when Patriots play Buffalo Bills (Springfield Republican)
Patriots relive the glory days, but reality returns today (Nashua Telegraph)
Ezekiel Elliott one of few bright spots for 1-5 Patriots (ESPN)
Patriots Make Questionable Elevation Prior To Bills Matchup (NESN)
Patriots Activate Jack Jones, Again Place O-Lineman On IR (NESN)
Patriots Reportedly Taking No-Risks With Malik Cunningham Deal (NESN)
Patriots Tease Return Of Iconic Fit Ahead Of Bills Matchup (NESN)
Patriots-Bills preview: Buffalo’s lip service to Pats is telling (NBC Sports Boston)
Patriots activate cornerback Jack Jones following stint on injured reserve (WEEI-FM)
Sunday 7: Can the Patriots start a run? (WEEI-FM)
The root cause of Patriots’ failures? Look at the draft (WEEI-FM)
10 players to watch in Patriots’ Week 7 matchup vs. Bills (WEEI-FM)
3 crucial clashes in Patriots’ Week 7 matchup vs. Bills (WEEI-FM)
Offensive lineman placed on IR as Patriots activate two players from reserve lists (WBZ-FM)
It looks like the Patriots are going with a rare uniform combination on Sunday (WBZ-FM)
Another shot at Buffalo: Patriots vs. Bills What To Watch For (WBZ-FM)
Everything you need to know about Patriots-Bills in Week 7 (WBZ-TV)
Patriots-Bills Week 7 predictions (WBZ-TV)
Patriots Make A Series of Roster Moves (Patriots.com)
Analysis: Patriots Activate CB Jack Jones, ST Cody Davis and Elevate Two From Practice Squad for Sunday’s Game vs. Bills (Patriots.com)
Patriots Gameplan: Can the Patriots Solve Josh Allen and the Bills Offense? (Patriots.com)
Game Preview: Bills at Patriots (Patriots.com)
Unfiltered Roundtable: Previewing Patriots vs. Bills (Patriots.com)
10 to Watch: Pats get another crack at the Bills (Patriots.com)
PRO Predictions: Week 7 picks for Patriots vs. Bills (Patriots.com)
How to Watch/Listen: Bills at Patriots (Patriots.com)

AJ Epenesa’s breakout comes at opportune time for Bills defense

‘”In the past, it’s been, probably, more inconsistent. You see flashes, then it goes away,” coach Sean McDermott said. “I think to AJ’s credit and the entire D-line, as well as [defensive line] coach [Eric] Washington and [assistant defensive line] coach [Marcus] West, they’ve really grown closer together … to this point, AJ has done, you know, I don’t want to say a 180, but his approach, his consistency, has been a big part of our success up front this year.”‘

Opinion: Capaccio: Bills at Patriots: Sal’s keys, notes and stats

‘Slow starts have plagued the Bills offense each of the last two weeks. After scoring only seven points in the first half against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London, they were held scoreless through three quarters against the New York Giants. It cost them one victory and almost another. If they continue to struggle to move the ball and not score early, they’ll open the door for the Patriots to pull a big upset.’

Carucci Take2: Josh Allen’s dominance of woeful Patriots should continue

‘For all the dominance the Bills showed in beating two of the weaker opponents on their schedule so far, Las Vegas and Washington, the Bills also have demonstrated a tendency to play down to their competition. That happened in their loss against Jacksonville and on the way to needing to sweat out the final play to beat the Giants.’

Thad’s Three Things: Bills at Patriots

‘I think the skill personnel is what’s holding the Bills back offensively more than anything else. Other than Stefon Diggs, I don’t think the Bills have a skill guy that can simply dictate on offense. These are players that have to be schemed into space and maybe that’s something that will take a little longer to figure out. Or maybe it’s something the Bills won’t figure out at all.’

Von Miller stepping up in Ed Oliver’s absence: Bills face Patriots with reshuffled defensive line

‘”It just builds up my confidence,” said Miller. “Just continuing to build on that the week before in London and baseline. I thought last week I continued to take steps. Eventually I’ll start racking up sacks like I’ve been doing. I would love to just jump back in there and be the player I was back in November — but in reality, it just takes time to build up to that type of position on the football field.”‘

Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots – Week 7 preview

‘For the Bills, it’s also important to figure things out on offense. The running game has been lackluster lately, and that’s affected the passing game too. The Bills have only scored a combined 34 points over the last two games. Before that, the Bills had scored at least 37 points in three straight wins. They want to get back to playing that kind of football.’