This game means a lot more to Buffalo than it does to NE. The Patriots know who they are. They lose about one AFC East game per season and this might be the one. If so, it's not the end of the world for Belichick and company; they always play better later in the season anyway. For the Bills, this is the game where they are going to tell the world (and themselves) that they are for real, or not, and it's at home. I think they will play with desperation and I don't see NE doing the same thing this week. That often makes a difference in this league.