PATRIOTS: Game Release (PDF) | Roster | Depth Chart | Stats | Ways to Watch
BILLS: Roster | Depth Chart | Stats | Injury Report | Roster Flip-Card (PDF)
NATIONAL RADIO: Saturday's game will be broadcast to a national audience on Westwood One. John Sadak will call the game with Ross Tucker providing analysis. Steve Tasker will report from the sidelines.
SATELLITE RADIO: SiriusXM App: 821 (NE), 803 (BUF) | SiriusXM: 225 (NE), 227 (BUF)
LOCAL RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Network. A complete listing of the network's 35 stations can be found here. Play-by-play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak, who will provide color analysis. The games are produced by Marc Cappello.
The New England Patriots will play the Buffalo Bills in the postseason for the first time in 58 years on Saturday in Buffalo. On Dec. 28, 1963, the Boston Patriots played in its first playoff game, a 26-8 Patriots victory at War Memorial Stadium against the Bills. This week, the No. 6 seed Patriots travel to Highmark Stadium to face the No. 3 seed Bills on Saturday night at 8:15 p.m.The Patriots enter the playoffs as a Wild Card team for the first time since the 1998 season. The Patriots have played on Wild Card Weekend four times under Bill Belichick (2005, 2006, 2009 and 2019), however they played in those games as the division winner.
This week's game marks the seventh time in team history that the Patriots will play a division foe in the postseason and the first time since the 2010 season. The Patriots are 5-1 in those games.
The Patriots and Bills split the annual series with each team winning on the road. New England beat Buffalo, 14-10, in a Monday Night Football contest on Dec. 6 at Highmark Stadium. Buffalo avenged that defeat with a 33-21 win at Gillette Stadium on Dec. 26.
SERIES BREAKDOWN
Home Record: 39-23
Home Record: 39-23
- Record in Foxborough: 33-18
- Foxboro Stadium: 17-14
- Gillette Stadium: 16-4
- Record in Boston: 6-5
Road Record: 38-23-1
- War Memorial Stadium: 7-6-1
- Ralph Wilson/Rich Stadium/New Era/Highmark: 31-17
Largest Margin of Victory: 46 points (2007)
Largest Margin of Defeat: 35 points (1970)
Longest Win Streak: 15 games (2003-2010)
Bill Belichick vs Buffalo: 36-9 (36-8 with NE)
Sean McDermott vs New England: 3-7
Largest Margin of Defeat: 35 points (1970)
Longest Win Streak: 15 games (2003-2010)
Bill Belichick vs Buffalo: 36-9 (36-8 with NE)
Sean McDermott vs New England: 3-7
