FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — For the New England Patriots, facing a team that lost its first eight games of the season shouldn’t be much of a challenge.
After all, New England has only lost twice all season.
But the Patriots’ praise of the Buffalo Bills is more than just the lip service they usually pay to opponents whose record is much worse than their own.
That’s because the Bills are 4-2 in their past six games and would be 5-1 if Steve Johnson hadn’t dropped what would have been a winning touchdown pass in overtime against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Coach Bill Belichick said not a lot of NFL teams have won more than four of their past six games. There have been only two: The Patriots have won their past six games and the San Diego Chargers are 5-1.
