New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills 1/15/22 - NFL Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, the New England Patriots visit Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York to play an AFC wildcard matchup against the Buffalo Bills. New England finished the regular season 10-7 after losing to the Miami Dolphins 33-24 in Week 18 on Sunday. The Patriots finished second in the AFC East one game behind division champion Buffalo. New England has lost three of its last four.

Mac Jones has passed for 3,801 yards with 22 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. Damien Harris has rushed for 929 yards and 15 touchdowns for New England, while Jakobi Meyers has 866 yards receiving and two touchdown receptions. On defense, Ja’Whaun Bentley is the leading tackler with 109 and Matthew Judon is the leader in quarterback sacks with 12.5.

Buffalo finished the regular season 11-6 after defeating the New York Jets 27-10 on Sunday. The Bills won the AFC East title and finished the regular season with four consecutive victories, one of which in Week 16 was over the New England Patriots 33-21. In Sunday's victory over the Jets, Josh Allen passed for 239 yards with two touchdowns and the Buffalo defense held New York to only 53 yards of total offense.

Josh Allen has passed for 4,407 yards with 36 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. The leading rusher for Buffalo is Devin Singletary with 870 yards and seven touchdowns while Allen has rushed for 763 yards and six touchdowns. Stefon Diggs is the leading receiver with 1,225 yards and 10 touchdown receptions. On defense, Tremaine Edmunds is the leading tackler with 108 and Mario Addison is the leader in quarterback sacks with 7.0.