. First, the Bills suffered another deflating setback vs. Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots (-1), falling 14-10 in blustery, snowy conditions during a Week 13 clash on Monday Night Football.
Now, with their playoff lives in desperate need of a spark, the Bills (7-5) head south to take on a familiar foe: the reigning Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-4)
(9-3), who are quarterbacked by future Hall of Famer Tom Brady, who was Belichick’s signal caller during the Patriots’ 20-year reign over the AFC East.
Buffalo and Tampa Bay both entered the 2021 season with Super Bowl aspirations, but the Buccaneers have a four-game lead in the NFC South while the Bills fell 1.