The Buffalo Bills came into Week 13 as the top-ranked defense in the NFL by DVOA, including a top-five ranking against the run. Even as of Tuesday morning, hours after finding out that Bill Belichick still owns them, the Bills rank as a top-three defense pretty much across that board.
That did not matter in Monday night’s 14-10 loss to the New England Patriots, a game in which quarterback Mac Jones threw one entire pass through three-and-a-half quarters. Jones then went 1-of-2 for seven yards on New England’s fourth three-and-out drive of the game.