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Could Malik Cunningham play ‘significant' role in Patriots-Bills?

Desperate times may call for desperate measures.

The New England Patriots enter this Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills with a 1-5 record and the NFL's second-worst scoring offense at 12 points per game. They've scored just 20 points total in their last three games (all losses) and at one point allowed 79 unanswered points during that stretch.

The Patriots tried to mix things up in Week 6 by elevating undrafted rookie quarterback/wide receiver Malik Cunningham to the active roster as Mac Jones' primary backup. Cunningham made a marginal impact, however, playing just six snaps and taking a sack while getting zero offensive touches in a 21-17 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders.