The New England Patriots will play in back-to-back Thursday games for the first time in team history, following last Thursday night's Thanksgiving game at Minnesota and this week's Thursday contest against AFC East Division foe Buffalo. Buffalo is also coming off a Thanksgiving game and playing in back-to-back Thursday games. Last season, Dallas and New Orleans both followed a Thanksgiving game with a meeting on Thursday Night Football. It will mark the third time overall that the Patriots will play two games on Thursday in the same season. The Patriots played twice on Thursday during the 2015 and 2017 seasons.