The New England Patriots enter Week 18 following a 33-point home loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, the team's second largest defeat at Gillette Stadium.
New England has Iost six games in a row, including a 3-point defeat in Buffalo in Week 16. The Patriots host the Bills in the final week of the season, with the Bills expected to rest starters with their playoff seeding locked up.
With a loss on Sunday, the Patriots would clinch the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. That would be their first time picking in the first slot since 1993, when the team selected quarterback Drew Bledsoe.