When the Patriots and the Bills met for the first time during the 2021 NFL season, it was expected to be a grind-it-out divisional showdown. It certainly turned into that, as powerful wind that gusted up to 50 miles per hour turned the game into a short-yardage slugfest.
The Bills were able to throw the ball, as Josh Allen has one of the strongest arms in the NFL. Meanwhile, the Patriots didn't trust rookie Mac Jones to carry the load, so they leaned heavily on their running game. In fact, 93.9 percent of their offensive plays were running plays.