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Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots

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Week 13, 2026 · Gillette Stadium · Sunday, Dec 6, 4:25 PM ET · outdoors

Buffalo Bills
6–1 · Elo 1646 · Josh Allen · off a bye
Elo: BUF 52%
New England Patriots
5–3 · Elo 1599 · Drake Maye · Home

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ForecasterFavorsNEBUFNote
EloBUF 52%48%52%NE 1599 vs BUF 1646, implied spread NE +0.6
The blendBUF 52%48%52%

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Moderate favorites where the models roughly agree. No edge found either way in the replays. The blend is as good as anything.

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Injury report

ESPN's report, refreshed every three hours. Out and doubtful players are treated as unavailable; questionable players usually play. Only the quarterback feeds Elo directly; the rest is in the market's number.

TeamPlayerPosStatusInjury
BUFDee AlfordCBOutAnkle · Alford (ankle) is inactive for Sunday's game against Baltimore.
BUFGreg GainesDTOutCalf · out
BUFSpencer BrownOTOutBack · out
BUFTyrell ShaversWROutKnee - ACL · The Bills designated Shavers (knee) to return from the reserve/PUP list Wednesday, but he will not play against the Ravens on Sunday, Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network reports.
BUFDJ MooreWRQuestionableKnee · Moore indicated following Sunday's 36-10 win over the Ravens that he's okay in the wake of his late-game exit due to a knee issue, Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network reports.
BUFJoshua PalmerWRQuestionableHamstring · Palmer (hamstring) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Ravens.
NEA.J. BrownWROutAnkle · When asked whether Brown (ankle/knee) might practice at some point this week, coach Mike Vrabel said Monday "We'll see," Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald reports.
NETreVeyon HendersonRBOutIllness · out
NEGabe JacasLBQuestionableKnee · Jacas (knee) is questionable to return to Sunday's contest against Miami, Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald reports.
NEHunter HenryTEQuestionableFoot · Henry (foot) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game in Miami.

On the Wire

Jaguars at Ravens: Ravens on 4 days' rest; Jaguars on 4 days' rest. Browns at Saints: Saints off a bye. Giants at Eagles: Giants off a bye. Broncos at Panthers: Panthers off a bye. Texans at Chargers: Texans off a bye. Raiders at 49ers: 49ers off a bye. Packers at Patriots: Packers off a bye. Read more →

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