Wild Card Round: New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills, the bracket opens here. Kickoff: Sat January 15, 2022. Winner advances to the divisional round. Loser starts the offseason early.[1][2]
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
Pregame
Wild card weekend is the most chaotic football the calendar produces. New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills is the kind of game that decides whether a season was a long buildup or a quick exit. These are the games where the second-tier playoff teams have to prove they belong. Most don't. The few who do define the rest of January.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in this round shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
New England Patriots versus Buffalo Bills in the Wild Card Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of New England Patriots-Buffalo Bills cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
League standings entering Week 19
Standings as of kickoff, Week 19 (no future-game spoilers)
Around the league
- Tied atop the league at 13-4: Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
AFC
AFC East
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 11-6 | -- |
| New England Patriots | 10-7 | -- |
| Miami Dolphins | 9-8 | -- |
| New York Jets | 4-13 | -- |
AFC North
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | 10-7 | -- |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-7-1 | -- |
| Baltimore Ravens | 8-9 | -- |
| Cleveland Browns | 8-9 | -- |
AFC South
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Titans | 12-5 | -- |
| Indianapolis Colts | 9-8 | -- |
| Houston Texans | 4-13 | -- |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 3-14 | -- |
AFC West
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 12-5 | -- |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 10-7 | -- |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 9-8 | -- |
| Denver Broncos | 7-10 | -- |
NFC
NFC West
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | 12-5 | -- |
| Arizona Cardinals | 11-6 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 10-7 | -- |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7-10 | -- |
NFC East
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 12-5 | -- |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 9-8 | -- |
| Washington Football Team | 7-10 | -- |
| New York Giants | 4-13 | -- |
NFC North
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 13-4 | -- |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8-9 | -- |
| Chicago Bears | 6-11 | -- |
| Detroit Lions | 3-13-1 | -- |
NFC South
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13-4 | -- |
| New Orleans Saints | 9-8 | -- |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7-10 | -- |
| Carolina Panthers | 5-12 | -- |
Game video
Mac Jones - All Completed Passes & Runs - NFL 2021 Wild Card - New England Patriots @ Buffalo Bills
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New England Patriots - Buffalo Bills / Super Wild Card Weekend / Extended highlights / NFL 2021Score
New England Patriots None, Buffalo Bills None
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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| New England Patriots | 000017 | ||||
| Buffalo Bills | 000047 |
Scoring plays
Q1
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
Q2
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
Q3
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
Q4
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
Recap
Wild Card Round at the venue: Buffalo Bills defeated New England Patriots.[1][2]
Buffalo Bills defeated New England Patriots in the Wild Card Round. Buffalo Bills advance to the divisional round.
Buffalo Bills defeated New England Patriots. Round: Wild Card Round.
Wild Card Round. Buffalo Bills over New England Patriots.
Box score
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Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
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Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
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Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
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Discuss on Reddit
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