The Patriots are a 3.5-point underdog in this game, which points towards a passing game script.THE BLITZ projects the New England Patriots to be the 10th-most pass-oriented offense in football (context-neutralized) at the moment with a 62.4% pass rate.THE BLITZ projects the Patriots to run the 9th-most offensive plays among all teams this week with 66.1 plays, based on their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.Kendrick Bourne's ability to generate extra yardage has gotten better this season, averaging 8.39 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) vs a mere 5.29 mark last season.The Buffalo Bills defense has yielded the 7th-most receiving yards per game in the league (169.0) to wideouts this year.
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