The AFC East sides will cross paths again in the season finale.
The Week 16 AFC East matchup in Orchard Park will no longer be a matinee.
Next Sunday’s game between the 3-11 New England Patriots and the 11-3 Buffalo Bills has been flexed to 4:25 p.m. ET, the NFL announced Monday. It will remain on CBS.
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The divisional kickoff at Highmark Stadium, which will mark the first career meeting between quarterbacks Drake Maye and Josh Allen, was previously scheduled for 1 p.m. ET. In additional changes to the early afternoon, the Cincinnati Bengals–Cleveland Browns game has been switched from FOX to CBS.
Head coach Sean McDermott’s side has tied the NFL record for most consecutive games with at least 30 points scored and stand with the chance to reset it next weekend. The Bills have also now resided in the 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff slot on four occasions dating back to Nov. 17.
AFC East champions for a franchise-record fifth consecutive year, Buffalo will revisit New England in Week 18. Kickoff for the season finale on Jan. 5 at Gillette Stadium remains to be announced.
The same holds true for Week 17 when head coach Jim Harbaugh’s Los Angeles Chargers travel to Foxborough on Dec. 29.