The Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots meet in an early AFC East test Sunday at 1 p.m. EDT, with the game set for the new Highmark Stadium in front of Bills Mafia. Buffalo enters at 3-0 and has become one of the league’s biggest stories under first-time head coach Joe Brady, while New England arrives at 1-2 with the glow of its promising 2025 season starting to fade.
There’s plenty on the line for both sides. The winner leaves with an early edge in the division race, but the damage would be steeper for the Patriots if they come up short, since a loss would hit their postseason outlook more broadly. Last season, these teams split the series, and in both games the road team walked out as the winner.
That adds a little extra bite to this matchup for Buffalo, which will try to stay unbeaten and move to 4-0. New England, meanwhile, will be looking to avoid another setback in a season that has already taken a turn. Former Bills and Patriots quarterback Doug Flutie will also be in Orchard Park, NY as Buffalo’s Legend of the Game, helping fire up the crowd.
Fans can follow the action on TV, streaming, radio, and more. In Canada, the game will air nationally on TSN and on CTV stations including Alberta, Atlantic, BC, Kitchener, Montreal, Northern Ontario, Ottawa, Saskatchewan, Toronto, and Winnipeg.
Canadian viewers can also stream every Bills game on DAZN. International fans can find a Bills Backers Bar nearby, and the Toronto watch party is at Real Sports Restaurant, 15 York St, Toronto, ON M5J 2Z2, Canada.
On the radio side, the Buffalo Bills Radio Network broadcast team features Chris Brown on play-by-play, Eric Wood as analyst, and Sal Capaccio on the sideline. Stations carrying the game include WGRF 96.9 FM in Buffalo, WAIO 95.1 FM in Rochester, WSKO 1260 AM in Syracuse, WOFX 92.5 FM in Albany, and WEPN 1050 AM in New York, NY, along with several other New York, Pennsylvania, national, and Canadian outlets. SiriusXM will carry the Bills feed on Ch. 195 in the car and Ch. 803 in the app, while the Patriots feed is on Ch. 264 in the car and Ch. 817 in the app.
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