But Allen and Buffalo were undeterred. Ray Davis had a huge kick return to open the second half, and Allen capped the drive with a 4-yard touchdown to Dawson Knox. Then, the maligned Buffalo defense, shredded throughout the first half, got a three-and-out, and the Bills marched down the field again, with Cook powering in from 3 yards out.

Sunday’s game at Gillette Stadium might provide similar theatrical conditions under snowy skies. The Patriots have won 10 straight games, but the Bills are slight favorites on the road. Josh Allen and the Bills have won two straight contests, including a 39-34 victory over the Bengals last week.

NFL Week 15 weather, news, live updates: Xavier Worthy in concussion protocol; Drake Maye, Pats get off to dominant start vs. Bills Week 15 has a packed Sunday afternoon slate with 13 games headlined by an AFC East battle between the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots in the early window.

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A big rousing halftime speech wasn't needed for the Bills to orchestrate a comeback, ultimately beating the Patriots, 35-31, to improve to 10-4 and keep the competition for the AFC East alive.