BILLS vs PATRIOTS: Critical Factors in Week 5 Showdown Between Josh Allen and Drake Maye

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🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Bills vs Patriots: Can New England Upset Buffalo's Undefeated Run? The Buffalo Bills face a crucial test as they aim to maintain their perfect record against a hungry New England Patriots squad. Joe Marino and Nick Cattles break down the key matchups, including the Bills' struggling run defense against the Patriots' ground game. Drake Maye's emergence as New England's quarterback takes center stage, with his ability to extend plays potentially causing problems for Buffalo. Josh Allen's passing attack faces a tough challenge from the Patriots' secondary, while New England's tight ends could be X-factors in the offensive gameplan. Will the Bills' high-powered offense overcome their defensive woes, or can the Patriots pull off a stunning upset in a hostile environment?

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0:00.0	The Bills are the only undefeated team left in the AFC, and the Patriots would like to change that.
0:07.4	Crossover Thursday begins now.
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0:25.9	Welcome into this crossover Thursday episode of a locked on bills and locked on patriots.
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0:38.6	out and welcome to our everydayers. Those of you who never miss a single episode, we appreciate
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0:54.0	first $5 lineup. I'm Joe Marino from Lockdown B to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup.
0:56.0	I'm Joe Marino from Lockdown Bills. He's Nick Cattels, the host of Lockdown Patriots,
1:00.3	and we're here to get you ready for week five Sunday night football when the Patriots make
1:05.2	their annual trip to Orchard Park to face the bills. Nick, welcome in.
1:10.9	Excited to break down this matchup with you, the first of Bill's Patriots with Mike
1:15.9	Vrable as the head coach in New England. Welcome in.
1:18.9	Thanks, man. I appreciate it. Happy to be here. Fascinating matchup. Sunday night.
1:23.2	First prime time game for the Patriots with Mike Vrable. He was in a locker room this
1:27.3	past weekend
1:27.9	after the Carolina win, saying everybody's going to be watching us. And I'm happy that everybody
1:32.4	is going to be watching us. So a lot of excitement after what happened last weekend with this
1:36.8	team. And they're going to have to step up this weekend against a very tough Bill's team.
1:42.0	Yeah, I'm excited to get your vibe on this Patriots team because I feel like we have so much to learn about who they're going to be. I like that quarterback. I like Drake May a ton. He looks like he's going to be a dude, but all right, can they run the ball? What's the truth on the past defense now that Christian Gonzalez is back in there? What's the run defense really going to look like?
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