Extreme wind gusts up to 40 mph coming off of Lake Erie with temperatures in the mid-twenties contributed to both teams primarily running the football; the New England Patriots edged out the Buffalo Bills in these conditions 14–10 to take the lead in the AFC East Division on Monday Night Football in Orchard Park, New York.
The victory gives the Patriots a winning streak of seven games as head coach Bill Belichick holds the record for most seven-game win streaks in NFL history with 11. Belichick has now won 19 out of 22 games at Buffalo—tying George Alice, who coached for 40 years, as the only coaches with 19 road wins against a single opponent.
