The Patriots’ general fan optimism does not stop with Sunday’s game. A total of 95% of fans are also believers in the team’s direction at the moment — down 4% since last week, but still good enough for seventh-best in the NFL (and clearly above Bills fans’ 26%).

The team will play rival, the Buffalo Bills, at Gillette Stadium on Dec. 14, 2025, and possibly take home the division crown.

The New England Patriots (11-2) won 10 straight games heading into their Week 14 bye and will now get a chance to ice the division at home against the Buffalo Bills (9-4). With the Miami Dolphins (6-7) creeping into the outer edges of the AFC playoff picture,

New England Patriots wideout Mack Hollins is known for going barefoot as much as possible. Despite frigid temperatures in Foxborough on Sunday, Hollins showed up to the contest shoeless and shirtless. The 32-year-old wide receiver was spotted walking into Sunday's game vs. the Buffalo Bills.