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Time capsule: When Bills-Patriots finally started feeling different

Ahead of the upcoming matchup, a retrospective look back at the historical divisional rivalry reveals a massive historical edge for New England across their eighty-two victories against Buffalo, though that dominance was heavily propelled by a specific pairing during their decades of sharing the AFC East. When narrowing the historical scope to the modern era sparked by the arrival of a certain rookie quarterback in 2018, the landscape of the competition began to slowly shift away from the visitors' historical control.

Early meetings during his first three campaigns saw the newcomer struggle to break through against the established dynasty, dropping early contests including a December 2018 defeat and a pair of losses the following year despite holding late leads or limiting opposing production.

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