{"id":3067,"date":"2015-11-23T05:10:02","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T10:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=3067"},"modified":"2015-11-23T05:10:02","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T10:10:02","slug":"five-thoughts-as-the-patriots-get-set-for-tonights-showdown-vs-buffalo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2015\/11\/23\/five-thoughts-as-the-patriots-get-set-for-tonights-showdown-vs-buffalo\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Final Thoughts As the Patriots Get Set For Tonight&#8217;s Showdown vs Buffalo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight&#8217;s battle against the Bills earned even more significance this weekend as the Patriots get set for another key divisional game against Buffalo. \u00a0Given how Sunday&#8217;s games finished, tonight&#8217;s showdown against Rex Ryan&#8217;s Bills definitely still has some key things to keep an eye on.<\/p>\n<p>1) After firmly putting a beating on\u00a0Buffalo in week two, this is a 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