NEW ENGLAND (10-7) AT BUFFALO (11-6)

Saturday, 8:15p.m., CBS BETTING LINE: Bills by 4 SERIES: Patriots, 77-46-1 LAST MEETING: Bills, 33-21, Dec. 26

PATRIOTS OFFENSE: OVERALL (15), RUSH (8), PASS (14), SCORING (6).

PATRIOTS DEFENSE: OVERALL (4), RUSH (22), PASS (2), SCORING (2).

BILLS OFFENSE: OVERALL (5), RUSH (6), PASS (9), SCORING (3). BILLS DEFENSE: OVERALL (1), RUSH (13), PASS (1), SCORING (1). TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Patriots plus-7; Bills plus-8.

KEY MATCHUP: Pats CB J.C. Jackson vs. Bills WR Stefon Diggs. Diggs led the Bills with 103catches for 1,225yards and a career-best 10TDs this season. The task of slowing him down will fall mostly on Jackson, who leads the AFC with eight interceptions. KEY INJURIES: Pats CB Jalen Mills was placed on COVID-19 list Tuesday. LT Isaiah Wynn is listed as questionable after missing practices on Wednesday and Thursday with hip and ankle injuries. DL Christian Barmore is also a question mark after leaving the regular-season finale with an ankle injury. Bills are injury-free, with WR

Emmanuel Sanders set to return.

Pats enter playoffs as a wild-card for first time since 1998season. … Pats QB Mac Jones led all rookies with 3,801 passing yards and 22TD this season. … LB Matt Judon leads team with 12½ sacks. … Forecast is for temperature of zero at kickoff . ... Bills’ roster features 40players who have appeared in at least one playoff game, and 38with multiple appearances . ... QB Josh Allen has a 2-2 playoff record and will make his fifth postseason start, the most among the five QBs selected in the first round of the 2018draft.