McDermott wants the Bills to be ‘As strong as can be’ heading into the playoffs. The Buffalo Bills wrap up their season with a 23-16 road loss to the New England Patriots in week 18. The Bills finish their season with a 13-4 overall record.

Allen has a long way to go to catch Green Bay Packers legend Brett Favre, who holds the all-time record for quarterbacks with 294 starts in a row (321 including the playoffs). For now, the Bills' plan worked to keep both the streak and Allen's body safe on Sunday.

Of the most notable snubs was running back James Cook, who leads the NFL in rushing touchdowns. Regardless, the Bills have a bigger goal in mind over the next month - a Super Bowl. And they'll begin that journey in less than two weeks when the wild card round begins.

With nothing to play for in terms of playoff positioning, the Buffalo Bills took a logical approach to their regular-season finale Sunday against the New England Patriots.

Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott, like his team, was feeling awfully comfortable against the New York Jets. The Bills (13-3) rolled the Jets (4-12) in Week 17. The 40-14 win helped his team lock up the No. 2 overall seed in the AFC playoff picture.

McDermott sent Cook onto the field, and he barreled into the end zone during his 10th carry of the game. The touchdown was his 16th of the season, tied for the NFL lead and the Bills’ franchise record held by O.J. Simpson.

The New England Patriots have fired coach Jerod Mayo after one season, beginning another reboot for the franchise just a year after it parted with longtime coach Bill Belichick.

Linebacker Terrel Bernard sustained a quad injury last Sunday in the Buffalo Bills' blowout win over the New York Jets. Coach Sean McDermott said on Wednesday that Bernard won't play against the Patriots in the regular season finale. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images) Getty Images

Buffalo is playing with house money but many Bills players are playing for extra cash and contract incentives.

At the close of the NFL regular season, Josh Allen's Buffalo Bills and head coach Sean McDermott will be without a key offensive piece in their game against the New England Patriots. Sean McDermott‘s Buffalo Bills will close out their NFL regular season with a visit to Foxborough to face the already eliminated New England Patriots.

Sean McDermott was asked to give his impressions of the #Bills first half performance against the Patriots. He was about to use an airplane analogy, but stopped himself short. If you don’t learn from the past you’re doomed to repeat it #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/yK05boUtHF