• The most important thing when it comes to locking back in after a bye.

• What do young players need to know when it comes to getting back to work after a bye? How can veterans help them snap back to action?

• Mike Vrabel is 6-0 as a head coach coming out of a bye.

• What’s it like facing a team for the second time in a season? Is it like a pitcher going through the order for a second time?

• How the script for this game has flipped from the first time they met in October.

• Does the fact that this is a “hat and T-shirt game” impact the way players or coaches approach the contest? (Hogan had no idea what a “hat and T-shirt game” was before he got to New England.)

• New England’s special teams will be the difference against Buffalo.

• Some FanDuel odds on Patriots-Bills.

• Is this going to be a shootout? Even with the cold weather?

• This will be the toughest game the rest of the way for New England.

• Are we officially sticking a fork in the Chiefs?

• Who is the NFC favorite at this point? The Rams? The Eagles? The Seahawks? Or none of the above?

• What goes on in the blue tent? What’s the concussion test like in the tent?

• Peeing on the sideline.

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