Tom Brady and the New England Patriots will travel to New Era Field to take on the Buffalo Bills in this week's Monday Night Football matchup. The Patriots (5-2) rallied from two early losses on the season for four straight wins going into Monday's game in Buffalo. Brady completed 25-of-36 attempts for 277 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in last weekend's win over the Bears. The Patriots star quarterback connected with running back James White and receiver Julian Edelman for three combined touchdowns, with special teams bringing another two TD's into the end zone fro New England. The Bills (2-5) will start again without rookie quarterback Josh Allen, who is out with an elbow injury. Derek Anderson will start under center again for Buffalo, after going just 20-of-31 for 175 yards for zero touchdowns and three interceptions in last week's 37-5 loss to Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts. The Bills offense got on the board with a single field goal and a safety that resulted after Luck fumbled out of bounds in the Bills end zone with just :20 seconds left in the third. Here's how to watch Monday's game: Time: 8:15 p.m. ET TV channel: ESPN Live stream: Watch the game live online with WatchESPN.<doc-sep>The New England Patriots (5-2) battle with the Buffalo Bills (2-5) at New Era Field in Week 8 of the 2018 NFL Season. Game Time: 8:15PM EDT/5:15PM PDT on Monday, October 29th TV: ESPN Betting Odds: NFL Odds Live Stream: Watch the game online with fuboTV (free trial). Sign up now for a free seven-day trial. With a subscription, you can watch the live stream on the ESPN app. International fans can stream with NFL Game Pass. You can also follow the game live on the ClutchPoints app. Patriots Injured Players: Geneo Grissom (QST – Ankle): Limited Participation Rob Gronkowski (QST – Ankle/Back): Limited Participation Deatrich Wise (QST – Ankle/Knee): Limited Participation Dont’a Hightower (QST – Knee): Limited Participation Brian Schwenke (OUT – Foot): Did Not Participate Trent Brown (QST – Ankle): Limited Participation Josh Gordon (QST – Hamstring): Limited Participation John Simon (QST – Shoulder): Limited Participation Eric Rowe (OUT – Groin): Did Not Participate Sony Michel (DOU – Knee): Limited Participation Marcus Cannon (QST – Concussion): Limited Participation Jacob Hollister (OUT – Hamstring): Limited Participation Bills Injured Players: Jordan Mills (UNK – Knee): Full Participation Lorenzo Alexander (UNK – Rest): Full Participation LeSean McCoy (QST – Concussion): Limited Participation Kelvin Benjamin (UNK – Rest): Limited Participation Chris Ivory (UNK – Hamstring): Limited Participation Kyle Williams (UNK – Rest): Full Participation Taiwan Jones (OUT – Neck): Did Not Participate Josh Allen (OUT – Right Elbow): Did Not Participate Trent Murphy (OUT – Knee): Did Not Participate Derek Anderson (UNK – Back/Calf): Full Participation Follow us on Twitter at @nepatsnation12 and @_Bills_Nation. Follow us on Facebook at New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills.<doc-sep>Who's Playing Buffalo Bills (home) vs. New England Patriots (away) Current records: Buffalo 2-5-1; New England 5-2-1 What to Know New England will be playing 60 minutes on Monday, but they're expected to have things wrapped up well before that. They will challenge Buffalo on the road at 8:15 p.m. Buffalo will need to watch out since New England have now posted big point totals in their last four contests. Last week, New England had a bit more than a touchdown to spare in a 38-31 win over Chicago. No one put up better numbers for New England than Tom Brady, who brought his A game into the match. He passed for 277 yards and 3 touchdowns. Meanwhile, Buffalo found themselves the reluctant recipients of an unpleasant 5-37 punch to the gut against Indianapolis. Buffalo were in a tough position by the half, with the score sitting at 0-24. New England's victory lifted them to 5-2-1 while Buffalo's defeat dropped them down to 2-5-1. With five turnovers, Buffalo had trouble holding onto the ball. We'll see if New England exploit that vulnerability. How To Watch When: Monday at 8:15 PM ET Monday at 8:15 PM ET Where: New Era Field, New York New Era Field, New York TV: ESPN ESPN Follow: CBS Sports App CBS Sports App Ticket Cost: $52.10 Prediction The Patriots are a big 13.5 point favorite against the Bills. This season, Buffalo are 3-4-0 against the spread. As for New England, they are 3-2-2 against the spread Vegas had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Patriots as a 13 point favorite. Series History New England have won 5 out of their last 6 games against Buffalo. 2017 - New England Patriots 37 vs. Buffalo Bills 16 2017 - Buffalo Bills 3 vs. New England Patriots 23 2016 - Buffalo Bills 25 vs. New England Patriots 41 2016 - New England Patriots 0 vs. Buffalo Bills 16 2015 - New England Patriots 20 vs. Buffalo Bills 13 2015 - Buffalo Bills 32 vs. New England Patriots 40 Top Projected Fantasy Players James White: 12.21 points Rob Gronkowski: 9 points Tom Brady: 22.81 points Weather The current forecast: passing clouds, with a temperature of 45 degrees.<doc-sep>
In not even 90 minutes, the New England Patriots will play their eighth game of the season – a prime time matchup against the Buffalo Bills. The defending AFC East champions are a bit nicked up for their first meeting with the Bills this season as a look at the inactives list just released shows: Patriots inactives OT Marcus Cannon DE Geneo Grissom TE Jacob Hollister LB Dont’a Hightower RB Sony Michel CB Eric Rowe OL Brian Schwenke Of the seven players declared inactive for tonight’s game, six have already been ruled out in the days leading up to the contest. Hightower is the only additional player to sit out the game against Buffalo – he is was listed as questionable on Saturday’s final injury report because of a knee injury and will be held out of the contest. In his place, Kyle Van Noy will likely serve as the team’s defensive on-field signal caller. With the exception of Hightower and starting right tackle Marcus Cannon, the rest of the questionables from Saturday will all play tonight: starting left tackle Trent Brown, wide receiver Josh Gordon – who will not start because the team is disciplining him for tardiness – and defensive edges John Simon and Deatrich Wise Jr. are all available – as is tight end Rob Gronkowski who returns after a one-game absence. Bills inactives QB Josh Allen RB Taiwan Jones CB Dontae Johnson OG Ike Boettger OT Conor McDermott OG Wyatt Teller DE Trent Murphy The biggest names on the Bills’ list of inactives are obviously first-round rookie quarterback Josh Allen and defensive edge Trent Murphy, although both have already been declared out on Saturday. Meanwhile, running back LeSean McCoy returns after suffering a concussion last Sunday.