FOXBOROUGH — A 10-game winning streak that brought the Patriots to 11-2 has made believers out of plenty of doubters, but Vegas oddsmakers aren’t all the way there yet.
Though New England has a chance to clinch the AFC East on Sunday and they’ve already beat the Bills once this season, Buffalo still opened as a 1.5-point road favorite in Foxborough on Sunday afternoon.
So how does Mike Vrabel feel about being a home underdog? Is that something the Patriots coach pays attention to?
“It gets brought to my attention,” Vrabel said. “I don’t think that – every week you see in this league that records really don’t mean anything, the point spreads and survivor pools get blown up every week and all that other stuff. So, we’re just trying to focus on our preparation here and getting back into it. Had a good day Monday, excited about the meetings thus far today, and then progress through the week.”
Vrabel’s top wideout, Stefon Diggs, said he’d been unaware of New England’s underdog status, but thought it was good. The Patriots have been doubted all season and Diggs likes the way his team has responded on the field.
“Edge. A real edge,” Diggs said. “That’s why I said it was good. This team is full of (players) that were castoffs and people who were cut or people who didn’t necessarily get the opportunity that they wanted. However you dice it up. I feel like that’s good for us.
“Being an underdog, people like us have been an underdog our whole life. We’re going to have something to prove regardless of it. I think the main thing is it gets exciting when you’re an underdog, when you’ve got a lot to prove, when you’re playing with that edge and you’re playing aggressive because nobody believes in us but us.”