ORCHARD PARK - Losing to the New England Patriots is something the Buffalo Bills are quite familiar with. After all, they spent almost the entire first two decades of the 21st century turning that particular endeavor into an art form.

And now, after five glorious years of exacting a little revenge with numerous beatdowns of the Patriots - though not nearly enough - on the way to five straight AFC East titles, Sunday night provided a sobering dose of reality.

The Bills have to wrap their heads around the fact that New England is good again, as was evidenced in its 23-20 victory over the no longer unbeaten Bills in front of a sellout crowd at Highmark Stadium that left the place with their faces as white as the “White Out” jerseys they were wearing.

The Patriots have climbed out of th

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