The Patriots and the Bills are staying put at 1 p.m. on Dec. 14 , according to WBZ’s Dan Roche.

Tuesday was the deadline to move the critical AFC East matchup into a prime-time slot, and the league has elected to keep the Week 15 game at Gillette Stadium in place.

At 11-2, the Patriots currently have a 2.5 game lead over the 8-4 Bills, and could clinch the AFC East with a win over Buffalo. At that point, the worst New England could finish would be 12-5, and they’d own the tiebreaker after sweeping the season series.

A Buffalo win would keep their divisional dreams alive.

As New England enters a bye week, the Patriots are currently riding a 10-game winning streak. They haven’t lost since Week 3 against Pittsburgh, and on Tuesday, Mike Vrabel was asked how the team can keep their mo

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