Like many members of the NFL community, first-year New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel spent a portion of the team's bye watching the Buffalo Bills earn a thrilling 39-34 win over the Cincinnati Bengals that improved Buffalo to 9-4 on Sunday.

During a Monday appearance on Boston sports radio station WEEI, Vrabel addressed how the 11-2 Patriots are approaching the Dec. 14 home game versus Buffalo that will be massive for both clubs.

Patriots are heading into a championship Sunday vs. Bills

"We’re playing for a championship this week," Vrabel said, per Hayden Bird of Boston.com. "Each week you have a new opportunity, a new message. This is a championship week for us, an opportunity to win the AFC East, something that this team hasn’t done in five years. Buffalo has done

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