• Patriots lose, 35-31. First impressions.

• Is this a wake-up call for this team?

• The Patriots aren’t there yet. They’re not a fully-finished product. The journey from 4-13 to the Super Bowl is not a straight line. It’ll have some detours. This could very well be one of them.

• What is it like after a tough late-season loss? What are the challenges of responding to a defeat like that one? We revisit the Miami Miracle — not a great memory for Hogan — and everything that came after.

• What impressed you the most about the Bills on Sunday? It was their resilience.

• Hogan still has every hat and T-shirt he earned as a player. “Those are special, man.”

• What about an AFC title game between the Bills and Patriots? “That would be pretty cool.”

• “The refs need to get their head out of their ass.”

• On Hogan being the keeper of the light at Gillette Stadium for a potential AFC title game between New England Buffalo. “I’ll break the damn bell.”

• On Baltimore-New England, and how the Ravens have been so consistent in their approach over the years.

• The Patriots need to match that physicality and energy. “I want this team to come out flying around this game. … Just cut it loose.”

• What’s a successful season for the Patriots, given the fact that the expectations have changed so much for this team? “This is already a successful season for this team, regardless of what happens. …We’ve put New England back on the map.”

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• Sal and Adam assess the Bills from 30,000 feet coming into this game. What is the mindset of the team and the fanbase?

• Sal and Adam were spot on about the state of the Patriots in October before the first Buffalo-New England game. Where do they stand when it comes to the Patriots? Are they a sustainable model or do they believe New England just got lucky in October?

• On the beat writers’ lament. “We always see the bad side of our team.”

• How much will the loss of Milton Williams impact this game for both teams? Will the Bills be able to make some gains on the ground on Sunday?

• When you face a team the second time in a season, how do things change?

• On how the New England run defense has managed without Williams in the lineup.

• If you’re Mike Vrabel, where are you looking to attack on either side of the ball?

• Is Sean McDermott in danger of losing his job if the Bills don’t make the conference championship?

• Are you surprised that the Bills are a 1.5-point favorite with Fan Duel?

• Is there someone on the Buffalo roster we’re not talking about who could have an impact on this game?

• This is going to be one of those games that turns late on a big play.

• McDermott’s teams have always played well in December and January.

• Do you see Josh Allen and Drake Maye running on parallel tracks, albeit one a couple of years ahead of each other?

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• The most important thing when it comes to locking back in after a bye.

• What do young players need to know when it comes to getting back to work after a bye? How can veterans help them snap back to action?

• Mike Vrabel is 6-0 as a head coach coming out of a bye.

• What’s it like facing a team for the second time in a season? Is it like a pitcher going through the order for a second time?

• How the script for this game has flipped from the first time they met in October.

• Does the fact that this is a “hat and T-shirt game” impact the way players or coaches approach the contest? (Hogan had no idea what a “hat and T-shirt game” was before he got to New England.)

• New England’s special teams will be the difference against Buffalo.

• Some FanDuel odds on Patriots-Bills.

• Is this going to be a shootout? Even with the cold weather?

• This will be the toughest game the rest of the way for New England.

• Are we officially sticking a fork in the Chiefs?

• Who is the NFC favorite at this point? The Rams? The Eagles? The Seahawks? Or none of the above?

• What goes on in the blue tent? What’s the concussion test like in the tent?

• Peeing on the sideline.

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