"The inconsistent performances of the Patriots so far this season made it easy for every analyst and most non-New England fans to rule them out way before they even stepped on the field against the Bills on Sunday Night Football. The overall assumption was that a lot would need to go in the Patriots' favor for them to have even the slightest chance against the undefeated team, which has been universally named the most certain Super Bowl contender so far in 2025."
"Although they made plenty of their own mistakes to make the job much more difficult than it needed to be, the Patriots accomplished the impossible and walked out of Buffalo with the win on Sunday, for all of the NFL universe to see on primetime. But it wasn't just phenomenal play that helped them reach that point, which was revealed by one starter during a post-game interview. On top of the Bills playing uncharacteristically sloppy, a mistake by the stadium's DJ apparently helped swing things in the Patriots' favor at halftime."
The Patriots entered the matchup after inconsistent performances that led many analysts and non-New England fans to write them off. Expectations required multiple favorable factors for the Patriots to have any realistic chance against the undefeated Bills, widely viewed as the leading Super Bowl contender in 2025. The Patriots made several mistakes but still managed an upset win in Buffalo on Sunday Night Football. A postgame revelation from starting center Garrett Bradbury noted that a stadium DJ error — playing "Mr. Brightside" before the two-minute warning — energized Patriots players and helped shift momentum at halftime.
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