The cost of the New England Patriots' Week 18 win was the loss of a No. 1 pick. Joe Milton III went 22-of-29 for 241 yards with two total touchdowns on

Joe Milton scored two touchdowns after relieving a healthy Maye in the first quarter to push the Patriots to a 23-16 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. As a result, though, the Patriots will hold pick No. 4 in the 2025 NFL Draft. A loss to the Bills would’ve given New England the No. 1 pick.

The Bills closed their season with a 23-16 loss to the Patriots, a game that cost New England the No. 1 pick in the 2025 draft.

During the Week 18 matchup, the Bills' official social media account revealed an interesting stat in which Buffalo achieved a historic NFL feat. The Bills became the first team in NFL history with 30 passing touchdowns and 30 rushing touchdowns. "First team EVER," the Bills' social media account posted.

Obviously, the Buffalo Bills are among those hopefuls. They clinched the AFC East title more than a month ago, then the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs with one game to go, rendering moot the regular-season finale. Here's the complete schedule: Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans, 4:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens, 8 p.m.

The Buffalo Bills as a team may not have a lot to play for in Sunday's contest against the New England Patriots, but there are contract incentives for some play

If they prevail over Buffalo, the Broncos head to Arrowhead Stadium to battle their AFC West rivals, the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs. You can't get a harder set of back-to-back matchups than that. Regardless, Denver finding itself in this position is incredible, considering no one believed in them.

The NFL playoffs are set after the regular season ended in Week 18. With that in mind, here are 10 takeaways heading into Super Wild Card Weekend.

The Denver Broncos are back in the playoffs for the first time since winning Super Bowl 50 following the 2015 season.