The Buffalo Bills will continue their 2026 NFL regular season on Sunday with their third game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Kickoff from Highmark Stadium is at 1 p.m.
The Chargers enter this one still looking for their first win, with their record sitting at 0-2. Meanwhile, the Bills have started well at 2-0. Between two such teams, what should you keep in mind during the contest?
With that, here are Bills Wire's five things to watch for in Week 4:
When does Greg's pace stop?
Can Greg Rousseau be stopped? The Patriots will have their chance to prove he can be, cause no one has managed to yet this year.
Rousseau leads the entire NFL with six sacks in three games and he's starting to garner national attention for that. He's going to start getting it from opposing offensvie
lines, too.
Drake's despair
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is off to a brutal start to the season and now he's heading to Buffalo. The Bills allowed 31 points in each of their first two games but settled in against the Los Angeles Chargers, the Bills took a 24-16 win in big part to their defense.
So do the Bills feast on Maye's miserable start or allow him to break out of his funk.
Stop turning the ball over
The Bills have five turnovers last week. That's too many and you're losing nearly every single game when you do that. Will that happen again?
Leaning on youth
We're still waiting to see if cornerback Christian Benford (foot) will play. Benford exited last game with the injury and did not return.
If Benford is still hurt by Sunday, rookie Davison Igbinosun will likely start in his place and Max Hairston will be on the other side of the Bills defense. That's a lot of leaning on youth.
Running game heating up?
Bills running back James Cook had first big game of the year in Week 3 with 154 rushing yards and a touchdown. Not fumbling on the first play against the Patriots would be nice.
At 108.3 yards per game allowed, the Patriots head into Sunday with the 17th best run defense in the NFL.
Bills Wire will continue to provide updates throughout the 2026 NFL season.
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