The Buffalo Bills host the New England Patriots for the first Monday Night Football game

in Buffalo since the 2008 season. While the Bills are merely looking to stay at least somewhat competitive in games Authentic Tremaine Edmunds Jersey , the Patriots are eyeing their tenth consecutive AFC East Division Championship. Here’s what to watch for on Monday night at New Era Field. Tom BradyThe reports of Tom Brady’s imminent demise look to be premature. Coming off an incredible Super Bowl performance, Tom Brady has the Patriots poised for another shot at winning it all. They’re 5-2 and have a one-game lead in the AFC East. Brady will be looking to extend his six-game winning streak at New Era Field/Ralph Wilson Stadium. The last time the Bills won six consecutive home games was in the 1998 season; Brady’s junior year at Michigan.Buffalo’s defenseBefore last week, the Bills’ defense looked like it might be able to carry a historically bad offense to at least a few wins. Then they put up an absolute dud against the Indianapolis Colts. Now, they have one of the toughest match-ups of the season—the fifth-best offense in the league and the greatest quarterback of all time. If they could somehow make Tom Brady look like Week 2 Kirk Cousins it would greatly increase the chances of the Bills pulling off another incredible upset. Thurman Thomas’s number retirementIt’s been a long time coming, but the Bills will finally retire Thurman Thomas’s number 34. He’ll join his former teammates Jim Kelly (12) and Bruce Smith (78) as the only Bills to have their numbers officially retired by the organization. This will likely be the biggest highlight of the night for the Bills. The Buffalo Bills named Matt Barkley their starting quarterback for Sunday’s match against the New York Jets, pitting the journeyman against another backup, Josh McCown. The battle is sure to be an unforgettable event for the ages.Speculation that Barkley could start this game began to fire up on Friday Phillip Gaines Jersey , as it was reported that Barkley, Nate Peterman, and Josh Allen had been taking equivalent reps through practice. Allen, finishing his recovery from a UCL sprain, threw a normal workload in practice, but has been ruled out for Sunday’s game. With a bye week next, Allen should return to the field in Buffalo’s next game. Veteran Derek Anderson was already ruled out for this week Authentic Jeremy Kerley Jersey , still in concussion protocol.In the end, Buffalo coach Sean McDermott could not justify starting Peterman any longer. The second year passer threw 49 passes last week but barely generated any offense from those attempts. It’s been increasingly apparent that the NFL is too much for Peterman to handle, and if Buffalo’s quarterback room heals up, he might not stick on the roster through the end of the season.Barkley will be the fourth quarterback to start a game for the Bills this year. He’s the second quarterback to start a game this season within two weeks of joining Buffalo.In other roster news, Tremaine Edmunds has cleared the concussion protocol and will start this week. Linebacker Ramon Humber was released, with rookie receiver Robert Foster rejoining the roster from the practice squad.