Drew Bledsoe was the quarterback. Gregg Williams was the head coach. They were the last two figures at the helm in Buffalo the last time the Bills defeated the New England Patriots. It was the opening weekend of the 2003 season and it was probably the most memorable win of the decade for the Bills, as they stampeded over the Patriots, 31-0. And that was the last time Buffalo beat New England.

If you put the neutral-site game in a dome — which would suit both teams, I’m sure — I’d have to give the edge to the New Orleans Saints right now. Both teams have astonishingly good quarterbacks, and offenses that take good-to-great receivers and make them transcendent, but the Saints have the advantage in their Achilles’ heel. Both teams have one obvious flaw. In Indy’s case, it’s the inability of their running game to get anything consistent going. New Orleans has a vulnerable run defense as their primary liability.