Bills at Patriots

Patriots player Dion Lewis cut back on Bills player Micah Hyde in the fourth quarter.

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Patriots 37, Bills 16

Patriots bury Bills in second half, clinch first-round bye

Behind Dion Lewis, New England put up 24 unanswered points in the final 20 minutes.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

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Buffalo passed on the star tight end from Western New York in the 2010 draft and has been regretting it ever since.

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Referee Craig Wrolstad explained why a touchdown was taken off the board after replay review.

Chad Finn

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Future opponents would be wise not to underestimate the Patriots running back, and other thoughts following Sunday?s win.

BEN VOLIN | INSTANT ANALYSIS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/24/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/d1c48d8e288e4947b0d6f470af9ce371-d1c48d8e288e4947b0d6f470af9ce371-0.jpg The Bills had chances to keep this one close

Buffalo went 0 for 4 in the red zone, and made a terrible decision to kick a long field goal instead of going for it on fourth and 1.

Ashley St. Onge?s brother Jacob, 17, sat with his girlfriend, Mae Swinirski, near the tree adorned with many of the family?s handmade ornaments.

On Christmas Eve, a Methuen family mourns an unimaginable loss

Ashley St. Onge, 19, had pulled over on an icy New Hampshire highway to switch seats with her boyfriend when she was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer.

Globe Santa

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At the end of his sleigh ride, Globe Santa will have distributed presents to 34,322 youngsters in 19,181 families.

12/23/2017 - Somerville, MA - Freezing rain encased branches and cars alike on December 23, 2017. Photo by Dina Rudick/Globe Staff

Boston?s first white Christmas in 14 years may or may not be a winter wonderland

Families waking up to open Christmas gifts should find powdery snow falling outside the window ? as long as children don?t wake up too early.

The xiao long bao (Shanghai soup dumplings) served at Dumpling Cafe in Chinatown.

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Christmas Day Chinese food options in Greater Boston

If you?re hoping to enjoy some Peking duck or lo mein this Christmas, here?s a sampling of tasty Boston-area Chinese food restaurants that will be open.

? ? ? | Movie Review

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Margot Robbie plays Tonya Harding in an acrid, tragicomic look at the underside of fame.

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In 1971, The Boston Globe became the third US newspaper to defy the government and publish details from the top-secret document.

12/24/2017 BOSTON, MA Cardinal Seán O'Malley (cq) (left) served Jamil Abdallah (cq) during the Christmas Eve Luncheon held at the Pine Street Inn in Boston. (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

Cardinal O?Malley serves homeless in annual Christmas visit to Pine Street Inn

The cardinal said it?s important to draw attention to the problem of homelessness ? and the intersecting challenges.

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The crypto currency, which hit a high of near $20,000, was just above $13,000 as of Sunday evening.

New college for conservative Christians planned in Boston

Finny Kuruvilla, an investment fund manager, will open Sattler College in the fall, and he?s guaranteed $30 million of his own money to fund it.

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Community leaders say Dudley Square is at a pivotal crossroads, anchoring a neighborhood that was once Boston?s second-most-active business center.

Ashantie Lopez, 11, works on her homework in the living room of her aunt's home in Springfield, Massachusetts on December 6, 2017. Lopez recently arrived from Rio Grande, Puerto Rico to stay with her aunt while the island recovers from the devastation caused by hurricane Maria. She is one of many school aged children who recently arrived in Springfield from Puerto Rico as a result of the storm. Matthew Healey for The Boston Globe (METRO)

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Mass. schools welcome 2,100 Maria evacuees

Since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, 2,100 young evacuees from the Caribbean island have enrolled in Massachusetts schools.

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From Medford, Mass., to Fremont, Calif., communities are grappling with gridlock caused by well-intentioned traffic apps like Waze.

BOSTON, MA- DECEMBER 16, 2017: A customer uses plastic bags while shopping at the Haymarket in Boston, MA on on December 16, 2017. Mayor Martin J. Walsh has until Monday to make a decision on the single-use plastic bag ban that unanimously passed the City Council last month. (CRAIG F. WALKER/GLOBE STAFF) section: metro reporter:

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Haymarket won?t easily give up its plastic bags

Linger in front of any Haymarket stand for more than half a second and someone will hurl an empty grocery bag at you.

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The two men ? one 58, the other 82 ? are close friends, though they have never been romantically or sexually involved.

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President Trump on Christmas Eve retweeted a doctored image with the CNN logo imposed on a bloodlike splatter under his shoe, prompting an outcry.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump speak on the phone with children as they track Santa Claus' movements with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Santa Tracker on Christmas Eve at the president's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Trump?s busy Christmas Eve: Calls to troops, talk of Santa

President Trump?s first Christmas Eve in office included tweeting, playing golf, chatting with children, and cheering on US troops.

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After a halting start, Congress has enacted surprisingly far-reaching conservative achievements in its first year.

One killed after fire breaks out at senior housing complex in Abington

One person has died after a fire broke out at a senior housing complex in Abington on Christmas Eve.

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Got a spare $500 million?

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Host Chris Gasper welcomes Buffalo Bills reporter Vic Carucci to preview the upcoming Patriots-Bills game.

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Ideas | David Scharfenberg

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Medieval Christmas wasn?t all that religious.

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One hundred years ago, one of the world?s top conductors was ensnared in a scandal involving patriotism and sex. It almost toppled Boston?s famed orchestra.

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Admit it. There are few things worse than being sick over the holidays. So we have some advice.

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