The Patriots and the Bills are staying put at 1 p.m. on Dec. 14, according to WBZ’s Dan Roche.

Tuesday was the deadline to move the critical AFC East matchup into a prime-time slot, and the league has elected to keep the Week 15 game at Gillette Stadium in place.

At 11-2, the Patriots currently have a 2.5 game lead over the 8-4 Bills, and could clinch the AFC East with a win over Buffalo. At that point, the worst New England could finish would be 12-5, and they’d own the tiebreaker after sweeping the season series.

A Buffalo win would keep their divisional dreams alive.

As New England enters a bye week, the Patriots are currently riding a 10-game winning streak. They haven’t lost since Week 3 against Pittsburgh, and on Tuesday, Mike Vrabel was asked how the team can keep their momentum going despite not playing this week.

“I think you focus,” Vrabel said. “Staying consistent has been something that we’ve tried to do with the message, try to enhance the things that we do well, improve the things that we’re maybe just okay at, and then still finding ways to eliminate the things that get you beat, and then we’ll get back on Monday and start that momentum for the week.

“I think confidence is something that potentially can carry. I think you build momentum through the week in the way that you practice, the way that you correct things and see things come together. We’ll do it all again (next) Monday.”