Patriots Edge Bills 29-26 in Week 4
New England Patriots 29, Buffalo Bills 26 at Highmark Stadium. Drake Maye went 22 of 37 for 269 yards with 3 touchdowns and 1 interception.
Quarter Scoring
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
 Bills | 0 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
Bills Leaders
Patriots Leaders
Team Stats
| Patriots | Stat | Bills |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1st Downs | 19 |
| 15 | Passing 1st downs | 9 |
| 10 | Rushing 1st downs | 6 |
| 1 | 1st downs from penalties | 4 |
| 5-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-12 |
| 2-2 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 73 | Total Plays | 54 |
| 405 | Total Yards | 340 |
| 5.5 | Yards per Play | 6.3 |
| 12 | Total Drives | 11 |
| 262 | Passing | 249 |
| 22/37 | Comp/Att | 23/33 |
| 6.9 | Yards per pass | 7.3 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 1-7 | Sacks-Yards Lost | 1-4 |
| 143 | Rushing | 91 |
| 35 | Rushing Attempts | 20 |
| 4.1 | Yards per rush | 4.6 |
| 3-3 | Red Zone (Made-Att) | 2-4 |
| 6-35 | Penalties | 5-31 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 0 | Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 |
| 33:41 | Possession | 26:19 |
Scoring Plays
9 scores Week 4: Patriots Visit Unbeaten Bills After a 35-6 Loss in Jacksonville
Read the full recap →The New England Patriots visit the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, October 4. Buffalo is 3-0 after a 24-16 win over the Chargers in which it overcame five turnovers, with James Cook III running for 154 yards and Josh Allen scoring twice on the ground. New England is 1-2 after a 35-6 loss at Jacksonville in which Drake Maye threw two interceptions among three turnovers; right guard Mike Onwenu has a broken ankle, Greg Van Roten left that game with a thigh injury and A.J. Brown is on injured reserve.
Buffalo won ugly
Five turnovers and a fourth-quarter comeback; the Bills have scored 101 points in three games.
New England's line
Onwenu is out and Van Roten is hurt, in front of a quarterback with six interceptions in three games.
Cook's workload
One hundred fifty-four yards on 24 carries against Los Angeles after 135 against Detroit.
Pregame AI Prediction
How the prediction did
Predicted 16-30 (Patriots vs Bills), final was 29-26. Miss, and the worst of the week: Buffalo was the widest lean on the board at 78 percent. Drake Maye, who had six interceptions in three games, threw three touchdown passes and ran for 54 yards, and his 23-yard pass to Efton Chism III in the fourth quarter won it. New England outgained Buffalo 405 to 340 without two starting guards, and D.J. Moore left with a shoulder injury. The model read too much into the Patriots' 35-6 loss a week earlier.
Patriots Bills The gap between the offenses
Buffalo averages nearly 34 points; New England has scored 36 all season.
Maye's turnovers against an opportunistic defense
Six interceptions in three games, and the Bills' defense just held the Chargers to 16.
Buffalo's own giveaways
Five turnovers last week is the one way this gets close, so the projection stops at two scores.
The week's widest lean. New England's defense allowed 16 points in its first two games and 35 in the third.
Venue
Closing Line
Officials
Futures odds for these teams
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