FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Buffalo Bills have given themselves a belated Christmas gift. On Sunday, Josh Allen and company strolled into Gillette Stadium and were able to hand the Patriots a 33-21 loss that now has them in control of the AFC East with just two weeks remaining in the regular season.
Buffalo wasted no time getting ahead in this pivotal divisional showdown as they traveled 61 yards on their opening possession, which culminated in a touchdown pass from Allen to receiver Isaiah McKenzie. From that point until the end of regulation, the Bills would be playing with a lead as New England struggled to get any consistent rhythm on the offensive side of the ball. In the first half, Mac Jones and company had just one touchdown drive while punting three times while turning the ball over via an interception.
That helped Buffalo get out to a double-digit lead going into the break and they continue that positive momentum in the second half. The Bills scored points on every one of their drive over the final two quarters, outside of taking a knee to ice things in the final seconds. In all, they seven drives that entered the red zone and were able to find the end zone on four of them.
Josh Allen finished his afternoon completing 30 of his 47 passes for 314 yards and three touchdowns. McKenzie was his go-to target for the game as he caught 11 of his 12 targets for a game-high 125 yards to go along with that opening touchdowns. As for the Patriots, Mac Jones completed 14 of 32 for 145 yards and two interceptions. The bulk of their offense came on the ground via Damien Harris, who rushed for 103 yards and scored three touchdowns.
From here, the Bills will head back to Buffalo to finish out the rest of the season with games against the Atlanta Falcons (Week 17) and New York Jets (Week 18). As for the Patriots, they’ll stick around Foxborough and await the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 17 before heading down to Miami for a game against the Dolphisn to wrap up the regular season.
Season Leaders
| passing |
|---|
  J. Allen 3734 YD, 31 TDS, 12 INTS J. Allen 3734 YD, 31 TDS, 12 INTS |
  M. Jones 3168 YD, 18 TDS, 10 INTS M. Jones 3168 YD, 18 TDS, 10 INTS |
| rushing |
 D. Singletary 134 ATT, 633 YD, 3 TDS D. Singletary 134 ATT, 633 YD, 3 TDS |
 D. Harris 164 ATT, 754 YD, 9 TDS D. Harris 164 ATT, 754 YD, 9 TDS |
| receiving |
 S. Diggs 82 REC, 1007 YD, 8 TDS S. Diggs 82 REC, 1007 YD, 8 TDS |
 K. Bourne 45 REC, 667 YD, 5 TDS K. Bourne 45 REC, 667 YD, 5 TDS |
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And that should be the dagger. Buffalo knocking on the door of a MASSIVE win in Foxborough.
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Jamie Collins and J.C. Jackson were within range to take Allen down, but the Bills QB was able to sneak his way for the first down. Huge move of the chains for Buffalo.
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I’m not sure why there hasn’t been some sort of an adjustment by New England against McKenzie. Myles Bryant can’t keep up and has been torched all afternoon.
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Calm, cool, collective Josh Allen completes a fantastic pass to Isaiah McKenzie for 17 yards to move the chains on third down.
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The lid was about to pop off Gillette Stadium if J.C. Jackson hung on to that missed throw by Allen.
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Patriots offense has put together massive back-to-back touchdown drives to keep them in this game. Let’s see if New England’s defense can get off the field or if Josh Allen will continue to flash his MVP-caliber potential.
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