The Buffalo Bills (3-1) entered Sunday’s home game against the New England Patriots (2-2) with a chance to create some serious separation in the AFC East, but instead, Josh Allen threw a late interception, Buffalo’s depleted secondary allowed Drake Maye to regain his passing form and the Bills suffered yet another agonizing loss to the Patriots.
Today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks recaps the good, the bad, and the ugly from Buffalo’s 29-26 setback. Patriots.
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What happened in the Bills loss to Patriots?
Time and time again on Sunday, Buffalo’s defense came up short in its matchup with Drake Maye and the struggling Patriots’ offense, which came into the game having scored 29 points on 30 possessions but was able to equal that output in a 29-26 victory.
Maxwell Hairston was easily the worst defender on the field on Sunday, allowing Romeo Dobbs to come away with two touchdown catches, and Josh Allen made a terrible decision with the Bills potentially driving for the tying score late, throwing an ill-advised pass into double coverage that was picked off. The game then ended when Buffalo’s defense couldn’t come up with a stop on the ensuing possession.
We recap the first loss of the Joe Brady era, discuss what has gone so horribly wrong for Buffalo’s secondary, reflect on what defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard can do to shake up his struggling defense and offer up observations and key takeaways as the Bills drop a home game they had every right to win.
- Bills’ defense cannot afford to ignore concerning signs: ‘It’s one game’ – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- Bills drop divisional showdown after Hairston’s nightmare performance and Josh Allen’s late INT (observations) – newyorkupstate.com
- Carucci Take 2: For Bills, loss to Patriots could be bigger than one game – WGRZ
- What’s gone wrong for the Bills’ defense — and are there solutions on this roster? – The Athletic (subscription required
- Observations: Josh Allen’s ugly interception spoils Bills’ comeback attempt vs. Patriots – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- Josh Allen knows he made a costly mistake in Bills’ painful loss to Patriots: ‘It stinks’ – newyorkupstate.com
- Josh Allen and the Bills are asking for trouble if they remain this reckless – The Athletic (subscription required)
- A boneheaded Josh Allen play and four takeaways from the Bills loss Sunday – Democrat & Chronicle
- Top 3 things we learned from Bills vs. Patriots – BuffaloBills.com
- Hamilton: Bills defense had no answers for Drake Maye in first loss this season – WGR 550
- Late lead vanishes as Patriots stun Bills in final minutes – WGRZ
- Maye overcomes his two turnovers with 3 TD passes in Patriots’ 29-26 win over Bills – ESPN.com
- 8 stats from Bills’ costly loss: Keon Coleman breaks out, offense hits season lows – Democrat & Chronicle
Report cards, positional grades from Week 4
Find out which players saw their stock improve and who endured poor performances during Buffalo’s Week 4 home loss to New England and relive the plays that shaped the outcome of the game.
- Report Card: Failing grades aplenty for Bills after dispiriting home loss to Patriots – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- Capaccio: Arrow Up/Arrow Down: Patriots at Bills – WGR 550
- Bills report card: Josh Allen falters, secondary gets torched by Patriots – Democrat & Chronicle
- Greg Rousseau’s latest strong showing spoiled by Bills’ loss: Game balls – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- Bills receiver Keon Coleman stepped up when they needed him, even in a loss to Patriots – Buffalo News (subscription required)
Reactions to loss to New England
Hear what head coach Joe Brady, quarterback Josh Allen and the rest of the Bills had to say following their first loss of the season.
- Allen: ‘We hurt ourselves’ in loss to Patriots – WGR 550
- Josh Allen Talks The Need To Be More Efficient In 29-26 Loss To The Patriots – BuffaloBills.com
- Brady didn’t feel Bills got ‘into a rhythm’ against Patriots – WGR 550
- Joe Brady Talks The Need To Clean Up Mistakes After Loss To The Patriots – BuffaloBills.com
- ‘It’s adversity, and we’re going to use it’ – BuffaloBills.com
- Dee Alford Talks How the Bills Defense Can Grow, Lessons from the Loss – BuffaloBills.com
- Keon Coleman Talks Big Game vs Patriots, Lessons From the Loss – BuffaloBills.com
- Bradley Chubb Talks Responding to Adversity After Loss to the Patriots – BuffaloBills.com
Even more Bills news
Find out the latest on injuries suffered to wide receiver DJ Moore, cornerback Dee Alford, and defensive tackle Ed Oliver. Plus, why Alford says Buffalo’s defense needs to adjust to the loud environment in Buffalo’s new stadium, and more!
- How serious is D.J. Moore’s injury? Buffalo Bills receive update after Patriots loss – newyorkupstate.com
- Bills issue injury updates on Ed Oliver and Dee Alford – BuffaloBills.com
- Bills issue injury update on WR DJ Moore – BuffaloBills.com
- Bills’ Alford: Defense must adapt to loudness of new stadium – ESPN.com Buffalo Bills blog
- Bills’ C.J. Gardner-Johnson on Patriots’ game-winner: ‘Probably won’t hear from him again’ – newyorkupstate.com
- Bills’ C.J. Gardner-Johnson calls Patriots hero a practice squad player. He isn’t – Democrat & Chronicle
Buffalo Bills articles recently featured on Buffalo Rumblings
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- Fernando’s notebook: Bills vs. Patriots Week 4 game analysis – Buffalo Rumblings
- Injured: two CBs, two lineman, and DJ Moore – Buffalo Rumblings
- Josh Allen takes over top spot in Bills record book – Buffalo Rumblings
- Can you name this Bills & Patriots player in today’s in-5 trivia game – Buffalo Rumblings
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