Winds off nearby Lake Erie were persistent at between 17 and 25 MPH. The game was played in an empty stadium, and amid wet, blustery conditions with the temperature dropping to the low 40s by the fourth quarter. He had one interception, which led to the Patriots cutting Buffalo’s lead to 7-6 on Nick Folk’s 33-yard field goal with 8 seconds left in the first half. Allen went 11 of 18 for 154 yards passing and also scored on a 2-yard run in a game Buffalo never trailed. “I’m not letting it go because I’m coming up with this ball.”īills rookie Zack Moss scored two touchdowns rushing. “I was like, five-points of pressure,” Marlowe said of how tightly he gripped the ball. What he didn’t see was Zimmer diving in from behind and punching out the ball, which rolled directly into Marlowe’s arms. Lining up in a shotgun formation, Newton took the snap and followed a line of blockers to his left. Damien Harris had 102 yards rushing and scored on a 22-yard run.Ī week after being benched following a three-interception outing in a 33-6 loss to San Francisco, Newton was efficient in putting the Patriots in position to win.Īfter Buffalo went ahead on Tyler Bass’ 28-yard field goal with 4:06 remaining, Newton methodically marched the Patriots 60 yards on 11 plays, and was facing second-and-10 from Buffalo’s 19.
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Newton finished 15 of 25 for 174 yards passing, and added 54 yards rushing plus a touchdown. I've got to do a better job of protecting it.” “Coach trusts me with the ball in my hands and I wouldn’t have it any other way. “It affects me more that I still am jeopardizing this team’s success because of my lacklustre performances protecting the football,” Newton said. Newton called the the fumble “unacceptable.” “This is the third time we’ve been in this situation this year and unfortunately haven’t been able to make enough plays to win,” said Belichick, referring to one-score losses to Seattle and Denver. Their string of an NFL-record 11 straight division titles is suddenly in jeopardy, as might be their 19 consecutive seasons with a winning record. Their 2-5 start is their worst since 2000, and New England’s four-game skid matches its longest since 2002. Minus Brady, the Patriots are suddenly in freefall. Brady went 32-3 against Buffalo in setting the NFL record for most wins over one opponent. Of course, Tom Brady had something to do with that string of domination before leaving New England to sign with Tampa Bay this off-season. It’ll probably take me a good 24 hours to realize kind of everything that happened.” “I’m still just like breathing heavy from the game, just excited. “Honestly, I don’t know what to feel right now,” Zimmer said.
In getting off to a 6-2 start for a second consecutive season, the Bills did so against a Patriots nemesis that entered the game having beaten Buffalo in each of the past seven meetings and 35 of the previous 40, dating to Belichick’s arrival in Foxborough. The fumble was recovered by Marlowe at the Buffalo 13 with 31 seconds left to secure what can be regarded as Buffalo’s most meaningful victory in 20 years over the Bill Belichick-coach Patriots. Zimmer punched punched the ball out of quarterback Cam Newton’s arms. It felt amazing.”īills backup defensive lineman Justin Zimmer, who opened the season on the practice squad, and safety Dean Marlowe, playing in place of injured starter Micah Hyde (concussion), combined to create the decisive play with the Patriots in position to at the very least tie the game. “It feels good, to be honest with you, to be on the other side of the spectrum, to be watching our offence hit that victory formation. “Man, that was fun,” said Hughes, who was 2-12 during his first seven seasons against New England.
How exciting it was for Buffalo’s veteran defensive end to eagerly watch from the sideline as Josh Allen knelt three times to run out the clock to close out a 24-21 win Sunday. Jerry Hughes has too often watched the Patriots snatch victory away from the Buffalo Bills in what has been an AFC East rivalry that for too long tilted in New England's favour.
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