The New England Patriots are again from their bye and welcoming the Buffalo Bills to a snowy Gillette Stadium in Week 15.
As Mike Vrabel said this week, it’s a championship week for his Patriots: a win would clinch the workforce its first AFC East title since 2019. It can be no simple activity, nonetheless, as reigning MVP Josh Allen, James Cook and one of many league’s finest run video games stands on the opposite aspect.
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Live rating: Patriots 21 : 0 Bills
Sunday, Dec. 14, 1 p.m. ET | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA | Broadcast information | Inactives | Game day roster
First Quarter
The Bills gained the toss and deferred, placing Drake Maye and the Patriots offense on the sphere first. The first play from scrimmage noticed a handoff to Rhamondre Stevenson and the again break release the center for 15 yards. Then going through a Third-and-7, Maye completely positioned a fade to Kayshon Boutte down the proper sideline for 30 yards to shortly have New England in Buffalo territory. Quickly getting on the ball to keep away from a problem, New England moved the chains once more on the bottom to arrange a goal-to-go scenario. One play later, Drake Maye stored a zone learn and located the tip zone from eight yards out. [Patriots 7 : 0 Bills]
A forty five-yard kick return by Ray Davis began the Bills first drive on the opposite aspect of the 50-yard line. A primary-down deep completion to Brandin Cooks — that will’ve discovered Buffalo within the crimson zone — was overturned out of bounds which finally arrange a gap Third-and-5, the place Allen’s move was over an open Dalton Kincaid forcing a punt.
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New England’s subsequent drive began backed up at their very own 12-yard line. After selecting up a gap first-down on the bottom, the unit confronted a Third-and-1 the place a move from Maye to Mack Hollins fell incomplete.
Buffalo’s second drive of the afternoon started with a Third-and-10 following a false begin, which led to New England bringing stress and bringing Allen down for a sack.
Starting at midfield, Maye shrugged off a Bills defender within the backfield to keep away from a sack and broke free for a 17-yard achieve. A throw-back from Maye to Stevenson again to Maye then had the QB discover Mack Hollins to transfer issues into the crimson zone. Then arrange in a goal-to-go scenario, a second-down QB draw noticed Maye break by way of the offensive line along with his legs for an additional speeding touchdown. [Patriots 14 : 0 Bills]
Second Quarter
Buffalo turned the their run recreation to begin the second quarter as they stored the ball on the bottom for six straight performs to begin the drive. Their first drop again resulted in a sack by Harold Landry to arrange a Third-and-15, the place a display screen to Khalil Shakir picked up simply seven yards.
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A punt in New England territory by Buffalo led to Maye starting his subsequent possession at their very own six-yard line. Picking up a pair of first downs behind their operating backs earlier than a run stuff arrange a 2nd-and-15 — which Maye shortly overcame the following play hitting Hollins over the center for 18 yards. The very subsequent play, TreVeyon Henderson broke free by way of the road of scrimmage untouched for a 52-yard touchdown. [Patriots 21 : 0 Bills]