Taking back over right around the two-minute warning, Allen connected with Cook and Diggs for eight yards a piece. On third-and-seven, a pass to Jakobi Meyers fell incomplete. Jones’ first-down screen pass to Stevenson was tipped by Gregory Rousseau for an incompletion, while his second-down screen to Marcus Jones went for just three yards. On third-and-eight, Allen’s bomb downfield fell incomplete forcing a punt.įollowing Buffalo’s punt, the Patriots’ offense stayed in neutral. New England’s defense finally showed life on their next drive, as Allen’s first pass should have been intercepted by Kyle Dugger but fell to the turf. On third-down, Jones was quickly under pressure and his pass to Henry was knocked down. The Patriots gained zero yards on a quick pass to Jonnu Smith and handoff to Stevenson. Now trailing by 10, New England’s offensive struggles continued. On a following third-down, Allen scrambled to his right, shrugged off Mack Wilson, and fired a dart to Gabe Davis in the end zone for a score to cap off the 14-play drive. Buffalo continued to move the ball down the field on the ground with Cook and Devin Singletary before Allen again found McKenzie later in the drive for another third-down conversion. The Bills went to work on the ground on the next possession before Allen found Isaiah McKenzie for a third-down conversion. Facing a third-and-18 at their own one-yard line, Stevenson did the best he could picking up 16 yards, but New England was forced to punt. Things then continued to go backwards as Kevin Harris’ first-down run was blown up for a one-yard loss and Mac Jones was tabbed with an intentional grounding on second-down. The Patriots started their next drive at the nine-yard line after a special teams holding penalty on the kickoff. Several plays later inside the New England 10-yard line, Allen found Diggs for a touchdown. On the next play, Cook broke up the middle for a 28-yard gain. After an incompletion and one-yard run by Cook, Allen’s third-down pass was incomplete but a Jack Jones pass interference penalty moved the chains for Buffalo. Cmx8m2qmgT- Pats Pulpit December 2, 2022īuffalo turned to their rookie back James Cook to start the next drive, as he tallied a two-yard run and then a 14-yard catch-and-run. The electric cornerback took it 42 yards to the house for a touchdown. On second-and-five, the Patriots got tricky, as Jones hit Marcus Jones on a screen. After a Trent Brown hold moved New England back, a screen to Stevenson picked up 15 yards. Back under center, New England dialed up play-action for another conversion as Jones found Nelson Agholor for 11 yards. Mac Jones and the Patriots started next drive under center, hitting Hunter Henry for nine-yards before Stevenson picked up a first on the following play. Tyler Bass then connected on a 48-yard field goal for the night’s first points. Allen checked down to James Cook on third-down, leading to a field goal. The Bills then went backwards as Diggs was flagged for an offensive pass interference penalty, Josh Uche got home for a sack, and right tackle Spencer Brown was penalized for a false start. Facing a then third-and-11, Allen stepped up a flipped a shovel pass to running back Nyheim Hines for a 21-yard conversion. Stevenson recovered, but New England did not convert and were forced to punt.Īfter an incompletion, Allen started Buffalo’s first drive of the night by hitting Stefan Diggs for a 19-yard gain. On third-and-one, Jones and Stevenson appeared to have a miscommunication which resulted with the ball on the ground. New England started on the ground with Rhamondre Stevenson for a two-yard carry before Jones hit DeVante Parker on a quick slant for a seven-yard gain. The Bills won the coin toss and deferred, putting Mac Jones and the Patriots offense on the field first. ET | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough MA | Broadcast Information | Inactives First quarter Here’s everything that went down Thursday night in Foxboro. The result was a 24-10 defeat to the Buffalo Bills dropping the Patriots to 6-6 on the season. In total, New England lost the possession battle 38:08 to 21:52 as Buffalo piled up 132 rushing yards and went 9-of-15 on third-down. It was another tough night inside Gillette Stadium for the New England Patriots’ offense, who could only muster 10 points and 242 yards of total offense (57 coming in a garbage time drive).
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