Josh Allen showed Sunday why he and the Buffalo Bills are the class of the AFC East until the Patriots make a statement in the postseason.

But he knows that New England is no joke.

Allen crafted a 21-point comeback Sunday on the way to a 35-31 victory, which, at least for this week, kept the Patriots not only from winning the division.

The Patriots’ rise has been meteoric, and with that has come trepidation about how much of it is a mirage. Results like Sunday’s cast further doubt, but Allen did not see a team tightening up down the...

The Patriots faced a tough Sunday afternoon, falling to the Bills 35-31. New England started strong, holding a commanding 24-7 lead at halftime.

However, the Patriots struggled to advance the ball in the second half, scoring only once, on a 65-yard touchdown run by TreVeyon Henderson.

Tight end Hunter Henry shared his thoughts on areas where New England could have improved their offensive play.

“Sustaining drives, picking up some third downs,” Henry said on Sunday. “I had some penalties, put us behind the sticks, negative plays. So, staying ahead of the chains. In the first half we were ahead of...

It appears Stefon Diggs and Mack Hollins were able to get some shots in against their former team before things went sideways for the New England Patriots.

The Patriots choked away a 21-0 lead Sunday to the Buffalo Bills, squandering a chance to win the division with a 35-31 loss to Josh Allen and Co.

For Diggs and Hollins, it represented a second revenge game of sorts this season against a team they both had stints with. And when the Patriots were ahead, The Boston Globe’s Ben Volin spotted the two receivers barking at the Bills and firing up the...

Stefon Diggs was plenty complimentary of his former team and quarterback postgame Sunday afternoon.

Hard not to be after the way the final 30 minutes of the game went for the Buffalo Bills.

The New England Patriots would have won the AFC East on Sunday with a win over Buffalo. Instead, the Bills marched into Gillette Stadium and, after a slow start in which they dug themselves a 21-point hole, pieced together a wild comeback. The Bills would win 35-31, and they now trail the Patriots by just a game.

Diggs was facing his former team for the second time...

The Patriots fell to the Buffalo Bills 35-31 on Sunday, but despite the loss, there were still some standout moments from rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson.

Henderson carried the ball 14 times, racking up 148 yards and crossing the goal line twice. His first touchdown came on an impressive 52-yard run, while the second was an even more remarkable 65-yard dash.

The 23-year-old running back’s performance impressed head coach Mike Vrabel.

“I thought we had a good plan,” Vrabel said on Sunday about Henderson’s performance. “I thought our coaches had a good plan and did a great job. And we’ll...

Josh Allen is proving to be a generational talent, but Drake Maye wasn’t exactly watching in awe Sunday as the Buffalo Bills quarterback put together another masterpiece.

After trailing by as many as 21 in the first half and beginning the third quarter in a 17-point hole, Allen and the Bills’ offense chipped away at the New England Patriots’ lead en route to a massive, 35-31, comeback win. The Patriots would have claimed the AFC East crown with a win, so Buffalo managed to stave that off for at least another week.

Allen is having a remarkable season, carrying the...

The New England Patriots have proven to be a first-half team on more than one occasion this season, no bigger than Sunday against the Buffalo Bills.

Ahead 21-0 in the second quarter, the Patriots gradually coughed up the lead, ultimately allowing four second-half touchdowns. They would lose, 35-31, in what was their first chance to secure the AFC East crown.

Few things went the Patriots’ way in the second half. For head coach Mike Vrabel, three issues stood out as particularly damaging.

“I mean, we weren’t able to get any stops,” Vrabel said after the game, via a team-provided transcript....

Patrick Mahomes has several career similarities to Tom Brady, but the most unfortunate one came true for Mahomes on Sunday.

Mahomes sustained a torn ACL during the Chiefs’ 16-13 loss to the Chargers. This injury is particularly notable as he is now in his ninth NFL season, mirroring a similar situation for Brady, who also tore his ACL back in 2008 during his ninth season in the league.

The key difference between the two injuries is that Brady tore his ACL in Week 1, which caused him to miss the entire season. In contrast, Mahomes suffered his injury in Week...

The Patriots’ 35-31 loss to the Bills on Sunday not only hurt New England’s chance of clinching the AFC East title but also damaged quarterback Drake Maye’s chance of winning MVP.

As of Sunday, FanDuel now has Maye with the second-best odds for MVP at +400, just behind Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, who is ahead of the pack at -250.

Maye had a rough day throwing the ball against the Bills, completing only 14 of 23 passes for 155 yards and one interception. However, his legs kept him from a bad outing, as he rushed for 43 yards...

Some notable officiating moments may steal the spotlight after the New England Patriots’ 35-31 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

New England appeared to stop Buffalo on third down during a fourth-quarter drive, but the referees flagged Carlton Davis III for defensive pass interference. The Bills used the fresh downs and 15 yards to score a game-winning touchdown with 6:48 remaining.

After the game, per CLNS Media, Davis took umbrage with the timing of the delayed call.

“You can how late the flag came out? If it’s a flag it’s, like, definitive. Throw the flag,” David said. “If it’s not a...

Drake Maye will look to quickly turn the page after the New England Patriots dropped a gutting Week 15 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

New England missed an opportunity to clinch the AFC East when squandering a 21-0 lead Sunday at home. The second-year quarterback delivered a mature message about how he plans to respond to the setback in his post-game press conference.

“Don’t let it beat you twice,” Maye said. “Move on to the next week and learn from it. Take what we can, and know that we got some football ahead of us that is still very important....

Gillette Stadium had not been home to the AFC East champions since the 2019 season.

The wait didn’t end there on Sunday. The New England Patriots saw a 21-point lead, a 10-game win streak and an opportunity to clinch the division slip away with a 35-31 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

Here’s a glance back on the 1 p.m. ET kickoff as head coach Mike Vrabel’s side moves closer to January with an 11-3 record.

Maye kept under 200 for first time in 2025

As snowflakes headed to Foxborough, so did a Bills team that had won the AFC...