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WEEK 4 · October 11
SUNDAY · NE AT BUF
Craig Woodson got beaten on the go-ahead touchdown. Then he ended the game.
THE SHORT VERSION
New England beat previously unbeaten Buffalo 29-26 after trailing 26-21 with 4:33 left. Drake Maye's 23-yard touchdown pass to Efton Chism III and a two-point conversion did it.
THE NUMBER ✓ VERIFIED
6.3
Yards per play the Bills averaged. The Patriots averaged 5.5, and won.
Source: Sunday's team stats, NE at BUF, Oct 4, 2026 · beerbetstats.com
WHAT HAPPENED
Josh Allen's 34-yard touchdown pass to Keon Coleman put Buffalo up 26-21 with 4:33 left. Per the Yahoo Sports recap, Coleman got past safety Craig Woodson and cornerback Charles Woods on the play. Maye answered with the 23-yard touchdown pass to Chism, a two-point conversion made it 29-26, and Yahoo says Woodson sealed it by intercepting Allen on second-and-6.
WHY IT'S INTERESTING
The easy read is that New England's defense shut Buffalo down. Buffalo scored 26, about eight under the 33.7 it had averaged through three wins, so the defense did slow it. It did not stop it.
Per the Yahoo Sports recap, Buffalo's rushing offense finished 64 yards below its weekly average, and James Cook had 16 yards in the first half. Buffalo still scored 17 points in the second quarter.
Five more on tap
21-17
New England's lead after three quarters
Maye's 2-yard touchdown pass to R. Doubs made it 21-17 in the third.
2
Field goals Buffalo kicked
From 27 and 38 yards. New England never attempted one.
+2
New England's two-point conversion
Buffalo's try after the Coleman touchdown fell incomplete.
73
Yards on Maye's winning drive
A fourth-quarter drive that ended in the Chism touchdown, per Yahoo Sports.
2-2
New England's record after the win
The Patriots started 1-2. Buffalo, 3-0 before kickoff, took its first loss.
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