ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Drake Maye led the Patriots on a 37-yard drive to arrange Andy Borregales’ 52-yard subject objective with 15 seconds left, and New England beat the Buffalo Payments 23-20 on Sunday night time, leaving the NFL with out an undefeated workforce 5 weeks into the season.
Stefon Diggs had 10 catches for 146 yards for the Patriots (3-2) in his first recreation at Buffalo because the Payments traded him to Houston in April of 2024. Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for 2 touchdowns, the second arrange by Diggs’ 32-yard reception.
Maye went 22 of 30 for 273 yards, and no throw was extra spectacular than when he started the ultimate drive by eluding the grasp of Payments defensive sort out DaQuan Jones and getting off a 12-yard completion to Diggs.
The Patriots received back-to-back video games for the primary time since profitable three in a row halfway by means of the 2022 season. Underneath first-year coach Mike Vrabel, New England has a profitable file by means of 5 video games for the primary time since opening the 2019 season 8-0.
And the Patriots tightened the AFC East race by transferring inside one recreation of the five-time defending division champion Payments (4-1).
Buffalo and Philadelphia entered the day because the NFL’s final unbeaten groups. The Eagles misplaced to visiting Denver. It’s the primary time since 2014 and seventh time because the 1970 merger that no workforce has began 5-0.
The Payments had three turnovers.
Chilly entrance
The Payments wore their all-white “Chilly Entrance” rivalry uniforms, and their “Deliver the Storm” rally towel-waving followers responded by additionally largely sporting white on a balmy night time with a game-time temperature of 66 levels Fahrenheit (19 Celsius).
Accidents
Patriots: RB Antonio Gibson didn’t return after sustaining a knee damage whereas returning a kickoff six minutes into the second quarter.
Payments: C Connor McGovern returned after having exams on his hand. LB Matt Milano didn’t return after aggravating a pectoral damage that pressured him to overlook the earlier two video games. DT Ed Oliver missed his fourth straight recreation with a sprained ankle.
Up subsequent
Patriots: Proceed a three-game highway swing at New Orleans subsequent Sunday.
Payments: Play at Atlanta in a Monday night time recreation on Oct. 13.
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