FINAL: Patriots 16, Bills 10 - Defense, special teams bails out poor offensive performance

Game: Patriots (3-0) at Bills (3-0), 1 p.m.
Location: Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, N.Y.
TV: CBS-4 Boston — Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Dan Fouts (color), Evan Washburn (sidelines).
Radio: 98.5-FM The SportsHub in Boston with Bob Socci (play-by-play) and Scott Zolak (color). Bedard on postgame show approximately one hour after the game.
Online: Gamecenter | Bills notes | Patriots notes | Flipcard
Betting line: Patriots -7, 41.5 o/u

LIVE GAME COVERAGE

Fourth quarter

• Van Noy tips the ball to Jamie Collins for the game-clinching INT. That one was ugly.


• Patriots throw on second and third down before the two-minute warning, and now the Bills are driving at the warning.


• Another drive to nowhere.


• Patriots defense holds on a high throw, might be an INT by Chung. No INT

• Third and goal from the 1 coming up. ... Stopped by Adam Butler.


• And the Bills take a delay because they have no timeouts.


• Jason McCourty breaks up a throw from Brown. But Van Noy gets a personal foul.


• Gilmore burned down the right sideline by QB Matt Barkley and he was flagged.


• Allen leaves the pocket and is nailed by Jonathan Jones and hurt. Two flags on the play. Not sure what Jones was flagged for. The QB was a runner.

• The Bills are out of timeouts at the start of the fourth quarter.

• Another Allen pick, and then an Edelman drop.


• Patriots are having a really rough time on offense but the defense is back pressuring Allen. Good field position for Patriots after Bills punt 21 yards.


• Allen breaks the plane for the TD. Nice drive by Brian Daboll. Threw the Patriots for a loop. PATRIOTS 13, BILLS 10.


• Bills come out with a throw to the RB, and no huddle.

• Hauschka misses wide left at the gun.


• Patriots doing nothing on offense.


• Sack at the 2-minute warning will hold the Bills to a FG. PATRIOTS 13, BILLS 3.


• 41-yard run by Gore has the Bills in business


• Bad decision by Brady from the 2-yard line ends with a Buffalo INT in the end zone. Hyde read him like a book.


• Dorsett draws a PI inside the Buffalo 10 on 4th down.


• Patriots go Cover 0 again on third down and Allen can't beat them.

• Jackson with a pick. Allen is 1 of 8 with 2 INTs (0.0 passer rating)

J.C. Jackson in the first quarter:
Block a punt: ✔
Intercept a pass: ✔ pic.twitter.com/BhYTsatWje

— New England Patriots (@Patriots) September 29, 2019

• Patriots go three and out. 5.12 hangtime for Bailey changes field position.


• Coverage sack by Jamie Collins knocks the Bills out of field-goal range after a 50-plus run from Frank Gore.


• JC Jackson blocks a punt and Slater recovers for a TD. Gostkowski makes this one. PATRIOTS 13, BILLS 0.

I mean...negligent. pic.twitter.com/AMo9qeDlJJ

— Michael Giardi (@MikeGiardi) September 29, 2019

• Van Noy forces Allen fumble but Bills recover.


• Jet sweep TD for Bolden. Gostkowski misses another extra point — wide right from the left hash. PATRIOTS 6, BILLS 0.


• Unreal catch and throw to White inside the 10 on a wheel route. Just a 3-man rush.

.@TomBrady to @SweetFeet_White on third down: still ?#NEvsBUF | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/OwL36qzmZ0

— New England Patriots (@Patriots) September 29, 2019

• Drop by Gordon


• Big 3rd and 9 conversion as Brady steps up and hits White.


• No pressure and McCourty gets his fourth INT in as many games as he reads Allen like a book.

An ode to D-Mac. @McCourtyTwins | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/vJBOfngUBN

— New England Patriots (@Patriots) September 29, 2019

• Guy draws a holding penalty. That will help things


• Chung called for DPI. Ineligible for Buffalo so they offset. Guy and Lee Smith get into it.


• Josh Allen isn't close on first two passes, and then Patriots come with a zero blitz and Van Noy/Harmon sack Allen but Gilmore is called for holding.


• Patriots gain 16 yards on their first play via Michel, but then get nothing on their next three as Brady forces the last two to Dorsett.