FINAL: Patriots 24, Bills 17 - New England storms back to take 11th straight AFC East title

Game: Bills (10-4) at Patriots (11-3), 4:30 p.m.
Location: Gillette Stadium
TV: Ch. 4/NFL Network — Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Kurt Warner (color), Peter Schrager (sidelines).
Radio: 98.5-FM The SportsHub in Boston with Bob Socci (play-by-play) and Scott Zolak (color). Bedard will be on the postgame show approximately one hour after the game.
Online: Gamecenter | Bills notes | Patriots notes | Flipcard
Betting line: Patriots -6.5, 37.5 o/u
Referee: John Hussey, fifth season.

LIVE GAME COVERAGE

Fourth quarter

• Patriots hold ... and win.


• Burkhead breaks two tackles for a TD, Brady to Edelman for 2 ... PATRIOTS 24, BILLS 17


• And Patriots go old standby ... PA, pull the guard, Edelman on the slant to get deep into Buffalo territory.


• Edelman returns to the huddle.


• Guy forces Allen into Simon for a sack. Bills will punt with 9:10 left.


• Big third down conversion to Burkhead. First and goal at the 5. Brady scramble comes up short. Will settle for the field goal. BILLS 17, PATRIOTS 16.

• After a good defensive stop on third and short, Patriots close the quarter with a really good drive. FB Lead run by Michel for 25 yards, Meyers (Edelman evaluated for concussion) for 15 years, screen to Burkhead to the 15-yard line.


• Josh Allen throws one a mile to John Brown to beat a sleeping McCourty in Cover 3 ... uh oh. BILLS 17, PATRIOTS 13.


• Old Man Nick Folk boots a 51-yard FG at the end of a good drive for the Patriots. A Watson touchdown was erased on an Edelman OPI. Good call. PATRIOTS 13, BILLS 10.

Beautiful play design by the Pats, Brady hits a wide open Burkhead for 31 yards. Burkhead ran over Hyde at the end lol pic.twitter.com/9ut5O6695N

— Decaf Metcalf ☕ (@FTBeard11) December 21, 2019

• Well, the Patriots screwed the pooch at the end of a really good half for them. Sanu didn't reach the ball out on third down, didn't make a tough block (not sure if it was his fault) on fourth down when Belichick just didn't punt and end things, and then Allen completed a pass to the 1, and a 330-pound lineman scored the tying touchdowns. PATRIOTS 10, BILLS 10

• Another long drive ends in a FG. Two in one half! PATRIOTS 10, BILLS 3.


• Reverse to Harry and Brady threw a legit block.


• Big 17-yard conversion on third down from Brady to Edelman to get them out of their own end.

• Long drive ends with a TD to LaCosse. PATRIOTS 7, BILLS 3.

.@Mattylac11 is ?'d up after that TD.@TomBrady | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/a7Sj5KMEHP

— New England Patriots (@Patriots) December 21, 2019

• Another one to Watson makes it first and goal at the 8.


• Third down conversion to Harry.


• Good second drive so far. A lot of pony and Michel looking quick behind Roberts.


• Allen missed Knox by a mile on third down. BILLS 3, PATRIOTS 0.


• After a third-down conversion to Edelman, Patriots had a great screen set up to Burkhead but he fumbles and the Bills have it at the NE 31.


• Bills won the toss and will defer.