‘The final score at Gillette Stadium — Buffalo 33, New England 21 — offered a quantifiable affirmation. Never trailing, the Bills stomped New England, avenging their defeat in Western New York three weeks ago amid tornadic squalls, for many reasons — a cohesive offensive line, an inspired day by the backup receiver Isaiah McKenzie, two interceptions by Micah Hyde — but none as prominent as this: The best player on the field Sunday was Allen, and he was all theirs.’
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The Patriots have no answers this time for Josh Allen and the Bills
‘The Buffalo defense kept the New England running game somewhat in check this time. And Bills Coach Sean McDermott was aggressive all day, dialing up fourth-down attempts that weren’t uniformly successful but set a fearless, unwavering tone. The Patriots did not have the answers.’
Bills’ Cole Beasley fined almost $100,000 for several COVID protocol violations
‘The unvaccinated Beasley, who made headlines during training camp for criticizing the league’s COVID policies, is missing Sunday’s Bills-Patriots game in protocol, though Buffalo hasn’t said whether he’s tested positive. Under league rules, he’ll still be paid for the game, though Mortensen also reports that some executives feel that rule needs to be revisited.’
Allen’s 3 TDs, McKenzie’s Big Day Push Bills Past Patriots
‘The Bills are the first team to win at New England in consecutive seasons since the Colts in 2005 and 2006.’
Bills’ Stefon Diggs has expletive-laced message for Patriots fans after touchdown catch
‘”You, you, you, you, and you … Shut the f— up,” he told the crowd.’
Buffalo Bills lose veteran OL Ike Boettger to Achilles injury in first half vs. New England Patriots
‘Boettger, starting the game at left guard, suffered the injury in the second quarter on a 2-yard run play by running back Devin Singletary. Boettger, who has started 10 games for the Bills this year, will be a restricted free agent this offseason.’
Sources: Buffalo Bills WR Cole Beasley fined $100,000 for multiple COVID-19 protocol violations
‘Beasley was fined $14,600 in August on a day when league officials were in the facility to review the protocols with the Bills, which the NFL did with all 32 teams before the 2021 season. Beasley was observed by one of the league officials when not complying with mandatory protocols for unvaccinated players.’
Referee explains why flag was picked up on late hit to Mac Jones in Patriots’ loss to Bills
‘”What we ruled was, we had contact on the sideline,” referee Shawn Smith told pool reporter Mike Reiss of ESPN. “And after discussion, we determined that it was incidental contact that didn’t rise to a level of a personal foul. There was no second act by the defender in that situation, so we determined there was no foul, based on that action.”‘
Patriots vs. Bills score: Josh Allen shines as Buffalo takes control of AFC East race with win in New England
‘Buffalo had control of this game for basically all four quarters. They came out of the gate with a touchdown drive and were largely able to move the ball up and down the field with ease, averaging 5.7 yards per play. They didn’t punt once and entered the red zone on seven of their nine offensive possessions on the afternoon. The only other two in which they didn’t get into the red area came at the end of the first half and regular when they were killing clock.’
MMQB: How the Patriots Have Pushed the Bills to Get Better
‘Which is where this one really did feel significant. For the last half decade, since McDermott and GM Brandon Beane got to Buffalo, they’ve been chasing the Patriots. After sweeping New England last year, this year, for the first time, they were no longer the hunter—and that made the challenge on that Monday, and especially this Sunday, different.’
Sean McDermott Is Not Bill Belichick, but He’s Proven to Be a Worthy Adversary
‘But on Sunday, in a 33–21 win over the Patriots in Foxboro that hoisted Buffalo back to the No. 4 seed and knocked New England down to sixth in the AFC, they managed to do something beautiful and somewhat unfathomable just a short time ago: deliver a counterpunch that, to Belichick and the Patriots, was equally as demoralizing and harmful to their perception of who they were. It was the kind of win that lingers like an errant popcorn kernel superglued to a back tooth.’
Cole Beasley fines: Repeated NFL COVID protocol violations reportedly cost $100K for Bills WR
‘Bills wideout Cole Beasley, outspoken critic of coronavirus vaccines and the virus in general, has been fined multiple times throughout 2021 for violating the league’s COVID-19 protocols, per ESPN’s Chris Mortensen.’
Bills’ Jordan Poyer calls out reporter following win over Patriots: ‘Where that Jerry Sullivan at?’
‘Warning: Tweet contains NSFW language…’.
Bills’ Stefon Diggs appears to curse out Patriots fans after touchdown
‘Audio of the play from CBS’s broadcast captured Diggs appearing to say, “You, you, you” at each of the fans. One fan appeared to call him a “f—ing coward,” to which Diggs responded, “Shut the f— up.”‘
Bills re-gain division lead after downing Patriots
‘The Bills as a whole came out of the gates fast. The defense forced Jones and the Patriots into a three-and-out on the game’s first drive. It ended with Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver getting a sack.’