2025 · Week 5
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
Oct 5, 2025 · Ralph Wilson Stadium · outdoors · a_turf
Recap
New England Patriots held off Buffalo Bills 23–20. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Patriots had just a 17% chance going in. Patriots improve to 3-2; Bills fall to 4-1. Drake Maye paced the offense with 273 passing yards; 12 rushing yards. Bills turned it over 3 times to Patriots's 1.
Team stats
| NE | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 21 |
| 344 | Total yards | 371 |
| 273 | Passing yards | 253 |
| 71 | Rushing yards | 118 |
| 22/30 | Comp / Att | 22/31 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(:59) 36-A.Borregales 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q2(9:37) 15-M.Prater 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q2(:01) 36-A.Borregales 19 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q3(9:24) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short left to 1-C.Samuel for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q315-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q3(6:38) 38-R.Stevenson left guard for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on BUF-97-J.Bosa, Defensive Offside, declined.
- Q336-A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q4(12:14) 38-R.Stevenson left end for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q436-A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q4(7:40) 17-J.Allen pass short right to 0-K.Coleman for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q415-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q4(2:21) 15-M.Prater 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q4(:20) 36-A.Borregales 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Maye | 22/30 | 273 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Maye | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| TreVeyon Henderson | 6 | 24 | 0 |
| Antonio Gibson | 6 | 21 | 0 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 7 | 14 | 2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefon Diggs | 10 | 12 | 146 | 0 |
| Hunter Henry | 2 | 4 | 46 | 0 |
| Kayshon Boutte | 3 | 3 | 43 | 0 |
| TreVeyon Henderson | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Antonio Gibson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| DeMario Douglas | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 22/31 | 253 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 9 | 53 | 0 |
| James Cook | 15 | 49 | 0 |
| Khalil Shakir | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Ty Johnson | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Ray Davis | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Kincaid | 6 | 6 | 108 | 0 |
| James Cook | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Khalil Shakir | 6 | 9 | 45 | 0 |
| Josh Palmer | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0 |
| Curtis Samuel | 2 | 2 | 26 | 1 |
| Keon Coleman | 4 | 7 | 23 | 1 |
| Dawson Knox | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Tyrell Shavers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |