2026 · Week 4
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
Oct 4, 2026 · Ralph Wilson Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
New England Patriots held off Buffalo Bills 29–26. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Patriots only a 33% shot beforehand. Patriots improve to 2-2; Bills fall to 3-1. Drake Maye paced the offense with 269 passing yards and 3 TDs; 54 rushing yards.
Team stats
| NE | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | First downs | 15 |
| 412 | Total yards | 344 |
| 269 | Passing yards | 253 |
| 143 | Rushing yards | 91 |
| 22/37 | Comp / Att | 23/33 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(7:06) (Shotgun) 10-D.Maye pass short middle to 87-R.Doubs for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN [15-G.Rousseau].
- Q18-A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q2(14:21) (Shotgun) 4-J.Cook right end for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q216-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-39-T.Doman.
- Q2(8:21) 10-D.Maye sacked at NE 27 for -10 yards (15-G.Rousseau). FUMBLES (15-G.Rousseau) [15-G.Rousseau], touched at NE 31, RECOVERED by BUF-24-C.Bishop at NE 27. 24-C.Bishop for 27 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the fumble ruling, and the play was REVERSED. 10-D.Maye pass incomplete short left to 86-E.Chism (15-G.Rousseau) [15-G.Rousseau].
- Q2(5:41) 74-C.Lomu reported in as eligible. 38-R.Stevenson left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. ** Injury Update: NE-44-R.Gilliam has returned to the game.
- Q28-A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q2(1:03) 17-J.Allen up the middle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q216-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-39-T.Doman.
- Q2(:05) 16-T.Bass 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-39-T.Doman.
- Q3(8:18) 74-C.Lomu reported in as eligible. 10-D.Maye pass short right to 87-R.Doubs for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q38-A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q4(11:11) 16-T.Bass 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-39-T.Doman.
- Q4(4:33) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass deep middle to 0-K.Coleman for 34 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(1:55) (Shotgun) 10-D.Maye pass deep right to 86-E.Chism for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Maye | 22/37 | 269 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Maye | 8 | 54 | 0 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 13 | 47 | 1 |
| TreVeyon Henderson | 14 | 42 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Henry | 5 | 5 | 62 | 0 |
| Romeo Doubs | 6 | 9 | 58 | 2 |
| Mack Hollins | 3 | 4 | 53 | 0 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 3 | 5 | 27 | 0 |
| TreVeyon Henderson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Efton Chism III | 2 | 4 | 42 | 1 |
| DeMario Douglas | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Eli Raridon | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 23/33 | 253 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| James Cook | 12 | 75 | 1 |
| DJ Moore | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Ty Johnson | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ray Davis | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keon Coleman | 6 | 7 | 116 | 1 |
| Khalil Shakir | 7 | 8 | 82 | 0 |
| James Cook | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Dawson Knox | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| DJ Moore | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Ty Johnson | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Dalton Kincaid | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Ray Davis | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Josh Palmer | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |