The defining moment for the 2023 Buffalo Bills might have come in the fourth quarter Sunday, and it wasn't a good one.
FOXBOROUGH, MA - OCTOBER 22: Buffalo Bills Quarterback Josh Allen looks on during the NFL game between Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots on October 22, 2023, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA. The Bills struggled against a bad New England Patriots team but it looked like it was all going to work out. Stefon Diggs scored with 5:32 left, Buffalo recovered a Patriots fumble then scored again on a Josh Allen sneak with 1:58 left. The Bills got the two-point conversion and led 25-22.
The Patriots' offense, derided all season, drove all the way downfield. Mac Jones, who has been benched at least a dozen times by fans and media this season,. A simple swing pass to Rhamondre Stevenson broke for 34 yards thanks to a couple of missed tackles. A third-down Bills blitz was a step late, a safety bit on an underneath route and Jones hit Hunter Henry for a huge first down. Passes to DeVante Parker and Stevenson picked up 14 yards.
It wasn't just that the Patriots' maligned offense drove downfield for the game-winning score. It's how easy it looked against the Bills. Buffalo fought and scratched to take a lead in a game it should have won easily, and then when it regained the lead it took the Patriots less than two minutes to grab it back and get the win. A championship team stops Jones there. The Bills didn't even slow him down.in both halves of Week 6, Buffalo might be 3-4.
There's a long way to go but there should be concern with the Bills. Super Bowl contenders don't get outplayed by the Giants and Patriots on back-to-back weeks.Maybe Allen is right and the Bills will turn it around. It's also possible that Buffalo is already on the downside of its Super Bowl opportunity and the past few weeks are the first reveal. The Bills have played seven games and looked bad in four of them . One or two bad games happen to everyone in this parity-filled NFL.
The offense still relies too heavily on either Stefon Diggs or Josh Allen miracle ball. The defense looks like it really misses cornerback Tre'Davious White, linebacker Matt Milano and defensive tackle DaQuan Jones. All three are on injured reserve. Any of them could have made the necessary play on the Patriots' game-winning drive, but they weren't there. They aren't coming back this season either .
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