Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots | 2023 Week 7 Game Highlights
THE OFFENSE. REMINDERS THAT HE CONSTANTLY POUNDS HOME AS THE GAME PROGRESSES. JONES, SWING PASS. CAUGHT BY DOUGLAS. NICE MOVE BY DOUGLAS AND A SLIDEDOWN SO DEMARIO DOUGLAS, THE ROOKIE OUT OF LIBERTY, GETS AN EARLY TOUCH FOR NINE YARDS. FOR BUFFALO. SECOND DOWN AND 8. IT’S A RUNNING PLAY. STEVENSON’S GOT A HOLE. FIRST DOWN. INTO BUFFALO TERRITORY, 14-YARD RIP UP FONT AS POONA FORD AND MICAH HYDE EVENTUALLY BRING HIM THEN YOU’RE ABLE TO GET INSIDE FOR STEVENSON. IAN: STEVENSON HAD A TOUCHDOWN LAST WEEK IN THE LOSS TO THE RAIDERS. A LITTLE FLIP. BROWN, BIG GAIN DOWN
THE SIDELINE ON A CATCH AND RUN. THE PATRIOTS MOVING THE BALL WITH EASE ON IN OPENING DRIVE. HOW IT PLAY PAYS OFF EARLY. EVENTUALLY IT WILL SETTLE DOWN TO THAT RUNNING GAME. IAN: KEEP IT ON THE GROUND. STEVENSON, NOT GETTING THERE. NOW WHAT DO YOU DO? ONE POINT? 79? MAYBE YOU’RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT. IAN: THE ROOKIE RYLAND NAILS IT. PLAYS FOR US TO RUN? THEY WANT TO GET OFF TO A REALLY QUICK START IN THIS ONE. IAN: FAKE THE HANDOFF. ALLEN ON FIRST DOWN. UNCONSCIOUS IT. INTERCEPTED! JABRILL PEPPERS. THE BILLS TURN IT OVER, FIRST PLAY
FROM SCRIMMAGE FOR BUFFALO AND THE PATS TAKE OVER. THIS HAS BEEN BUILDING FOR THE BALL. TREMENDOUS PLAY BY PEPPERS. IAN: SEE IF THE PATRIOTS HAVE TAKE
ENJOY THE MOVEMENT AND BROWN, 77, ANDREWS, 66. IAN: SEVENTH PLAY OF THE DRIVE. IT’S ELLIOTT. TRYING TO PUNCH IT IN. TOUCHDOWN! PATRIOTS. IS IF THEY CAN’T CONVERT ON NOW A THIRD AND A LITTLE MORE THAN 5. NICKEL PACKAGE. ALLEN OUT OF THE POCKET. FLOATS IT UP. ON TIME! JAMES COOK WITH THE GRAB AND A FIRST DOWN IN NEW ENGLAND TERRITORY. WE SAT DOWN WITH COOK YESTERDAY. WE ASKED HIM THE OTHER RUNNING PLAY CLOCK ONCE AGAIN DOWN TO ONE. ALLEN, QUICK TRIGGER FOR COOK IN TRAFFIC. COOK TAKES IT RIGHT TO THE LINE TO GAIN. APPEARS TO
BE ENOUGH FOR THE FIRST DOWN. BROUGHT DOWN BY DEATRICH WISE. NFL TODAY UPDATE. ENGLAND 20. CHARLES: DAVIS ON A TIGHT WING. IAN: RUN PLAY, COOK CIRCLING TO THE OUTSIDE. LEAN IN WITH AN EXCUSE ME SHOVE AND THAT’S ENOUGH FOR A FIRST SECOND QUARTER UNDERWAY. CHARLES: BETTER KEEP SOMEONE IN THE MIDDLE TO KEEP ALLEN FROM DASHING UP THERE. IAN: THIRD AND 17 FOR THE BILLS. ALLEN OUT OF THE POCKET. FIRES IT. TOO HIGH. GABE DAVIS THE INTENDED TARGET. INCOMPLETE. FOURTH DOWN FOR BUFFALO. CHARLES: NEW ENGLAND DID A BASS. LONG OF 54 THIS SEASON, CAREER LONG OF
58 AND THIS ONE EASY FOR BASS. HIMSELF AS A CORNERBACKER. IAN: BUFFALO CAME IN WITH 24 SACKS THIS SEASON. TIED FOR BALTIMORE WITH NUMBER ONE. TRYING TO GET TO THE QUARTERBACK HERE. JONES ELUDES IT, TOSSES IT AND REALLY CLOSE TO A FIRST DOWN. RHAMONDRE STEVENSON HAD TO GET TO THE 35. THEY’RE GOING TO PLACE IT SHORT. LEFT TACKLE. IAN: SETS UP A THIRD AND 7 FOR THE BILLS. ALLEN ON THE MOVE. FIRES. INCOMPLETE. LOOKING FOR DIGGS. THIRD TARGET FOR DIGGS. ONE CATCH FOR SIX YARDS AND THE BILLS WILL PUNTS IT AWAY AT THE ENGLAND. CHARLES:
NOW GOING BACK LATE IS DEMARIO DOUGLAS. IAN: BACKPEDALING AND GETS THERE FOR THE CATCH AT THE 30-YARD LINE. TRYING TO GET TO THE OUTSIDE. THE SPEED OF DOUGLAS. INTO BUFFALO TERRITORY. SO ANOTHER FORMATION WORKS. IN THE EARLY GOING. IAN: JONES IN THE POCKET. STEP AND THROW. HE’S GOT BOURNE. AND BOURNE HAS SPEED. WORKING THAT SIDELINE, OUT OF BOUNDS. THIS IS PART OF THE REASON WHY TACKLER. IAN: MICAH HYDE TELLING US THAT THE AGGRESSIVENESS MATCHES MCDERMOTT’S PERSONALITIES. ON THIRD DOWN, JONES. CONNECTION MADE WITH BOURNE, SHORT OF THE FIRST DOWN. SO FOURTH DOWN FOR NEW ENGLAND. SEASON
LONG OF 51. THIS IS A 24-YARD ATTEMPT. KNOCKS IT THROUGH. 13-3 LEAD FOR THE PATS. COOK WITH TWO, KINCAID WITH TWO CATCHES, DIGGS WITH A CATCH AND SHAKIR. FIRST DOWN RUN FOR COOK, RIGHT UP THE GUT FOR FOUR. CHARLES: THIS IS MORE LIKE IT KINCAID, THE ROOKIE OUT OF UTAH. ABLE TO FIND SOME SEAMS UPFIELD. JOSH ALLEN FINDING HIM. IAN: ON THE GROUND. SOMEHOW COOK REMAINS UPRIGHT FOR A FIRST DOWN. THERE WAS A LOT OF ACTIVITY THERE AND COOK EMERGES FOR A BACK. BODIES ON HIM ALL THE TIME.- IAN: THIRD AND 6. NICKEL PACKAGE FOR
NEW ENGLAND. ALLEN GOT THE FIRST DOWN ON THE TOSS FROM KINCAID AND THE BILLS ARE INSIDE THE NEW ENGLAND 20. 15-YARD RECEPTION FOR THE TIGHT THIRD RECEIVER IN RIGHT HERE. CHARLES: 10TH PLAY OF THE DRIVE. ALLEN, FAKE. ALLEN IS SACKED! THREE PATRIOTS GET TO ALLEN. BARMORE FIRST MAN THERE. INSTEAD OF BREAKING OFF HIS ROUTE. IAN: TRYING TO CUT INTO THE LEAD. BASS. OH, BOY. THAT THING CURVED WAY OFF TO THE SIDE. IAN: DIGGS HAS BEEN ON A TEAR. HE HAS FIVE, 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES, FOUR STRAIGHT. HE’S GOT FOUR YARDS TODAY. HE JUST ADDED TO IT.
ALLEN ON A BB TO STEFON DIGGS FOR A FIRST DOWN. THAT’S THE THING ABOUT THE IAN: JACK JONES ACTIVATED OFF I.R., WAS OUT WITH A HAMSTRING INJURY. ANOTHER COMPLETION. KINCAID HAS BEEN THE NUMBER ONE TARGET THIS AFTERNOON FOR JOSH NOW FACING A SECOND AND 9. MURRAY IS IN THERE. ALLEN, DEEP DROP. TO THE SIDELINE, HARTY. OH! WHAT A MOVE ON THE JUKE BY DEONTE HARTY FOR THE FIRST DOWN. CHARLES: THIS IS PART OF THE NOTCH TO GET IT RIGHT. IAN: SO YOU THINK JOSH ALLEN IS SWINGING THE NECK BACK BROUGHT THE ATTENTION? CHARLES: NO QUESTION.
IAN: JAMES COOK TAKES IT TO THE 20. SO BACK UP THE PENALTY WITH A HOLE. IAN: BUFFALO NOW IN STRIKING DISTANCE. FAKE IT TO MURRAY. SHORT THROW, HANDLED BY KNOX. BREAKS A TACKLE AND BROUGHT D DOWN. GOOD ENOUGH FOR A FIRST DOWN FOR THE BILLS, GABRIEL PEPPERS, A GAIN OF 10. 10TH PLAY OF THE DRIVE. ALLEN, SHORT PASS. COOK. WORKING IT. FOR THE TOUCHDOWN! BUFFALO. JAMES COOK, THE CATCH AND RUN FOR THE SCORE. IAN: NOW ACROSS THE 40-YARD LINE FOR NEW ENGLAND. FAKE THE HANDOFF. JONES, GOT HIS MAN! HUNTER HENRY, A QUESTION MARK FOR THIS
GAME, AS HENRY WAS NURSING AN ANKLE INJURY. THAT’S A 13-YARD PASS PLAY AND A AFTER THIS ONE. IAN: DOUGLAS. THEY GET IT TO HIM. PRETTY MOVE ON THE OUTSIDE! BOY, HE HAS GOT THAT OTHER GEAR AND CAN MAKE YOU MISS. JORDAN POYER WITH THE TACKLE. CHARLES: SO WE THROW NUMBER 38, AND TODAY MAC JONES HAS DONE THAT. IAN: FIVE DEFENSIVE BACKS. RUSH COMING. JONES STEPS UP TRYING TO AVOID IT AND JONES IS HIT BACK AT THE 1. JORDAN POYER. FIRST MAN BUSTING THROUGH. A LOSS OF FOUR ON THE PLAY AND THIS IS THE END THAT
HAS THE HUGE SCOREBOARD WITH SOME PACE SPACES IN BETWEEN WHERE THE WIND CAN GET IN THERE AND WREAK HAVOC. 49-YARDER. RYLAND’S GOT IT. THE PATRIOTS GO IN FRONT BY SIX HE’S PUT UP BIG NUMBERS IN HIS CAREER AGAINST NEW ENGLAND. DIME PACKAGE FOR THE PATS. ALLEN, DUMPOFF. CATCH MADE. LATAVIUS MURRAY! WHAT A PLAY! 11-YEAR VETERAN ON THE CATCH AND THE RUNNING BACKS, HAVE DONE DAMAGE. REDIRECT. THAT’S A FIRST DOWN. OUT NEAR MIDFIELD AFTER THE GAIN OF FIVE. ENGLAND. BUFFALO HAS IT AT MIDFIELD. ALLEN. GETS OUT OF THERE. AND HITS HIS MAN, DALTON KINCAID! TRYING TO
GET TO THE LINE. AND HE COMES UP SHORT. GOOD BATTLE BY KINCAID BUT COULDN’T QUITE GET THERE. IAN: BUFFALO IS GOING TO GO FOR IT ON FOURTH AND LESS THAN A YARD. ALLEN, BIG BODY. FIRST DOWN. ALL 6’5″, 237 POUNDS OF HIM. CHARLES: AND NO FLAGS THIS TIME WHICH MEANS NO OFFENSIVE LINEMAN CHARLES: PRESSURE UP THE MIDDLE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT AGAINST POCKET. NOW A THIRD AND 7. ALLEN. IAN: ALLEN RIFLES IT. IMMEDIATELY HIT AFTER THE GRAB, DIGGS. JACK JONES LEVELS HIM. CHARLES: ALLEN WITH THE QUICK PART OF IT. IAN: ALLEN, ON FOURTH DOWN, DIRECTING TRAFFIC.
ALLEN CONNECTS AND THE BALL BUSTS FREE! DAWSON KNOX COULDN’T HOLD ON TO IT. A BIG HIT THERE FROM BENTLEY AND 14:33 ON THE CLOCK. ELLIOTT IN THE BACKFIELD. MOTION MAN IS BOURNE. FAKE IT. JONES HANGS IN THERE. RAINBOW IS CAUGHT! PHARAOH BROWN FOR A FIRST DOWN INTO BUFFALO TERRITORY, GOOD FOR LET’S NOT LOSE SIGHT OF THAT. IAN: SINGLE BACK SELL CANNOT AGAIN. SECOND AND 11. HE’LL GET THE CALL. ELLIOTT PLOWS THROUGH FOR A FIRST DOWN. IT’S RIGHT THERE. NOW IT’S A QUESTION ON THE SPOT. HE FELL GUARD. OBVIOUSLY. IAN: FIRST AND 125 HERE FOR NEW
ENGLAND. — 15 HERE FOR NEW ENGLAND. JONES. HITS HIS MAN! OVER THE MIDDLE, JONES. CONNECTS WITH DOUGLAS, WHO HASH HUGE FOR THE PATRIOTS THIS AFTERNOON. CHARLES: AND SOMEWHAT A TOUGH, TOUGH PLAY THERE BY DEMARIO IAN: MAC JONES IS 6-6 THIS HALF. SECOND AND GOAL. JONES. LOOKING. THROWS, BOURNE, HE’S GOT THE ANGLE, TOUCHDOWN, PATRIOTS! STEVENSON IN THE BACKFIELD. IT IS GOING TO BE JONES. COULD NOT GET THERE. JONES DENIED AT THE GOAL LINE. CHARLES: THEY WERE AVERAGING 1 POINTS PER GAME COMING INTO THIS ONE. IAN: JOSH ALLEN THROWS IT. CHECKED DOWN UNDERNEATH. CAUGHT BY KIN INDICATE.
THAT’S A FIRST DOWN. GOOD NUMBERS FOR KINCAID. WHO DO YOU GET THE BALL TO THAT FINDS THEIR WAY INTO THE END ZONE? IAN: NINE TARGETS FOR BILLS TODAY. SHAKIR, FIRST DOWN FOR THE 25. BROUGHT DOWN BY MYLES BRYANT ON THE PLAY. 5:48 LEFTS IN THE FOURTH. THEY TRAIL 22-10. ALLEN. PULSE THE TRIGGER. SLIDING CATCH MADE INSIDE THE 10 BY DIGGS. OH, HOW DID HE GET OUT OF IT? TOUCHDOWN, BUFFALO! OF MAGICIAN WITH THE FOOTBALL. CHARLES: JOSH ALLEN STARED DOWN SECOND AND 15. JONES CONNECTS WITH BOURNE. JONES WAS 7-7. 5:02 TO PLAY. OH, HE LOSES THE
BALL! BUFFALO TAKES OVER! THE PATRIOTS COUGH IT UP. ON THE RECOVERY, TERRELL BERNARD THEY RALLIED LAST WEEK AGAINST THE GIANTS, GOT THE WIN 14-9. TRYING TO DO THE SAME HERE IN FOXBOROUGH. ALLEN. PASS IS COMPLETE TO SHAKIR. FIRST DOWN, BUFFALO FOR 13. CHARLES: HE LET THAT PLAY THIRD DOWN AND 2. ALLEN FLOATS IT UP. IT IS INCOMPLETE. KYLE DUGGER BACK THERE, NEARLY MADE. NOW IT’S A FOURTH AND 2 FOR BUFFALO. CHAMPIONSHIP DIGGS IN THE SLOT. IAN: ALLEN LETS IT FLY. CATCH MADE INSIDE THE 5. KINCAID HAS GOT A FIRST DOWN. SO YOU HAD TO GUARD
AGAINST IF FOR KINCAID, IT’S OCTOBER 22, 2023 IAN: ALLEN, UNDER PRESSURE. HE THROWS, RIGHT AT THE GOAL LINE. FLAG DOWN. MURRAY, THE GRAB. BENTLEY HAD A BEAD ON THE 2:00 TO GO. IT’S A THIRD AND GOAL INSIDE 1. CHARLES: THEY COULD STILL GO SNEAK HERE. IAN: AND THEY WILL. ALLEN TAKES IT RIGHT TO THE GOAL LINE AND HE’S IN, TOUCHDOWN, BUFFALO! THE BILLS TAKE THE LEAD. WITH 1:53 ON THE CLOCK. ALLEN OPERATING OUT OF THE GUN. ALLEN HAS THE TIME. A FASTBALL! TWO-POINT TRY TO KNOX IS GOOD PATRIOTS DID A LOT OF GOOD THINGS TODAY.
PUT THEMSELVES IN A FINE POSITION IN THE FOURTH BUT NOW THEY TRAIL BY THREE. DUCK BALL. STEVENSON STILL GOING AFTER THE CATCH! STEVENSON WORKS THE SIDELINE AND ON ONE PLAY, BIG CHUNK, BUT A 57-YARD FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT. THIRD AND 8. JONES. STEPPING THROUGH, CAUGHT! HUNTER HENRY, FIRST DOWN! PATRIOTS. 14 YARDS THROUGH THE AIR AND A TIME-OUT WITH 47 SECONDS LEFT. ONE-ON-ONE, I WANT MAC JONES TO TAKE THAT SHOT AT THE END ZONE. IAN: SECOND DOWN, JONES FLIPS IT. CAUGHT BY STEVENSON! AND HE’S DROPPED INSIDE 10. DODSON WITH THE TACKLE. 23 SECONDS LEFT. ONLY ONE TARGET
FOR THE GAME. IAN: SECOND AND GOAL. JONES. SWINGS IT. TOUCHDOWN! GESICKI! PATRIOTS GO IN FRONT. 12 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK. IAN: FIVE SECONDS LEFT. THE PATRIOTS HAVE TWO PLAYERS DEEP. ALLEN, TWO SECONDS, ONE SECOND. THIS IS IT NOW FOR BUFFALO. ALLEN TRYING TO RUN, LOSES THE BALL. SCOOPED UP, IT’S OVER! THE PATRIOTS GET IT DONE! MAC JONES LEADS THE COMEBACK AND BILL BELICHICK WITH HIS 300TH REGULAR SEASON WIN JOINING DON SHULA AND GEORGE HALAS AS THE ONLY OTHER TWO ON THAT HISTORIC LIST. 29-25, PATRIOTS.
