Last Updated: October 23, 2023, 02:30 IST
FOXBOROUGH, Mass.: Mac Jones threw a 1-yard landing pass to Mike Gesicki with 12 seconds remaining to raise the New England Patriots to a 29-25 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, making Bill Belichick the third coach in NFL historical past with 300 common-season victories.
Belichick joins Pro Football Hall of Famers Don Shula (328) and George Halas (318) as the one coaches to achieve the milestone.
Jones accomplished 25 of 30 passes for 272 yards and two touchdowns because the Patriots (2-5) snapped a 3-sport skid. Ezekiel Elliott rushed for a rating and rookie Chad Ryland added three area targets to assist the Patriots beat again a second-half rally by Buffalo (4-3), which briefly took the lead late within the fourth quarter.
Josh Allen was 27 of 41 for 265 yards with two TDs and ran for a rating. He additionally threw an interception that arrange New England’s first landing. The Bills struggled on third down and scored touchdowns on solely two of their 4 crimson-zone alternatives.
Trailing 22-10 within the fourth, the Bills wanted simply over two minutes to finish a 5-play, 75-yard drive. Allen discovered Stefon Diggs for a 25-yard landing with 5:32 remaining.
On the Patriots’ ensuing collection, Jones accomplished a 9-yard pass to Kendrick Bourne, however Jordan Poyer poked the ball free from behind, giving the Bills the ball on the Patriots 29.
Buffalo transformed a fourth-and-2 to arrange a primary-and-objective on the 4. Allen scored on a sneak two performs later, then linked with Dawson Knox for the two-level conversion to make it 25-22.
Jones started the decisive drive with a brief pass to Rhamondre Stevenson that changed into a 34-yard acquire. He hit Hunter Harvey for 14 yards on a 3rd-and-8, and the Patriots had a primary-and-objective after six performs. A pass-interference penalty set them up on the Buffalo 1, and Jones linked with Gesicki on second down.
Buffalo trailed 13-3 at halftime. Allen directed an 81-yard scoring drive on the primary possession of the second half, discovering James Cook for an 8-yard landing.
New England led 16-10 early within the fourth quarter when the Bills went for it on fourth-and-2 on the Patriots 33. Ja’Whaun Bentley knocked away Allen’s pass to Dawson Knox.
That arrange a 9-play, 66-yard scoring drive for the Patriots. Jones linked with Kendrick Bourne for a 22-10 lead. New England’s 2-level attempt failed.
INJURIES
Patriots: LB Anfernee Jennings jogged off the sphere after being shaken up following successful on Latavius Murray within the third quarter. … LT Trent Brown left with a knee damage. … RT Vederian Lowe left with an ankle damage.
UP NEXT
Bills: Host Tampa Bay on Thursday night time.
Patriots: At Miami subsequent Sunday.
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