New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills: player stats (Oct 4, 2026)

Week 4Final

Maye overcomes his two turnovers with 3 TD passes in Patriots' 29-26 win over Bills

At Highmark Stadium

Score by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
NE	7	7	7	8	29
BUF	0	17	0	9	26

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Game leaders

BUF

Passing yards
New England Patriots: Drake Maye269 YDS22/37, 3 TD, 1 INT
Buffalo Bills: Josh Allen253 YDS23/33, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing yards
New England Patriots: Drake Maye53 YDS8 CAR, 0 TD
Buffalo Bills: James Cook III75 YDS12 CAR, 1 TD
Receiving yards
New England Patriots: Hunter Henry62 YDS5 REC, 0 TD
Buffalo Bills: Keon Coleman116 YDS6 REC, 1 TD
Tackles
New England Patriots: Robert Spillane8 TCK5 SOLO, 0 SCK
Buffalo Bills: Dorian Williams8 TCK4 SOLO, 0 SCK

The New England Patriots got past the Buffalo Bills 29-26 in Week 4 on October 4, 2026 at Highmark Stadium. Josh Allen threw for 253 yards for the Buffalo Bills, while Drake Maye had 269 for the New England Patriots.

Scoring plays

Q1

New England Patriots, Touchdown · 7:01(Shotgun) D.Maye pass short middle to R.Doubs for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN [G.Rousseau]. A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Ashby, Holder-M.Wishnowsky.NE 7, BUF 0

Q2

Buffalo Bills, Touchdown · 14:15(Shotgun) J.Cook right end for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN. T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-T.Doman.NE 7, BUF 7
New England Patriots, Touchdown · 5:38C.Lomu reported in as eligible. R.Stevenson left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. ** Injury Update: NE-R.Gilliam has returned to the game. A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Ashby, Holder-M.Wishnowsky.NE 14, BUF 7
Buffalo Bills, Touchdown · 1:00J.Allen up the middle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-T.Doman.NE 14, BUF 14
Buffalo Bills, Field goal · 0:02T.Bass 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-T.Doman.NE 14, BUF 17

Q3

New England Patriots, Touchdown · 8:15C.Lomu reported in as eligible. D.Maye pass short right to R.Doubs for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Ashby, Holder-M.Wishnowsky.NE 21, BUF 17

Q4

Buffalo Bills, Field goal · 11:07T.Bass 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-T.Doman.NE 21, BUF 20
Buffalo Bills, Touchdown · 4:27(No Huddle, Shotgun) J.Allen pass deep middle to K.Coleman for 34 yards, TOUCHDOWN. TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. J.Allen pass to J.Palmer is incomplete. ATTEMPT FAILS.NE 21, BUF 26
New England Patriots, Touchdown · 1:50(Shotgun) D.Maye pass deep right to E.Chism for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN. TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. D.Maye pass to R.Stevenson is complete. ATTEMPT SUCCEEDS.NE 29, BUF 26

Team stats

Team stats: New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills
NE	Stat	BUF
5-1242%	3rd down efficiency	6-12(better)50%
2-2100%	4th down efficiency	1-1100%
269(better)22/37 C/ATT	Passing yards	25323/33 C/ATT
142(better)35 CAR	Rushing yards	9120 CAR
1	Sacks taken	1
2	Turnovers	2

Box score

New England Patriots: Passing

Drake MayeQB	22/37	269	3	1	1	97.7

Buffalo Bills: Passing

Josh AllenQB	23/33	253	1	1	1	89.6

New England Patriots: Rushing

Drake MayeQB	8	53	6.6	0	26
Rhamondre StevensonRB	13	47	3.6	1	10
TreVeyon HendersonRB	14	42	3.0	0	11

Buffalo Bills: Rushing

Josh AllenQB	5	4	0.8	1	4
James Cook IIIRB	12	75	6.3	1	17
Ty JohnsonRB	1	3	3.0	0	3
Ray DavisRB	1	3	3.0	0	3
DJ MooreWR	1	6	6.0	0	6

New England Patriots: Receiving

Rhamondre StevensonRB	3	5	27	0	13
TreVeyon HendersonRB	0	2	0	0	0
Romeo DoubsWR	6	9	58	2	15
Hunter HenryTE	5	5	62	0	20
Mack HollinsWR	3	4	53	0	26
DeMario DouglasWR	2	3	15	0	10
Efton Chism IIIWR	2	4	42	1	23
Eli RaridonTE	1	2	12	0	12
Kyle WilliamsWR	0	2	0	0	0

Buffalo Bills: Receiving

James Cook IIIRB	2	2	8	0	6
Khalil ShakirWR	7	8	82	0	51
Keon ColemanWR	6	7	116	1	34
Ty JohnsonRB	2	2	9	0	9
Ray DavisRB	1	1	4	0	4
DJ MooreWR	1	2	11	0	11
Dawson KnoxTE	2	2	13	0	8
Joshua PalmerWR	1	4	3	0	3
Dalton KincaidTE	1	2	7	0	7

New England Patriots: Defense

Robert SpillaneLB	8	5	0	0	0	0
Christian EllissLB	6	4	0	0	0	0
Carlton Davis IIICB	5	4	0	0	0	0
Marcus JonesCB	5	4	0	0	0	1
Elijah PonderLB	4	4	1	1	0	0
Erick HunterLB	4	2	0	0	0	0
Craig WoodsonS	3	1	0	0	1	1
Gabe JacasLB	3	0	0	0	0	0
Darius MuasauLB	3	2	0	1	0	0
Kevin ByardS	2	2	0	0	0	1
Cory DurdenDT	2	1	0	0	0	0
Charles WoodsCB	2	1	0	0	0	0
Joshua FarmerDT	2	1	0	0	0	0
Kindle VildorCB	2	2	0	1	0	0
Namdi ObiazorLB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jared WilsonC	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cameron LatuTE	1	1	0	0	0	0
DaQuan JonesDT	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike BrownS	1	0	0	0	0	0
Leonard Taylor IIIDT	1	1	0	0	0	0

Buffalo Bills: Defense

Dorian WilliamsLB	8	4	0	1	0	0
Cole BishopS	7	4	0	0	0	0
Terrel BernardLB	6	5	0	0	0	0
TJ ParkerLB	5	2	0.5	0	0	0
Davison IgbinosunCB	5	3	0	0	0	1
Greg RousseauLB	4	2	0	0	0	2
C.J. Gardner-JohnsonS	4	2	0	0	0	0
Bradley ChubbLB	4	2	0	1	0	0
DeWayne CarterDT	4	3	0	0	0	0
Ed OliverDT	3	0	0.5	0	0	0
Maxwell HairstonCB	3	2	0	0	0	1
Kaleb Elarms-OrrLB	3	1	0	0	0	0
Deone WalkerDT	2	2	0	1	0	0
Michael HoechtDE	2	0	0	0	0	1
Greg GainesDT	2	2	0	0	0	0
Dee AlfordCB	2	0	0	0	1	1
Landon JacksonDE	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua PalmerWR	1	1	0	0	0	0
Greg DortchWR	1	1	0	0	0	0
Joe AndreessenLB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Keleki LatuTE	1	1	0	0	0	0
Damar HamlinS	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kani WalkerCB	1	0	0	0	0	0

New England Patriots: Kicking

Andy BorregalesPK	0/0	0	3

Buffalo Bills: Kicking

Tyler BassPK	2/2	38	2

Recap

Drake Maye hit a 23-yard touchdown with 1:50 left Sunday, October 4, lifting the New England Patriots over the Buffalo Bills 29-26 at Highmark Stadium.

Maye completed 22 of 37 passes for 269 yards, three touchdowns and an interception, then added 53 rushing yards on eight carries. His last throw for a score came after Buffalo had surged ahead on Josh Allen’s 34-yard touchdown pass to Keon Coleman; Maye’s two-point pass to Rhamondre Stevenson made it 29-26.

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Lines

Consensus close, 6 books

Spread: BUF −7; opened BUF −5.5; NE covered
Total: 49.5; Over

BetMGM closed BUF −7, total 49. 5 more books and every move are in Pro

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How it happened

FinalNew England defeats Buffalo 29-26. The Patriots finished with 0.16 EPA per play and a 51% success rate.
Q4 0:55Drake Maye finds Hunter Henry for 12 yards to the New England 31. New England's win probability rises from 80% to 96.9%.NE 96.9% · BUF 3.1%
Q4 1:14Craig Woodson intercepts Josh Allen at the New England 19, keeping Buffalo out of scoring range. New England’s win probability jumps from 68.6% to 89.8%.NE 89.8% · BUF 10.2%
Q4 1:50Drake Maye finds Efton Chism III for a 23-yard touchdown, putting New England ahead 27-26 on an 8-play, 73-yard drive in 2:31.NE 64.5% · BUF 35.6%
Q4 4:27Keon Coleman hauls in Josh Allen’s 34-yard touchdown pass to put Buffalo ahead 26-21. The five-play, 80-yard drive took 2:09, and Buffalo’s chances rose from 64.2% to 84.7%.NE 15.3% · BUF 84.7%
Q4 11:07Tyler Bass drills a 38-yard field goal to put Buffalo ahead 20-21. The Bills capped a 10-play, 60-yard drive in 4:40 as their win chances rise from 48.4% to 50.5%.NE 49.5% · BUF 50.5%

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Season series

NE 1, BUF 0

Oct 4 · this gameNew England Patriots 29, Buffalo Bills 26
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