New England Patriots defeat Buffalo Bills, 19-17

In the end, the Patriots had to bow up to make the Buffalo Bills bow down.

Although the game was little more than half over yesterday, it already had been a long afternoon for the Patriots when the underdog Bills decided now was the moment to put a stake through their heart. After leading, 17-7, at the half, Buffalo took the opening kickoff of the third quarter and drove 69 yards to a fourth-and-1 at the Patriots' 7. They easily at that point could have elected to pad t...

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