NE beats BUF 29–26 after fourth-quarter lead changes

NE scores first before BUF ties it

NE opened the scoring in the first quarter when D. Maye threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to R. Doubs. The extra point made it 7–0, and the score held through the end of the quarter. Early in the second, J. Cook ran eight yards for a BUF touchdown. The extra point tied the game at 7–7.

A sack of D. Maye for a seven-yard loss also produced a lost fumble while the game was tied. Later in the quarter, R. Stevenson scored on a one-yard run, and the extra point put NE ahead 14–7. BUF answered before halftime: J. Allen ran two yards for a touchdown, and the extra point tied it again at 14–14.

BUF takes a halftime lead

The final stretch of the first half included two more turnovers. A J. Allen completion to K. Shakir for eight yards ended in a lost fumble. D. Maye then threw an interception on a pass intended for R. Doubs. BUF made a 27-yard field goal with five seconds left in the half, taking a 17–14 lead into halftime.

NE moves ahead in the third quarter

D. Maye threw another touchdown pass to R. Doubs in the third quarter, this one from two yards out. The extra point gave NE a 21–17 lead. Neither team scored again before the quarter ended, leaving BUF four points behind entering the fourth.

BUF cut the margin to one with a 38-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. J. Allen later threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to K. Coleman to put BUF back in front, 26–21. A pass to J. Palmer on the two-point attempt failed, leaving the lead at five.

Chism’s touchdown puts NE ahead for good

NE moved ahead when D. Maye threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to E. Chism with 1:55 left in the fourth quarter. The touchdown made it 27–26. D. Maye then completed a two-point conversion pass to R. Stevenson, extending NE’s lead to 29–26 with 1:50 left.

BUF had another possession, but J. Allen’s pass intended for J. Palmer was intercepted with 1:14 left. The score did not change again. NE finished with a 29–26 win after taking the lead in the third quarter, losing it in the fourth and reclaiming it on the touchdown pass to Chism.