New England Patriots, Mike Vrabel and Buffalo Bills
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FOXBOROUGH — With a chance to clinch the AFC East on Sunday afternoon, the Patriots wilted in the second half at Gillette Stadium. Josh Allen erased an early 21-point deficit, and Buffalo stormed back to beat the Patriots, 35-31. The defeat snapped New England’s 10-game winning streak and kept Buffalo alive in the divisional race.
Robert Spillane was a game-time scratch against the Bills. Here's what Mike Vrabel said about the decision to sit him.
The Patriots were victimized by the ability and determination of Allen. The quarterback led a second-quarter touchdown drive to get the Bills on the board as they went into the locker room trailing by a 24-7 margin. However, the Bills were rejuvenated in the second half and they scored on their first four drives in the final 30 minutes.
A 21-point deficit at halftime didn’t deter Josh Allen from leading the Bills to a 35-31 comeback win over the New England Patriots on Sunday.
In his postgame press conference, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel was practically at a loss for words about what had just transpired. In the end, he simply gave credit to a generational quarterback for, you know, being a generational quarterback.
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