Josh Allen, Bills Are Near-Perfect in Dismantling the Patriots
The New York Times
Paced by Allen’s five touchdown passes, the Bills did not punt, attempt a field goal, or even turn the ball over against the rival Patriots.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — For Bills fans, there are playoff victories — rare as they might be — and then there are playoff victories over the Patriots, the first of which happened on Saturday when Buffalo trounced New England, 47-17.
To say that this game, and this outcome, were long-awaited would be an understatement. No team has given the Bills more grief in the last 20 years than the Patriots, a team that won the A.F.C. East 16 times during that span. That run of success overlapped with a big chunk of the Bills’ 17-year playoff drought that ended in 2017.
Heading into Saturday’s game, the Patriots had a 77-46-1 franchise record against the Bills, a .626 winning percentage.