‘The Bills’ inability to put together a complete game was, once again, on display, except this time there would be no comeback win after trailing by double-digit points in the fourth quarter.’
BillsBeat - October 6, 2025
Costly mistakes & Stefon Diggs haunt Buffalo Bills in 23-20 loss to New England Patriots
‘We’ll start with the offense, because it feels like the defense did enough to get a win on Sunday night. That doesn’t mean they were great, but the offense, at least to me, was the bigger issue.’
Local retailers continue to see Bills fans flood stores for gear amid strong start to season
‘”This season, so far, we’ve had a lot of home games which for our stores, it helps tremendously because you have so many out-of-towners coming in. We’ve really become one of the hot spots for people stopping in. They go to Duff’s or Bar-Bill, they get wings, and then one of their big stops is, ‘Hey, let’s go to the BFLO Store and get some merchandise for the game. So the hot start has helped us,” said Mroz in an interview with WBEN.’
John Murphy: Bills’ issues came to light in loss to Patriots
‘Last season, they were plus-24 on the turnover-takeaway chart. They never had to get used to turning it over. But there’s more than that. The Patriots stopped the Bills running attack and forced them to pass more than run. That’s not the way the 2025 Bills play.’
This date in Bills stadium history: Oct. 6
‘1996 — Bills 16, Colts 13 (OT) — Attendance at Rich Stadium was 79,405 as Todd Collins passed for 309 yards with a touchdown to Andre Reed and engineered a fourth quarter comeback to win his second consecutive start in place of an injured Jim Kelly. The second-year QB drove the Bills 58 yards in the last two minutes of regulation to set up Steve Christie’s tying field goal with 15 seconds left, and Christie kicked the winner from 39 yards out on Buffalo’s second possession of overtime. Thurman Thomas had 190 yards from scrimmage (111 receiving), and The Bills sacked Jim Harbaugh six times, with Bryce Paul and Gabe Northern each getting two. Indianapolis came into the game unbeaten and nearly rallied to stay that way by scoring 13 points in the second half to take the lead with under nine minutes remaining. The Bills improved to 4-1 with three wins by a field goal. “The other one was a rout,” Marv Levy said. “We won by seven points.”’
Comeback falls short as Patriots stun Bills with late field goal
‘The Bills — as they’ve done from time to time — stumbled at the start. It was an issue that continued for the first 30 minutes.’
Carucci Take2: Bills’ ‘White Out’ becomes flurry of mistakes
‘The Bills embarrassed themselves with a sloppy, undisciplined performance that was on display from the opening minutes. They turned the ball over three times to the Patriots’ one. They had 11 accepted penalties, eight in the first half.’
Bills stood alone as NFL's last unbeaten team after Eagles' stunning loss, but only for a moment
‘It all came to an end Sunday.’
Josh Allen's throwaway turns into hilarious fan moment on Sunday night
‘But when it happened early in the third quarter Sunday night at Highmark Stadium, it was a Bills fan who caught a pass that Allen simply wanted to throw away, and rather than give the ball back, he decided to sprint up the steps and away from everyone.’
Patriots hand Bills first loss of the season, Diggs cooks against former team
‘Both offenses really struggled throughout the first half. Punts by both teams gave the Bills possession on their own seven-yard line. Josh Allen passed to Keon Coleman, who gave up Buffalo’s second fumble of the game. The Patriots once again recovered, setting them up for a field goal and the first points of the night.’
Thad Brown: Diggs gets his revenge
‘This was one press conference Diggs was more than happy to attend. It had to be personally satisfying for him, but he did not let on about that at all. Diggs took the high road with all topics. More accurately, the scoreboard and the box score landed him on the high road. He just elected to stay there.’
Patriots upset Bills at home
‘Josh Allen – 21/30, 240 passing yards, two touchdowns, one interception, nine carries for 53 yards.’
‘Take care of the ball’; Bills players react to loss against Patriots after multiple turnovers and penalties
‘“They get 10 points. We get one takeaway. Don’t get any points off it. Just not enough complimentary football. It just didn’t seem like we were into a rhythm offensively enough. And when we did, we had penalties, self-inflicted wounds,” Coach McDermott said.’
Bills 20, Patriots 23 | Final score, game recap + highlights
‘At that point, though, the Patriots were already in field goal position for kicker Andres Borregales to hit a 52-yard attempt and put New England on top again. With less than 20 seconds left, quarterback Josh Allen didn’t have many options from his own 18-yard-line, and the Bills sustained their first loss of the season.’
Top 3 things we learned from Bills vs. Patriots | Week 5
‘”We just played sloppy,” QB Josh Allen said. “We just did not play good tonight.”‘