It was clear before kickoff that there was something different about the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills’ Sunday Night Football game.
There were plenty of spotlight-worthy headlines entering the game—Drake Maye’s primetime debut, Stefon Diggs’ return to Buffalo, the Bills’ stranglehold over the AFC East and the Patriots’ inability to string together back-to-back wins since the 2022 season.
And yet, nothing encapsulated it more than Diggs’ impassioned pregame speech to the team at Orchard Park.
“Lean on your brother. Play for your brother. We all we got, we all we [expletive] need,” Diggs told his teammates. “Play hard, play smart. Offense, let’s go be us. Defense, special teams—if it don’t got a blue jersey on, hit that [expletive]!”
WE ALL WE NEED ⚡️ https://t.co/HIdi41auigpic.twitter.com/05qi6lFYYF
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) October 6, 2025
The Patriots clearly responded in a big way by going on to upset the Bills on the road in a stunning 23-20 victory.
Diggs led the charge by hauling in 10 receptions for 146 yards against his former team. It was a statement performance for a Patriots team that went from a perennial contender to an AFC East punching bag. There is still plenty of room for growth, but this is no longer the doormat team from recent years.
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