The New England Patriots were defeated by the Buffalo Bills 35-31 in a back-and-forth AFC East divisional battle on Sunday.
It was a disappointing outing for the Patriots, as they allowed a 21-point lead to slip from their grasp. Quarterback Josh Allen and the Bills came roaring back in the second half of the game to hand the Patriots their first loss since September.
Buffalo outscored New England by a 28-7 margin in the second half on their way to a pivotal divisional win. Josh Allen went 19-of-28 passing for 193 yards and three touchdowns in the game, while Maye was held to 14-of-23 passing for 155 yards, no touchdowns and one interception.
The story of the game was the Patriots’ inability to stop the Bills’ ground game. Running back James Cook racked up 22 carries for 107 yards and two touchdowns to help snap the Patriots’ 10-game winning streak.
The game was basically a tale of two halves with the Patriots blowing up the scoreboard early and playing tough against the run. However, in the second half, they got run into the ground and failed to get anything going on offense, outside of rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson’s legs. And even that couldn’t save them.
Here’s what fans were saying on social media after the loss:
— Antonio (#1 Leave Me Alone Enthusiast) (@antoniom999) December 14, 2025
It’s not the refs. You cannot give up 5 straight TD drives. Terrible defense in the second half.
— SoMo.to.CoMo (@KWDouces) December 14, 2025
Bills were just better in the second half.
We didn’t lose because of a couple terrible calls. We lost because the D let Josh Allen do his thing.
— AJ Punk (@SilentSnow89) December 14, 2025
That second half was abysmal pic.twitter.com/4UFrIuoJri
— bchillz (@bchillz42) December 14, 2025
Buffalo outplayed us in the 2nd half but the officiating was horrible. Not taking away nothin from the bills tho
— theeHARDTRUTHpatriot (@6xChampPats) December 14, 2025
Reality check for the Pats. That’s good though. Better now than in the playoffs.
— carl duy (@ChamporaDuy) December 14, 2025
Pls get someone who can cover a tight end
— Gonz0IsKing (@Gonz0isKing) December 14, 2025
Henderson was the only person ready for this game today
— June (@dicordiva) December 14, 2025
Gut wrenching loss, at home, to a division rival. First team over .500 in weeks, just terrible
— NE Patriots Loyalist (@PatsAddict6) December 14, 2025
Defense fell asleep 2nd half Get it right please!
— WilliamWx (@RFDSurge) December 14, 2025
You have a genuine home run hitter that already hit 2 and you GIVE HIM THE BALL ZERO TIMES ON THE LAST POSSESSION!!! Make it make sense
— Ben Woods (@benwoods1984) December 14, 2025
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This article originally appeared on Patriots Wire: Twitter reacts to Patriots’ blown lead to Bills, first loss in months
