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Patriots at Bills: October 4, 2026

The New England Patriots beat the Buffalo Bills 29-26 at Highmark Stadium on October 4, 2026 (2026 regular season).

Final · Played October 4, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most passing yards: Drake Maye (Patriots, 269); Josh Allen (Bills, 253). Most rushing yards: Rhamondre Stevenson (Patriots, 47); James Cook III (Bills, 75). Most receiving yards: Hunter Henry (Patriots, 62); Keon Coleman (Bills, 116).

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Scoring by quarter

Scoring by quarter — New England Patriots / Buffalo Bills — NFL — October 4, 2026
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
New England Patriots777829
Buffalo Bills0170926

Team comparison

Team comparison — New England Patriots / Buffalo Bills — NFL — October 4, 2026
Team statsNEBUF
Total yards405340
Passing yards262249
Rushing yards14391
First downs2619
Yards per play5.56.3
Turnovers22
Penalty yards3531
Red zone (scores/trips)3/32/4

What stood out

  • The Patriots out-gained the Bills 405 to 340 total yards.
  • The Patriots' biggest scoring edge came in the 1st quarter (7-0).
  • The Patriots ran for 143 yards to the Bills' 91.

Featured player lines

  • Drake Maye (NE QB): 22 CMP, 37 ATT, 269 PASS YDS, 3 PASS TD, 1 INT, 8 CAR, 54 RUSH YDS
  • Corey Kiner (NE RB): 0 CAR, 0 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 0 TGT, 0 REC, 0 REC YDS
  • Rhamondre Stevenson (NE RB): 13 CAR, 47 RUSH YDS, 1 RUSH TD, 5 TGT, 3 REC, 27 REC YDS
  • TreVeyon Henderson (NE RB): 14 CAR, 42 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 2 TGT, 0 REC, 0 REC YDS
  • DeMario Douglas (NE WR): 3 TGT, 2 REC, 15 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Efton Chism III (NE WR): 4 TGT, 2 REC, 42 REC YDS, 1 REC TD
  • Kyle Williams (NE WR): 2 TGT, 0 REC, 0 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Mack Hollins (NE WR): 4 TGT, 3 REC, 53 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Romeo Doubs (NE WR): 9 TGT, 6 REC, 58 REC YDS, 2 REC TD
  • Eli Raridon (NE TE): 2 TGT, 1 REC, 12 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Hunter Henry (NE TE): 5 TGT, 5 REC, 62 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Josh Allen (BUF QB): 23 CMP, 33 ATT, 253 PASS YDS, 1 PASS TD, 1 INT, 5 CAR, 4 RUSH YDS
  • James Cook III (BUF RB): 12 CAR, 75 RUSH YDS, 1 RUSH TD, 2 TGT, 2 REC, 8 REC YDS
  • Ray Davis (BUF RB): 1 CAR, 3 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 1 TGT, 1 REC, 4 REC YDS
  • Ty Johnson (BUF RB): 1 CAR, 3 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 2 TGT, 2 REC, 9 REC YDS
  • DJ Moore (BUF WR): 2 TGT, 1 REC, 11 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Joshua Palmer (BUF WR): 4 TGT, 1 REC, 3 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Keon Coleman (BUF WR): 7 TGT, 6 REC, 116 REC YDS, 1 REC TD
  • Khalil Shakir (BUF WR): 8 TGT, 7 REC, 82 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Dalton Kincaid (BUF TE): 2 TGT, 1 REC, 7 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Dawson Knox (BUF TE): 2 TGT, 2 REC, 13 REC YDS, 0 REC TD

Player pages exist for the players listed; other players' lines are in StatsNext.

Head-to-head

Earlier meetings stored in StatsNext, most recent first
DateResult
December 14, 2025BUF 35, NE 31 (at New England)
October 5, 2025NE 23, BUF 20 (at Buffalo)
January 5, 2025BUF 16, NE 23 (at New England)
December 22, 2024NE 21, BUF 24 (at Buffalo)
December 31, 2023NE 21, BUF 27 (at Buffalo)

Full Bills vs Patriots head-to-head (12 meetings).

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