The New England Patriots extended their lead in the AFC East Division over the Buffalo Bills, moving to 8-2 after upsetting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the road Sunday, while the Bills fell to 6-3 by way of a blowout loss to the Dolphins in Miami.
New England now holds a 1.5-game edge over the Bills, who have have won the division each of the last five years. Patriots quarterback Drake Maye took part in a sideline interview following his team’s seventh consecutive victory, during which CBS Sports reporter Tracy Wolfson asked him about Buffalo’s defeat.
“We’re not worried about Buffalo,” Maye responded. “We’re worried about Thursday night. We got a big one.”
New England will host the New York Jets, another AFC East Division opponent, on Nov. 13.
The Jets won their second game of the season on Sunday by defeating the visiting Cleveland Browns 27-20.
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The Patriots won’t play the Bills again until Week 15 (Dec. 14). New England won the first contest in Buffalo back in Week 5 by a score of 23-20. Maye, who is in the conversation with Bills QB Josh Allen for the NFL’s MVP award in just his second professional season, was 22 of 30 passing for 273 yards in that road victory over Buffalo.
Maye completed 16 of 31 pass attempts for 270 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in the Patriots’ Week 10 victory over the Buccaneers. He entered the contest Sunday leading the league with a 74.1 percent completion percentage and having amassed 2,285 passing yards, 17 touchdowns and four interceptions across nine games played.
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