The New England Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills to leave the NFL without an unbeaten team just five weeks into the season.

Drake Maye led the Patriots on a 37-yard drive to set up rookie Andy Borregales’ 52-yard field goal with 15 seconds left to take a 23-20 victory over the Bills.

Stefon Diggs had 10 catches for 146 yards for the Patriots (3-2) in his first game at Buffalo since the Bills traded him to Houston in April of 2024. Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for two touchdowns, the second one set up by Diggs’ 32-yard reception.

Maye went 22 of 30 for 273 yards, and no throw was more impressive than when he began the final drive by eluding the grasp of Bills defensive tackle DaQuan Jones and getting off a 12-yard completion to Diggs.

The Patriots won back-to-back games for the first time since winning three in a row midway through the 2022 season. Under first-year coach Mike Vrabel, New England has a winning record through five games for the first time since opening the 2019 season 8-0.

The Patriots tightened the AFC East race by moving within one game of the five-time defending division champion Bills (4-1).

“Just a really gutty performance by Drake,” Vrabel said. “Being able to come back and execute in a critical situation, and take the clock down and win it on our terms – that’s how we practise.”

Before Borregales’ decisive kick, the Bills’ drive stalled at New England’s 28 and Buffalo settled for Matt Prater’s 45-yard field goal to tie the game with 2:17 left.

Buffalo and Philadelphia entered the day as the NFL’s last unbeaten teams. The Eagles lost to visiting Denver. It’s the first time since 2014 and seventh time since the 1970 merger that no team has started 5-0.

The Bills had three turnovers, two by Josh Allen. Receiver Keon Coleman lost a fumble at his own 11.

Allen, last season’s MVP, finished 22 of 31 for 253 yards and threw touchdown passes to Coleman and Curtis Samuel.

Marcus Jones intercepted Allen at New England’s 10 with Buffalo trailing 13-10 in the third quarter. On second-and-13, Allen forced a pass over the middle intended for Khalil Shakir.

The Patriots turned the interception into a 20-10 lead with 12:10 remaining when Stevenson scored on a seven-yard run on a pitch to the left.

“We just played sloppy. Not going to win a football game turning the ball over three times,” Allen said. “That’s just bad football. We just did not play good tonight.”

Buffalo’s regular-season home winning streak ended at 14, one short of a franchise record. The Bills’ last home defeat was 24-22 to Denver on November 13, 2023.

Maye, the No. 3 pick in the 2024 draft, was nearly perfect in the second half, going 13 of 14 for 184 yards.

Diggs, meanwhile, showed he’s fully recovered from a torn ACL that ended his 2024 season with the Texans. Though he has yet to score, Diggs has posted consecutive 100-yard outings.

The Patriots’ defence limited James Cook to 49 yards on 15 carries. Cook was held under 100 yards from scrimmage for the first time this season, and his streak of eight games with a rushing touchdown was snapped.

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