2026 Week 4 · Regular season

New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills: 2026 Week 4

Name: Game Highlights: Patriots vs. Bills | Week 4
Uploaded: 2026-10-04
Description: New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills official game highlights from NFL.com

New England Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills, 29–26. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Patriots vs. Bills Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

New England Patriots

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Week 4 Final NE at BUF

Home team

Buffalo Bills

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Date: Sunday, October 4, 2026
Kickoff: 1:00 PM ET1:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: CBS
Venue: Highmark StadiumOrchard Park, NY

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Patriots vs. Bills 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Patriots vs. Bills Final Score and Game Result

New England Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills, 29–26.

Winner

New England Patriots

29–26

NE record

New England Patriots

2-2

BUF record

Buffalo Bills

3-1

Quarter-by-quarter result

Patriots vs. Bills Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 4

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 29–26 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
NE New England Patriots	7	7	7	8	29
BUF Buffalo Bills	0	17	0	9	26

Top performers

Patriots vs. Bills Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

Drake Maye

22/37, 269 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT

BUF

Josh Allen

23/33, 253 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing Yards

Drake Maye

8 CAR, 54 YDS

BUF

James Cook III

12 CAR, 75 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving Yards

Hunter Henry

5 REC, 62 YDS

BUF

Keon Coleman

6 REC, 116 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Elijah Ponder

BUF

Ed Oliver

0.5

Tackles

Robert Spillane

BUF

Dorian Williams

Game statistics

Patriots vs. Bills Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

NEStatisticBUF

261st Downs19

5-123rd down efficiency6-12

2-24th down efficiency1-1

405Total Yards340

262Passing249

143Rushing91

2Turnovers2

6-35Penalties5-31

3-3Red Zone (Made-Att)2-4

33:41Possession26:19

Every scoring play

Patriots vs. Bills Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q17:01

NE
Romeo Doubs 14 Yd pass from Drake Maye (Andy Borregales Kick)
7–0
Q214:15

BUF
James Cook III 8 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)
7–7
Q25:38

NE
Rhamondre Stevenson 1 Yd Rush (Andy Borregales Kick)
14–7
Q21:00

BUF
Josh Allen 2 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)
14–14
Q20:02

BUF
Tyler Bass 27 Yd Field Goal
14–17
Q38:15

NE
Romeo Doubs 2 Yd pass from Drake Maye (Andy Borregales Kick)
21–17
Q411:07

BUF
Tyler Bass 38 Yd Field Goal
21–20
Q44:27

BUF
Keon Coleman 34 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
21–26
Q41:50

NE
Efton Chism III 23 Yd pass from Drake Maye (Drake Maye Pass to Rhamondre Stevenson for Two-Point Conversion)
29–26

Individual statistics

Patriots vs. Bills Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

New England Patriots Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Drake Maye	22/37	269	7.3	3	1	1-7	91.0	97.7

Buffalo Bills Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Josh Allen	23/33	253	7.7	1	1	1-4	51.2	89.6

Rushing Stats

New England Patriots Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Drake Maye	8	54	6.8	0	26
Rhamondre Stevenson	13	47	3.6	1	10
TreVeyon Henderson	14	42	3.0	0	11

Buffalo Bills Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
James Cook III	12	75	6.3	1	17
DJ Moore	1	6	6.0	0	6
Josh Allen	5	4	0.8	1	4
Ty Johnson	1	3	3.0	0	3
Ray Davis	1	3	3.0	0	3

Receiving Stats

New England Patriots Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Hunter Henry	5	62	12.4	0	20	5
Romeo Doubs	6	58	9.7	2	15	9
Mack Hollins	3	53	17.7	0	26	4
Efton Chism III	2	42	21.0	1	23	4
Rhamondre Stevenson	3	27	9.0	0	13	5
DeMario Douglas	2	15	7.5	0	10	3
Eli Raridon	1	12	12.0	0	12	2
TreVeyon Henderson	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
Kyle Williams	0	0	0.0	0	0	2

Buffalo Bills Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Keon Coleman	6	116	19.3	1	34	7
Khalil Shakir	7	82	11.7	0	51	8
Dawson Knox	2	13	6.5	0	8	2
DJ Moore	1	11	11.0	0	11	2
Ty Johnson	2	9	4.5	0	9	2
James Cook III	2	8	4.0	0	6	2
Dalton Kincaid	1	7	7.0	0	7	2
Ray Davis	1	4	4.0	0	4	1
Joshua Palmer	1	3	3.0	0	3	4

Defensive Stats

New England Patriots Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Robert Spillane	8	5	0	0	0	0
Christian Elliss	6	4	0	0	0	0
Carlton Davis III	5	4	0	0	0	0
Marcus Jones	5	4	0	0	1	0
Elijah Ponder	4	3	1	1	0	2
Darius Muasau	4	2	0	1	0	0
Erick Hunter	4	2	0	0	0	0
Craig Woodson	3	1	0	0	1	0
Gabe Jacas	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Byard	2	2	0	0	1	0
Kindle Vildor	2	2	0	1	0	0
Cory Durden	2	1	0	0	0	1
Charles Woods	2	1	0	0	0	0
Joshua Farmer	2	1	0	0	0	0
Cameron Latu	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jared Wilson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Namdi Obiazor	1	1	0	0	0	0
DaQuan Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0
Milton Williams	0	0	0	0	0	1

Buffalo Bills Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Dorian Williams	8	4	0	1	0	0
Terrel Bernard	7	5	0	0	0	0
Cole Bishop	7	4	0	0	0	0
Davison Igbinosun	5	3	0	0	1	0
TJ Parker	5	2	0.5	0	0	0
DeWayne Carter	4	3	0	0	0	0
Bradley Chubb	4	2	0	1	0	1
C.J. Gardner-Johnson	4	2	0	0	0	0
Greg Rousseau	4	2	0	0	2	4
Maxwell Hairston	3	2	0	0	1	0
Kaleb Elarms-Orr	3	1	0	0	0	0
Ed Oliver	3	0	0.5	0	0	0
Deone Walker	2	2	0	1	0	0
Greg Gaines	2	1	0	0	0	0
Michael Hoecht	2	0	0	0	1	0
Dee Alford	2	0	0	0	1	0
Landon Jackson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Damar Hamlin	1	1	0	0	0	0
Greg Dortch	1	1	0	0	0	0
Joshua Palmer	1	1	0	0	0	0
Joe Andreessen	1	1	0	0	0	0
Keleki Latu	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kani Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking Stats

New England Patriots Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Andy Borregales	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3

Buffalo Bills Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tyler Bass	2/2	100.0	38	2/2	8

Game flow

Patriots vs. Bills Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

NE 100%Home win probabilityBUF 0%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Patriots vs. Bills Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 23 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
BUF	Punt3 plays, 5 yards, 1:31	3	5	1:31	BUF 33	BUF 38
NE	Touchdown12 plays, 97 yards, 6:28	12	97	6:28	NE 3	BUF 0
BUF	Touchdown13 plays, 62 yards, 7:46	13	62	7:46	BUF 38	NE 0
NE	Fumble8 plays, 30 yards, 4:07	8	30	4:07	NE 40	BUF 23
BUF	Punt3 plays, 7 yards, 1:47	3	7	1:47	BUF 30	BUF 37
NE	Touchdown6 plays, 63 yards, 2:43	6	63	2:43	NE 37	BUF 0
BUF	Touchdown9 plays, 67 yards, 4:38	9	67	4:38	BUF 33	NE 0
NE	Punt3 plays, 0 yards, 0:31	3	0	0:31	NE 35	NE 35
BUF	Fumble2 plays, 30 yards, 0:13	2	30	0:13	BUF 31	NE 47
NE	Interception1 play, 0 yards, 0:11	1	0	0:11	NE 36	NE 36
BUF	Field Goal1 play, 0 yards, 0:03	1	0	0:03	NE 9	NE 9
NE	End of Half0 plays, 0 yards, 0:02	0	0	0:02	BUF 0	BUF 0
NE	Touchdown14 plays, 73 yards, 6:45	14	73	6:45	NE 27	BUF 0
BUF	Punt4 plays, 10 yards, 1:52	4	10	1:52	BUF 34	BUF 44
NE	Punt6 plays, 18 yards, 2:59	6	18	2:59	NE 26	NE 44
BUF	Punt3 plays, 6 yards, 0:55	3	6	0:55	BUF 11	BUF 17
NE	Punt3 plays, 8 yards, 1:42	3	8	1:42	NE 37	NE 45
BUF	Field Goal10 plays, 60 yards, 4:40	10	60	4:40	BUF 20	NE 20
NE	Punt6 plays, 16 yards, 4:31	6	16	4:31	NE 26	NE 42
BUF	Touchdown5 plays, 80 yards, 2:09	5	80	2:09	BUF 20	NE 0
NE	Touchdown8 plays, 73 yards, 2:37	8	73	2:37	NE 27	BUF 0
BUF	Interception3 plays, 16 yards, 0:45	3	16	0:45	BUF 24	BUF 40
NE	End of Game6 plays, 12 yards, 1:05	6	12	1:05	NE 19	NE 32

Official game information

Patriots vs. Bills Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance60,606

Reported crowd at Highmark Stadium.

Playing surfaceGrass

Surface listed for Highmark Stadium.

Game officials

Bill Vinovich — Referee
Jimmy Buchanan — Side Judge
Todd Prukop — Back Judge
Aaron Santi — Field Judge
Brian Bolinger — Line Judge
Frank LeBlanc — Down Judge
Scott Campbell — Umpire

Time and broadcast

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Kickoff time

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The scheduled kickoff is 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, October 4, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Patriots vs. Bills Being Played?

Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY.

Why this game matters

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When is New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills?

The game is scheduled for Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET.

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Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, NY.

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