ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – The Buffalo Bills suffered their first loss of the season Sunday night, falling 23-20 to their division rival New England Patriots. The Bills had 11 penalties and three turnovers, which proved costly in the defeat.
The Bills went into the game as the last undefeated team in the NFL, after the previously undefeated Philadelphia Eagles lost earlier in the day. Despite the loss, the Bills remain atop the AFC East with a 4-1 record while the Patriots improved to 3-2. Head coach Sean McDermott acknowledged the difficulty of winning games with numerous mistakes.
Postgame thoughts with @IanMillsTV after Buffalo's 23-20 loss to New England. pic.twitter.com/YbOitT6OVo
— Mat Mlodzinski (@MatMlodzinski) October 6, 2025“They get 10 points. We get one takeaway. Don’t get any points off it. Just not enough complimentary football. It just didn’t seem like we were into a rhythm offensively enough. And when we did, we had penalties, self-inflicted wounds,” Coach McDermott said.
Quarterback Josh Allen noted that the offense failed to take advantage of key defensive stops throughout the game.
“If you look at it from the paper point of view, I mean, a pretty pivotal game in terms of what we could have done with this. And we didn’t take advantage of our opportunity. I thought our defense played well and they bailed us out a couple times,” Allen said.
"PRETTY PIVOTAL GAME"Josh Allen referring to the fact that if the #Bills had won on Sunday, they'd continue to cement that stranglehold on first place in the AFC. Instead, they drop to 4-1. #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/W9rnrY18N2
— Ian Mills (@IanMillsTV) October 6, 2025The Bills, however, recognize that these mistakes are correctable, and it’s still early in the season. Receiver Khalil Shakir emphasized the importance of addressing these issues in practice.
“That’s the biggest thing. In order to win games you need to take care of the ball. We need to be better at that. We can do some things this week as far as fundamentals, And all those things just to be better at that come next game,” Shakir said.
You can hear reaction from more Bills players here:
"Taking care of the football" "This is gonna help us" "Little things we can get better at" The #Bills turned the ball over three times and committed 11 penalties in their loss to the Patriots. #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/6MY68iYa9T
— Ian Mills (@IanMillsTV) October 6, 2025During the game, receiver Stefon Diggs, who played four seasons with the Bills and is playing his first season with the Patriots, totaled nine catches and over 130 receiving yards.
#NotGood for the #Bills.Just carving up Buffalo's defense. t.co/K8r83EFCSl
— Ian Mills (@IanMillsTV) October 6, 2025Next up, the Bills will travel to Atlanta to take on the Falcons on Monday Night Football on Oct. 13. That game kicks off at 7:15 p.m. We’ll preview that game throughout the week on News10NBC.
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