For the second straight week, the New England Patriots botched a two-minute drill in the final moments of the first half and left potential points on the field. But, after last week’s head scratchers came from the players, this week’s mistakes seemed to fall on the coaching staff.
Trailing Buffalo 17-7 with 1:20 remaining in the first half, Josh Uche dipped under left tackle David Quessenberry and strip sacked Josh Allen. The Patriots recovered and were set up at their own 42-yard line with two timeouts at their disposal.
In what was still a competitive game on the scoreboard, it was just the opportunity New England needed - especially knowing the high-powered Bills’ offense was set to receive the second half kickoff.