The New England Patriots entered Week 18 with a clear path to the No. 1 pick in the draft. A loss, and it would be theirs. Instead, they ended up beating the Buffalo Bills 23-16 to fall down the board.
Here are the Patriots-centric key moments from the game.
Moment No. 1: The starting quarterbacks get pulled
The story of the Patriots’ season finale is a story of both teams’ starting quarterbacks playing minimal snaps. Drake Maye got one series that was a perfect encapsulation of the New England offense in 2024: short run, penalty, incomplete pass, sack.