Red zone woes plague Bills again in loss to Patriots By Katherine Fitzgerald News Sports Reporter Dec 7, 2021 Dec 7, 2021 Updated Jan 17, 2022 0 × Buffalo Bills safety Micah Hyde talks to reporters after the Bills' 14-10 loss to the New England Patriots. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save During his postgame press conference, Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott brought up the red zone five times unprompted.kAmx? E96 q:==D’ `c\`_ =@DD E@ E96 }6H t?8=2?5 !2EC:@ED[ qF772=@ H2D ` @7 c :? E96 C65 K@?6[ 72:=:?8 E@ 42A:E2=:K6 2?5 :?DE625 >@G:?8 :? E96 HC@?8 5:C64E:@?]k^AmkAm“(6 H6?E 324<H2C5D[ E96? J@F’C6 ECJ:?8 E@ <:4< 2 7:6=5 8@2=[Q |4s6C>@EE D2:5] Q(6 925 2 7:CDE\2?5\8@2= 2E E96 e\J2C5 =:?6[ 2?5 H6 6?565 FA 8@:?8 324<H2C5D]”k^AmkAm%96 q:==D 6?E6C65 E96 82>6 E:65 7@C ``E9 :? C65 K@?6 E@F495@H? A6C46?E286[ 2E e`]fT] qFE E96J 2C6 ?@H e\7@C\`e :? E96 C65 K@?6 :? E96:C 7:G6 =@DD6D[ H9:=6 ac\7@C\bd :? D6G6? 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Report Card: Coaching, run defense come up small in damaging defeat to New England Don't miss Jay Skurski's grades for the Buffalo Bills after their 14-10 loss to the New England Patriots on Monday night.
Alan Pergament: Steve Levy's humor earns style points in Patriots' old-fashioned rush to victory It surely looked a lot less uncomfortable than it undoubtedly was for the Bills Mafia experiencing Buffalo’s third home loss of the season at …
Snap count notes: Matt Breida benched after failing to secure handoff against Patriots Breida also failed to cleanly field a kickoff after a Patriots field goal at the start of the second quarter. Not surprisingly, he touched the…
Position grades: Forecast for next three weeks is tough sledding for Bills' RBs Here are the position-by-position grades for the Bills from Monday’s loss, based on video review and on a scale of 0 to 5.
Watch now: Buffalo Bills safety Micah Hyde talks to media after loss to Patriots Buffalo Bills safety Micah Hyde talks to reporters after the Bills' 14-10 loss to the New England Patriots.
Watch now: Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox talks to the media after loss to Patriots Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox speaks to reporters after the Bills' 14-10 loss to the New England Patriots.
Watch now: Buffalo Bills center Mitch Morse talks about the team's red zone woes Buffalo Bills center Mitch Morse talks to reporters after the Bills' 14-10 loss to the New England Patriots.
Watch now: Josh Allen talks to media about moving on from loss Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen talks to reporters after the Bills' 14-10 loss to the New England Patriots.
Boston TV host says Bills players, Sean McDermott 'in denial' about Patriots' superiority Sean McDermott's postgame comments about New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick irked a Boston television host.
Quarter by quarter: Promising Buffalo Bills drives stall out in loss to Patriots Don't miss Katherine's Fitzgerald's quarter-by-quarter analysis of the Buffalo Bills' 14-10 loss to the New England Patriots on Monday night.
Plays that shaped the game: Patriots rely on heavy personnel to make big run plays The toss sweep out of “heavy personnel” was the bread-and-butter play of the New England Patriots’ game plan on a blustery night in Orchard Park.
Twitter reactions to the Buffalo Bills' 14-10 loss to the New England Patriots The Patriots left windy Highmark Stadium with a 14-10 win after gaining for 222 yards and only through the air on a night where their quaterba…
Jason Wolf: Josh Allen gets no help as Bills lose to Patriots, fall from thick of AFC playoff race This game, with gusty winds whipping around Highmark Stadium, was the reason the Buffalo Bills drafted Josh Allen. But, they built a team arou…
AFC playoff picture after Buffalo Bills' loss to New England Patriots Here is how the AFC playoff picture looks following Monday night’s victory by the New England Patriots over the Buffalo Bills.
Observations: Even when they knew it was coming, Bills' run defense was helpless to stop Patriots in ugly loss The Buffalo Bills' 14-10 loss to the New England Patriots on Monday night was overshadowed by weather, weather and more weather.
Watch now: Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott talks about not being able to stop the run Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott talks to reporters about the team's inability to stop the run.,