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New England Patriots vs. Buffalo BillsWeek 4 Final Score, Stats and Recap

Final · Highmark Stadium · Bills at homeAFC East division game

New England Patriots beat Buffalo Bills 29-26. The closing line was BUF -7.0; the Patriots covered, and the 55 total points went over the 49.5 total.

Patriots vs. Bills final score and how the prediction did

Final scoreExcitement 5.6
New England Patriots

5-4 · No. 14 in the ratings

29
Buffalo Bills

7-1 · No. 2 in the ratings

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vs. closeModelMarketDiffResult
Spread—BUF -7.0—NE by 3NE covered
Total—49.5—55Went over
Win prob.—BUF 74%—NE won
Moneyline—NE +275 · BUF -345

Closing line. Spreads name the favorite. For information only, not betting advice. All Week 4 lines · How the projections work

Patriots vs. Bills game stats

StatNEBUF
Points2926
EPA per play+0.19+0.11
Total yards409340
Yards per play5.76.2
Third downs5-126-12
Turnovers22

Tale of the tape season to date

StatNEBUF
Record5-47-1
Division2nd, AFC E1st, AFC E
Rating+1.914+5.82
Adj Off24.2927.91
Adj Def22.31322.112
Points per game23.41432.01
Points allowed per game23.01523.416
Playoff odds68%100%

Rank out of 32 teams. Rating is the expected margin against an average team on a neutral field.

Patriots vs. Bills matchup stats season to date

When the Patriots have the ball

StatNEoffBUFdef
Yards per pass attempt7.446.013
Yards per rush4.5114.09
Starting field positionOwn 3023Own 3118
EPA per play+0.04010+0.01917
Adj. EPA per play+0.0309-0.0318
Success rate45.5%1045.7%25
Passing EPA per play+0.1619+0.07116
Rushing EPA per play-0.14924-0.08617
CPOE6.52-3.54
Explosive play rate9.8%58.5%18
Points per game23.41423.416
Points per drive2.10192.1714
Red zone TD rate69.4%666.7%20
3rd down conversion40.4%1138.6%12
Turnovers per game2.11301.5010
Sack rate5.7%194.8%23
Penalties per game7.3187.316

When the Bills have the ball

StatBUFoffNEdef
Yards per pass attempt7.536.723
Yards per rush4.883.98
Starting field positionOwn 342Own 3013
EPA per play+0.1403+0.04221
Adj. EPA per play+0.0771+0.00919
Success rate47.7%643.8%17
Passing EPA per play+0.2503+0.14424
Rushing EPA per play-0.0014-0.11811
CPOE4.065.130
Explosive play rate11.6%19.3%28
Points per game32.0123.015
Points per drive3.0112.3320
Red zone TD rate69.0%761.1%13
3rd down conversion43.2%838.0%11
Turnovers per game1.50220.8927
Sack rate5.7%177.3%6
Penalties per game8.5306.425

Regular season only, rank out of 32. Green is good for the unit in that column, red is bad. The defense column is what that defense has allowed.

Form coming in

New England Patriots

Wk 3@Jacksonville JaguarsL6-35
Wk 2vsPittsburgh SteelersW20-3
Wk 1@Seattle SeahawksL10-13

Buffalo Bills

Wk 3vsLos Angeles ChargersW24-16
Wk 2vsDetroit LionsW41-31
Wk 1@Houston TexansW36-31

Players to watch season totals

New England Patriots

  • Drake MayeQB · #10178/272, 2,282 yds, 18 TD, 11 INT
  • Rhamondre StevensonRB · #38102 car, 399 yds, 2 TD
  • Hunter HenryTE · #8532 rec, 361 yds, 2 TD
  • DeMario DouglasWR · #331 rec, 434 yds, 4 TD

Buffalo Bills

  • Josh AllenQB · #17156/236, 2,027 yds, 12 TD, 6 INT
  • James CookRB · #4169 car, 814 yds, 8 TD
  • Khalil ShakirWR · #1031 rec, 412 yds, 1 TD
  • Dalton KincaidTE · #8630 rec, 429 yds, 2 TD

Patriots vs. Bills: quick answers

Who won Patriots vs. Bills?
The New England Patriots won 29-26 at Highmark Stadium.
Who covered the spread in Patriots vs. Bills?
The Patriots covered the closing line of BUF -7.0.
Did Patriots vs. Bills go over or under?
Over: the teams scored 55 points against a closing total of 49.5.

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