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 Running back James White scored his first two NFL touchdowns and
wide receiver Danny Amendola caught nine passes for 117 yards for
the Patriots (10-0). Amendola suffered a knee injury in the second
half.
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, pressured and hit throughout the
game, threw one touchdown pass and his third interception of the
season as New England won its 13th straight game dating to the last
postseason.
Brady finished 20 of 39 for 277 yards and is 26-3 lifetime against
Buffalo, including 2-0 this season.
New England's Stephen Gostkowski kicked two field goals but also
missed for the first time this season in a game that saw several
players injured.
Running back LeSean McCoy scored on a 27-yard touchdown run to tie
it at 10-10 for the Bills (5-5) in the third quarter.
A fumbled punt by Buffalo's Leodis McKelvin helped New England get
the field goal that made it 20-10 with 47 seconds left in the third
quarter.
Dan Carpenter's second field goal of the game brought the Bills
closer with 3:30 left, but Buffalo did not score on their one last
chance to tie it.
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New England scored in the first three quarters but came up empty in
the fourth, ending an NFL-record 38 straight quarters with points
since being blanked in the first quarter of the season.
Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who missed on several deep balls in
the game, was impressive under pressure and finished 20 of 36 for
233 yards.
Wide receiver Chris Hogan had six catches for 95 yards. Taylor
injured his right shoulder late and stayed in the game.
(Editing by Julian Linden)
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Patriots
beat Bills to extend unbeaten start to 10-0
