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On the fifth of his 10 carries, Harris took a pitch to the left
from quarterback Mac Jones and cut back inside through the gap
before rushing up the middle untouched into the end zone with
5:18 remaining in the opening quarter.
It was the Patriots' longest run since Curtis Martin rumbled for
a 70-yard touchdown on Sept. 21, 1997, versus Chicago.
New England (9-4) maintained the No. 1 seed in the AFC following
Baltimore's loss to Pittsburgh on Sunday. Buffalo (7-5) lost for
the fourth time in seven games after winning four of its first
five.
On a wet and windy night, the rookie Jones attempted only three
passes, completing two for 19 yards. His first completion came
on a wobbling ball to Jonnu Smith for a 12-yard gain late in the
first quarter.
The Patriots ran 32 consecutive running plays before Jones
attempted his next pass in the fourth quarter. Jones' three
attempts were the fewest in any NFL game since Bills quarterback
Joe Ferguson went 0-for-2 in a game in 1974.
Buffalo trailed by four after Tyler Bass missed a 33-yard
field-goal attempt wide right against the wind with 7:28
remaining. Later in the fourth quarter, Josh Allen drove the
Bills to the Patriots' 18-yard line before his pass on
fourth-and-14 was batted down by Myles Bryant for a turnover on
downs.
Rhamondre Stevenson ran for 78 yards on 24 carries for New
England, which rushed for 222 yards while holding Buffalo to 99
yards on the ground.
Allen finished 15-of 30 for 145 yards and one touchdown while
rushing for 39 yards on six carries.
The Patriots converted a two-point conversion after Harris'
touchdown run to go up 8-0.
After a muffed punt by New England's N'Keal Harry, Allen hit
Gabriel Davis for a 14-yard touchdown pass to make it 8-7 with
2:02 left in the first.
Nick Folk's 41-yard field goal early in the second quarter put
the Patriots up 11-7 heading into halftime.
Bass' 35-yard field goal with 6:35 left in the third brought the
Bills within 11-10, before Folk tacked on a 34-yarder with 13:01
left in the fourth.
--Field Level Media
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