Photos: Buffalo Bills defeat New England Patriots 33-21

Josh Allen passed for 314 yards and three touchdowns, led the team with 64 rushing yards and wasn’t sacked, despite playing without two of his top receivers and behind an offensive line decimated by illness and injuries.

Jay Skurski weighs in with his grades for the Buffalo Bills after 33-21 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday at Gillette Stadium …

We found out again late in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game at Gillette Stadium exactly how much confidence Brian Daboll has in Josh Allen.

Don't miss Katherine Fitzgerald's quarter-by-quarter analysis of the Buffalo Bills' 33-21 victory over the New England Patriots.

McKenzie's standout performance helped seal the Bills’ 33-21 win over the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. His 125 receiving yards and 11 catches were career highs.

Bills long snapper Reid Ferguson and kicker Tyler Bass joined the photo, with all four players making a "zero" gesture. 

Allen led the Buffalo Bills to a 33-21 victory with a Tom Brady-like performance – only better, because Brady never could have run for 64 yards like Allen or converted the critical fourth-and-1 play with a naked bootleg, Mark Gaughan writes.

The midgame and postgame reaction included some gloating over revenge against New England, praise for Allen and McKenzie, and doubling down on the stress of watching a big Bills game.

Allen was simply sublime from start to finish in throwing for 314 yards and three touchdowns without a turnover or getting sacked.

The Bills moved back into first place in the AFC East based on a tiebreaker (division record) and have the inside track to repeat as division champions after a 33-21 win in New England.

Allen won't be able to dethrone Miami Dolphins great Dan Marino, who threw the most touchdowns in his first four seasons with 142, a whopping 28 more than Patrick Mahomes of Kansas City.

Faced with a huge dose of adversity because of players being on the Covid list and an injury that occurred during the game, the Bills were forced to repeatedly shuffle things around up front.

Here are some takeaways from the Bills’ snap counts in their Week 16 win.

Allen led the Buffalo Bills to a 33-21 victory with a Tom Brady-like performance – only better, because Brady never could have run for 64 yards like Allen or converted the critical fourth-and-1 play with a naked bootleg, Mark Gaughan writes.

The midgame and postgame reaction included some gloating over revenge against New England, praise for Allen and McKenzie, and doubling down on the stress of watching a big Bills game.

Don't miss Katherine Fitzgerald's quarter-by-quarter analysis of the Buffalo Bills' 33-21 victory over the New England Patriots.