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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-mike-vrabel-calls-for-consistency-from-refs-but-insists-it-isnt-why-new-england-lost');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mike Vrabel calls for consistency from refs, but insists it isn’t why Patriots lost');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Mike-Vrabel-on-Dec.-14-2025.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mike Vrabel calls for consistency from refs, but insists it isn’t why Patriots lost</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-15T09:58:27-08:00">December 15th, 9:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-15T09:59:42-08:00">December 15th, 9:59am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As it was an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-watch-drake-maye-lead-block-treveyon-henderson-65-yard-td-run-bills">insane game between the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills,</a> it ultimately resulted in the former’s loss on Sunday afternoon, 35-31. It would be a<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-drake-maye-is-viewing-meltdown-vs-bills-as-an-opportunity"> meltdown by the Patriots against the Bills</a>, as head coach Mike Vrabel speaks about how much of it was the officiating.</p><p>Vrabel would be on “The Greg Hill Show” after the loss to Buffalo, as when he was asked about the officiating in the game, he would admit that they had a “difficult show,” but he struggles with their <a href="https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/2000585945590993173" rel="noopener">“consistency.”</a> He would point out how the Bills lead the league in offensive holds, but did not have any against the Patriots.</p><p>“They do have a difficult job. The consistency — sometimes I struggle with it,” Vrabel said. “I’ll say this: the Bills lead the NFL in offensive holds, and I’ll leave it at that. That would be hard for me to understand — how a team coming into the game leading, and that’s how they play, didn’t have one yesterday. So that’s hard for me to understand.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Patriots</a> HC Mike Vrabel on officiating in the game vs. the Bills, via <a href="https://twitter.com/TheGregHillShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheGregHillShow</a>: </p><p>“They do have a difficult job. The consistency — sometimes I struggle with it. I’ll say this: the Bills lead the NFL in offensive holds, and I’ll leave it at that. That would be hard for me… <a href="https://t.co/7IMSIDTJyu">pic.twitter.com/7IMSIDTJyu</a></p><p>— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/2000585945590993173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 15, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While some could look at the comments made by Vrabel as an excuse for the team losing their 24-7 lead over Buffalo, which was erased as the game went on. However, Vrabel would be sure to say that the referees <a href="https://x.com/_AndrewCallahan/status/2000606188476510616" rel="noopener">were not the reason they lost the contest.</a></p><p>“The officiating or the penalties weren’t the reason that we lost the game,” Vrabel said, via Andrew Callahan.</p><p>At any rate, New England is now at an 11-3 record, still first in the AFC East, as the team looks to get back in the win column as they take on the Baltimore Ravens next Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mike Vrabel calls for consistency from refs, but insists it isn’t why Patriots lost

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-rhamondre-stevenson-calls-scuffle-matt-milano-dumb-decision');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Rhamondre Stevenson calls scuffle with Matt Milano a ‘dumb decision’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Rhamondre-Stevenson.jpg"><figcaption>Denny Simmons / The Tenne</figcaption></figure><h1>Patriots’ Rhamondre Stevenson calls scuffle with Matt Milano a ‘dumb decision’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-15T09:45:19-08:00">December 15th, 9:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-15T09:45:19-08:00">December 15th, 9:45am</time><address><a>Yago Antunes</a>Yago Antunes is a Brazilian journalist and writer with experience covering esports, the NFL, NBA, and soccer. He has contributed to online outlets and reported on major international tournaments, building a strong background in sports journalism and digital media while displaying his passion about storytelling and sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tempers boiled over for New England long before the final whistle in their 35-31 collapse against the Buffalo Bills. Cornerback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-carlton-davis-stern-message-refs-controversial-bills-game">Carlton Davis was already fuming over a late fourth-quarter pass</a> interference flag that extended a crucial Buffalo drive.</p><p>What he thought was a clean third-down breakup on Keon Coleman instead turned into a drive-saving penalty, and Davis later pointed to how long it took the flag to arrive as what really stung, arguing that in a one-score game, officials should either throw the marker immediately or let the players decide it on the field.</p><p>The emotional edge spilled onto the sideline as well. Early in the third quarter, running back Rhamondre Stevenson made contact with Bills linebacker Matt Milano near the boundary, sparking a brief scuffle and drawing a flag. It ultimately went down as offsetting penalties, but Stevenson made it clear afterward that he didn’t feel good about how it happened.</p><p>Speaking with reporters, Stevenson admitted he “made a dumb decision” by initiating contact with Milano on the sideline and said <a href="https://x.com/MikeReiss/status/2000614780290150867" rel="noopener">he was fortunate the play didn’t hurt</a> New England even more, per Mike Reiss.</p><p>Owning the mistake publicly was a sharp contrast to the frustration elsewhere in the locker room, but it also highlighted how thin the line is between playing with an edge and losing composure. That balance was missing as the game unraveled.</p><p>Even so, not everyone outside the building is smashing the panic button. Lifelong Patriots fan and analyst <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-bill-simmons-surprisingly-measured-take-choke-job-bills">Bill Simmons reacted to the loss with surprising restraint</a>, noting that New England still split a pair of crunch-time games with Buffalo and remains alive for a high playoff seed once injured pieces like Milton Williams and Will Campbell return.</p><p>Between Davis’ anger, Stevenson’s accountability, and Simmons’ big-picture calm, the Patriots’ mood board after this one is complicated. What’s clear is that discipline, not just toughness, will determine how this season finishes.</p><p>Biting your tongue after a bad flag is hard, but Rhamondre Stevenson knows his sideline shove on Matt Milano didn’t help the Patriots.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Rhamondre Stevenson calls scuffle with Matt Milano a ‘dumb decision’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-most-blame-playoff-fate-sealed-bills-week-15-2025');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots most to blame for 21-point meltdown vs. Bills');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Patriots-most-to-blame-for-21-point-meltdown-vs.-Bills.jpg"></figure><h1>Patriots most to blame for 21-point meltdown vs. Bills</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-14T19:51:11-08:00">December 14th, 7:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-14T20:22:49-08:00">December 14th, 8:22pm</time><address><a href="http://hoopnut.blogspot.com/">Enzo Flojo</a>Enzo Flojo is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints and a columnist for Asian basketball at FIBA. He brings a dynamic spirit and background, having expertise that spans writing, analytics, coaching, and broadcasting. He is also currently an Assistant Coach on Scouting &amp; Analytics for the Philippine national youth basketball team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Buffalo Bills</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For most of Sunday night, it felt like New England had finally turned back the clock. Snow was falling, Gillette Stadium was buzzing, and the Buffalo Bills were reeling early. It looked like a vaeritable AFC East coronation. Instead, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-bill-simmons-surprisingly-measured-take-choke-job-bills">it became the moment everything unraveled</a>. The Patriots didn’t just lose a football game in Week 15. They may actually have lost control of their season. A 21–0 lead, a 10-game win streak, and a clear path toward the division crown all slipped away in one brutal, sobering second half. When the dust settled, New England’s playoff fate was no longer fully in its own hands.</p><h2><b>Collapse</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Patriots-Drake-Maye-Hunter-Henry-after-loss-to-Bills.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Patriots suffered <a href="https://www.espn.ph/nfl/boxscore/_/gameId/401772795" rel="noopener">a stunning 35–31 loss</a> to the Bills in the snow. New England blew a commanding three-touchdown lead built early behind quarterback Drake Maye and a fast, aggressive start. The Patriots controlled the first quarter. Maye scored twice on the ground and the defense swarmed Josh Allen into early mistakes.</p><p>From late in the second quarter onward, though, the game flipped entirely. Allen, the reigning MVP, engineered five consecutive touchdown drives. He carved up a Patriots defense that could not adjust. Buffalo erased the deficit with precision throws, timely third-down conversions, and relentless pressure. Their blistering rally was punctuated by a 37-yard strike to Khalil Shakir and a third-and-goal touchdown to Dawson Knox. The loss snapped New England’s winning streak and denied the franchise its first opportunity to clinch the AFC East at home since 2019. The Patriots left the game stunned and searching for answers.</p><p>Here we’ll try to look at and discuss the New England Patriots most to blame for their Week 15 loss to the Bills.</p><h2><b>QB Drake Maye</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-drake-maye-is-viewing-meltdown-vs-bills-as-an-opportunity">Drake Maye didn’t lose this game by himself</a>, but he also didn’t win it when the moment demanded it. The Patriots’ quarterback completed 14 of 23 passes for 155 yards. He threw no touchdown passes, and added one interception. His two rushing touchdowns gave New England its early cushion. His poise in the first quarter suggested another controlled performance was on the way.</p><p>That never materialized, though. Once Buffalo adjusted, the Patriots’ offense stagnated. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-watch-drake-maye-lead-block-treveyon-henderson-65-yard-td-run-bills">Outside of two long TreVeyon Henderson touchdown runs</a>, Maye and the passing game offered little resistance. Drives stalled, and opportunities evaporated. Allen elevated everyone around him in the second half, while Maye couldn’t counterpunch.</p><p>That gap matters. This was a measuring-stick game. Sure, Maye remains the future. However, Sunday showed how much distance still exists between promise and dominance.</p><h2><b>Secondary breakdowns</b></h2><p>The Patriots’ secondary had no answers once Buffalo found rhythm. The mistakes weren’t always explosive, but they were constant and costly.</p><p>Brenden Schooler’s facemask penalty on a kickoff return turned a strong special-teams stop into prime field position for the Bills. It set up one of Buffalo’s easiest touchdown drives of the night. Those are hidden yards that don’t show up in box scores but decide games.</p><p>In coverage, the Patriots struggled to handle Buffalo’s tight-end-heavy attack. Craig Woodson was put in difficult spots all night and was beaten multiple times. Those included a key holding penalty on third down that extended a Bills scoring drive. Buffalo knew where the stress points were. Allen attacked them relentlessly.</p><p>Once confidence slipped, so did communication. The Patriots demonstrated how 21-point leads disappear.</p><h2><b>Special teams</b></h2><p>New England’s special teams unit had one of its worst outings of the season. Against a team like Buffalo, that’s unforgivable. Ray Davis averaged 41 yards on four kickoff returns. He consistently gave the Bills short fields and momentum.</p><p>Poor angles, missed tackles, and penalties stacked the deck against a defense already struggling to slow Allen. When the Patriots needed field position to protect a lead, special teams repeatedly gave it away.</p><p>Championship teams treat special teams as an equal phase. On Sunday, New England treated it like an afterthought. They paid accordingly.</p><h2><b>Receiving corps</b></h2><p>The Patriots’ wide receivers simply did not do enough. This was especially given the circumstances. Buffalo entered the game without top corner Christian Benford. That should have been an opening, but New England did not capitalize.</p><p>The Patriots’ receivers combined for just eight catches. Kayshon Boutte’s diving 30-yard grab early was the longest reception by the unit and his only catch. Stefon Diggs and Mack Hollins combined for 67 yards. They entered Week 15 averaging a combined 88 receiving yards per game. That dip just won’t cut it.</p><p>When the Bills sold out to stop the run and dared the Patriots to win through the air, New England couldn’t respond.</p><h2><b>Bigger picture</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/New-England-Patriots-quarterback-Drake-Maye-10-meets-Buffalo-Bills-quarterback-Josh-Allen-17-on-the-field-after-the-game-at-Gillette-Stadium.jpg"><figcaption>Dec 14, 2025; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye (10) meets Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) on the field after the game at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>This loss doesn’t erase New England’s progress. It does, however, expose the Patriots’ limits, at least for now. They built their season on efficiency, discipline, and momentum. Against Buffalo, all three vanished when the pressure peaked.</p><p>Blown leads don’t happen in isolation. They’re the result of missed throws, lost leverage, and an inability to adjust on the fly. The Patriots didn’t lose just because Josh Allen is great (<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-patriots-mike-vrabel-got-to-see-up-close-why-josh-allen-is-a-60-million-man">he is</a>). They lost because too many things went wrong at once. Sometimes, that’s all it takes to seal a fate no one in Foxborough was ready to accept.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots most to blame for 21-point meltdown vs. Bills

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-bill-simmons-surprisingly-measured-take-choke-job-bills');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots fan Bill Simmons’ surprisingly measured take after choke job vs. Bills');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Patriots-Drake-Maye-Hunter-Henry-after-loss-to-Bills.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Patriots fan Bill Simmons’ surprisingly measured take after choke job vs. Bills</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-14T18:09:10-08:00">December 14th, 6:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-14T18:09:10-08:00">December 14th, 6:09pm</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard Angelo Samillano is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, MLB and NCAA Football. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There’s probably no worse feeling than choking a game you were already winning. The New England Patriots were up 21-0 against the Buffalo Bills this Sunday. After a close win against them in their first meeting, it seemed like New England would sweep the season series and all but secure its AFC East title.</p><p>Instead, though, Josh Allen happened. The reigning MVP showed exactly why he won that award, putting the Bills on his back to a 35-31 win. Allen completed 19 of his 28 passes for 193 yards and three touchdowns, while adding 48 yards on the ground. In contrast, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-hunter-henry-reality-check-bills-collapse">the Patriots stumbled after the second half</a>, failing to match the firepower of their opponents.</p><p>It’s easy for fans to panic and be concerned about the Patriots’ loss. However, noted Patriots fan and TV analyst Bill Simmons had a <a href="https://x.com/BillSimmons/status/2000312074061455475" rel="noopener">surprisingly cool-headed outlook</a> on New England’s season.</p><p>“The Pats are fine,” Simmons posted on X. “Played two crunch-time games with Buffalo and went 1-1. Can still get the 2-seed. Williams and Campbell coming back in January.”</p><p>Simmons is referring to pass rusher Milton Williams and rookie offensive tackle Will Campbell. Both Patriots players have been integral parts of the team’s success this season,<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-rumors-the-most-likely-will-campbell-injury-scenario"> but they’ve been out due to injuries</a>. Williams was their best pass rusher when he was healthy, while Campbell immediately became the cornerstone of the Patriots’ offensive line.</p><p>It’s worth noting that even with the loss, the Patriots are still leading the division over the Bills. That being said, New England doesn’t have the tie-break advantage now after splitting the season series with Buffalo. Another loss could very well be the difference between hosting a home playoff game or playing on the road, or worse, even missing the playoffs. The good news for the Pats is that their last two games are against the Jets and Browns. However, their Week 16 game against the Ravens could make or break their season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots fan Bill Simmons’ surprisingly measured take after choke job vs. Bills

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-carlton-davis-stern-message-refs-controversial-bills-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Carlton Davis sends stern message to refs after controversial PI call during Bills game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Carlton-Davis-message-to-refs-after-controversial-PI-call.jpg"><figcaption>Credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Patriots’ Carlton Davis sends stern message to refs after controversial PI call during Bills game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-14T17:41:52-08:00">December 14th, 5:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-14T17:41:52-08:00">December 14th, 5:41pm</time><address><a>Nukul Jashoria</a>Nukul Jashoria is a seasoned sports journalist and editor with over five years of experience in digital media, television, and public relations. Having worked across leading sports media platforms, he has covered NCAAF, the NFL, NCAAB, Soccer, WNBA and global sports with editorial precision and creative storytelling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New England Patriots appeared to have momentum firmly on their side late Sunday, nursing a three-point lead midway <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-hunter-henry-reality-check-bills-collapse">through the fourth quarter against the Buffalo Bills</a>. And, with 8:19 remaining, the defense seemingly delivered a crucial stop that could have altered the outcome of the game.</p><p>On third-and-4 from midfield, Bills quarterback Josh Allen targeted wideout Keon Coleman. The pass glanced off Coleman’s shoulder pads and hit the turf, appearing incomplete. Patriots cornerback Carlton Davis <a href="https://x.com/BenBrownPL/status/2000305024233292029" rel="noopener">was in tight coverage</a>, briefly placing a hand on Coleman’s hip while contesting the ball.</p><p>As the Patriots began to celebrate what looked like a drive-ending play, a late flag flew in for defensive pass interference.  Speaking to reporters in the locker room after the loss, Davis made it clear the timing of the call was <a href="https://x.com/zm_cox/status/2000319908329197606" rel="noopener">what bothered him most</a>.</p><p>“You could see how late the flag came out,” said Davis, via Zack Cox of the Boston Herald. “If it’s a flag — like, definitive — throw the flag. If it’s not a flag in a close game like this, then let us play. Just by seeing how late the flag came in, I think we’re all thinking the same thing.”</p><p>The penalty extended Buffalo’s possession and proved costly. Just three plays later, James Cook capped the drive with an 11-yard touchdown run that ultimately became the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/bills-news-buffalo-sets-brutal-franchise-record-during-wild-patriots-game">game-winner in Buffalo’s 35-31 comeback victory</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Carlton Davis was called for a defensive pass interference on this play <a href="https://t.co/Ew8HIvFxmb">pic.twitter.com/Ew8HIvFxmb</a></p><p>— Ben Brown 🌻 (@BenBrownPL) <a href="https://twitter.com/BenBrownPL/status/2000305024233292029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The frustration stemmed from the magnitude of the moment. The Patriots had already watched a 21-point first-half lead evaporate as Buffalo stormed back with 21 unanswered points in the second half.</p><p>According to head coach Mike Vrabel, penalties and missed opportunities <a href="https://www.patriots.com/news/new-england-patriots-postgame-quotes-12-14" rel="noopener">were among the key differences</a> between the two halves. And, Davis echoed that sentiment while emphasizing <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/new-england-patriots-media-transcripts-statements-interviews/116390/patriots-express-frustration-over-crucial-pass-interference-calls-in-loss-to-bills" rel="noopener">how razor-thin the margin was</a> in a high-stakes rivalry matchup.</p><p>“It’s frustrating. You know what’s on the line,” Davis said, via Pats Pupil. “This game is so close, and it comes down to a game of inches, and at that moment, you’re either going to throw the flag or you’re not. You don’t take 10 seconds to throw a flag.”</p><p>Buffalo’s rally not only spoiled New England’s chance to clinch the AFC East but also tied a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-patriots-mike-vrabel-got-to-see-up-close-why-josh-allen-is-a-60-million-man">Bills franchise record for the largest road comeback</a>, while keeping their division hopes alive.</p><p>As the playoff picture tightens, New England knows it must eliminate the small mistakes, and controversial moments, that can swing an entire season in a matter of seconds.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Carlton Davis sends stern message to refs after controversial PI call during Bills game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-hunter-henry-reality-check-bills-collapse');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Hunter Henry sends ‘reality check’ message after Bills collapse');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Patriots-Hunter-Henry-sends-reality-check-message-after-Bills-collapse.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Patriots’ Hunter Henry sends ‘reality check’ message after Bills collapse</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-14T16:07:32-08:00">December 14th, 4:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-14T16:07:32-08:00">December 14th, 4:07pm</time><address><a>Tristin McKinstry</a>Tristin McKinstry is an experienced sports writer who got his start back in 2014. He is a Senior Editor with ClutchPoints and is one of the staff's NHL experts. Tristin has worked professionally with The Inquisitr and GIVEMESPORT in the past, and his work has also been featured on Last Word On Sports, XFL News Hub, and USFL News Hub. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Communications at Southern New Hampshire University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Hunter Henry and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/clutchpoints-week-15-nfl-mvp-power-rankings-josh-allen-jordan-love">the New England Patriots had the chance to clinch the AFC East</a> on Sunday afternoon. They played host to the Buffalo Bills, and a win would have brought the division title to Foxborough for the first time since 2019. Unfortunately, Pats fans will need to wait at least another week to celebrate.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-drake-maye-running-over-bills-fans-feeling">The Patriots did take a 21-0 lead in the first half</a>, and looked poised to rumble their way to the division crown. However, Buffalo came back, and they emerged victorious in the end. Josh Allen’s three touchdown passes helped the Bills secure a 34-31 win at Gillette Stadium.</p><p>After the game, Henry was asked about this loss. It’s a painful way for New England’s 10-game winning streak to come to an end. And the veteran tight end believes this game serves as <a href="https://x.com/mikekadlick/status/2000316283855024500" rel="noopener">a bit of a wake-up call</a> for the emerging Patriots.</p><p>“This is definitely a reality check. That’s a good football team… but we’ve gotta get a lot better, fast,” Henry said, via Sports Illustrated’s Mike Kadlick.</p><p>New England still has a good chance of winning the division. And their schedule certainly favors them. The Patriots have three games remaining on the schedule. They will take on the Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, and Miami Dolphins.</p><p>This loss against the Bills will certainly sting. Especially considering how dominant they looked in the early going. Still, the fight for the AFC East continues on. For now, New England remains in the driver’s seat with only a few games remaining in the 2025 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Hunter Henry sends ‘reality check’ message after Bills collapse

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-drake-maye-is-viewing-meltdown-vs-bills-as-an-opportunity');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Patriots QB Drake Maye is viewing meltdown vs. Bills as an opportunity');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Drake-Maye-walking-off-.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>How Patriots QB Drake Maye is viewing meltdown vs. Bills as an opportunity</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-14T15:33:40-08:00">December 14th, 3:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-14T15:33:40-08:00">December 14th, 3:33pm</time><address><a>Lorenzo J Reyna</a>Lorenzo J Reyna is an Associate Editor covering the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints. He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye walked off in dejection at Gillette Stadium Sunday. His mood shifted <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-drake-maye-running-over-bills-fans-feeling">after running all over the Buffalo Bills through the scoreboard</a>.</p><p>Buffalo kept its once slim AFC East title hopes alive in its 35-31 road win. Maye, again, replaced a jubilant look with a scowl.</p><p>But he also views the loss as opportunity — <a href="https://x.com/ChadGraff/status/2000317545052553232?s=20" rel="noopener">sharing that sentiment</a> via Chad Graff of The Athletic.</p><p>“Long stretch where we were feeling good about ourselves. Now this is a chance to respond,” Maye said postgame.</p><p>The rising Most Valuable Player candidate <a href="https://x.com/mikekadlick/status/2000317429038371302?s=20" rel="noopener">added one more response</a> after taking the loss.</p><p>“Just don’t let it beat you twice. Move onto the next week. Move on from it … and know that we have important football ahead of us,” he said.</p><h2>Did Drake Maye deliver career-best performance vs. Bills?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Drake-Maye-throwing-on-the-run.jpg"><figcaption>Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Maye has shredded defenses with his arm. But he turned to his legs to build a big lead.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">DRAKE MAYE WITH HIS 2ND HOUSE CALL OF THE GAME👀<a href="https://t.co/CMjtIiaVmV">pic.twitter.com/CMjtIiaVmV</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/2000274052603421013?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>He even matched his current season rushing total with the two early scores. Maye combined for 99 total yards before the first quarter ended. The QB even surfaced as a rare lead blocker on<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-watch-drake-maye-lead-block-treveyon-henderson-65-yard-td-run-bills"> TreyVeyon Hendrickson’s 65-yard touchdown run</a>.</p><p>However, Buffalo adjusted against the young QB — leaving him with just 198 total yards to end the game. The Bills defense even bottled him on the aerial end by allowing only 6.7 yards per completion.</p><p>Buffalo turned up the pressure to help comeback in the game, sacking Maye three times. It’s now the second straight week N.E. allowed that many sacks of Maye.</p><p>Maye again stepped off his home team with bitterness. Yet took to the podium to view this game as opportunity.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Patriots QB Drake Maye is viewing meltdown vs. Bills as an opportunity

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-patriots-mike-vrabel-got-to-see-up-close-why-josh-allen-is-a-60-million-man');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Mike Vrabel got to see up close why Josh Allen is a $60 million man');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Mike-Vrabel-and-his-Patriots-could-not-overcome-Josh-Allens-second-half-rally.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Patriots’ Mike Vrabel got to see up close why Josh Allen is a $60 million man</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-14T15:02:07-08:00">December 14th, 3:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-14T15:02:07-08:00">December 14th, 3:02pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New England Patriots’ dream season was progressing brilliantly in their Week 15 game against the Buffalo Bills. Head coach Mike Vrabel’s team appeared to be dominating their top rival as they built a 21-0 first half lead. However, instead of finishing off the Bills and securing their 11th consecutive victory, Josh Allen directed the visitors to five consecutive touchdown drives and Buffalo pulled off a 35-31 triumph.</p><p>The win allowed the Bills to improve their record to 10-4 and they pulled within 1 game of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-watch-drake-maye-lead-block-treveyon-henderson-65-yard-td-run-bills">f</a><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-watch-drake-maye-lead-block-treveyon-henderson-65-yard-td-run-bills">irst place Patriots (11-3)</a>. Instead of seeing their 5-year run as AFC East champions come to an end, the Bills have a chance to run down their long-time rivals and win the division once again.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-drake-maye-running-over-bills-fans-feeling">The Patriots were victimized</a> by the ability and determination of Allen. The quarterback led a second-quarter touchdown drive to get the Bills on the board as they went into the locker room trailing by a 24-7 margin. However, the Bills were rejuvenated in the second half and they scored on their first four drives in the final 30 minutes.</p><h2>Allen and Bills would not be denied against Patriots</h2><p>Allen was on top of his game as he completed 19 of 28 passes for 193 yards with 3 touchdowns and no interceptions. He was able to carry the ball 11 times for 48 yards, and his ability to escape pressure and make plays proved to be nightmarish for Vrabel and the Patriots.</p><p>The Patriots coach was clearly frustrated that his team was unable to take care of business against the Bills, <a href="https://x.com/zm_cox/status/2000314832856203772">but he recognized</a> Allen’s ability to make big plays. “That’s why they pay him $60 million,” Vrabel said. “I don’t know what to tell you.”</p><p>Patriots quarterback Drake Maye ran for 2 first half touchdowns, but he was held to 14 of 23 passing for 155 yards. Rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson was spectacular for the Patriots with 14 carries for 148 yards and touchdown runs of 52 and 65 yards. The Patriots will try to get back on the winning track in Week 16 when they travel to Baltimore to play the Ravens. The Bills remain on the road and will play the Cleveland Browns next week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Mike Vrabel got to see up close why Josh Allen is a $60 million man

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-watch-drake-maye-lead-block-treveyon-henderson-65-yard-td-run-bills');   ga('set', 'title', 'Watch Patriots’ Drake Maye lead block for TreVeyon Henderson on 65-yard TD run in absolutely insane Bills game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Drake-Maye-1.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Watch Patriots’ Drake Maye lead block for TreVeyon Henderson on 65-yard TD run in absolutely insane Bills game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-14T12:54:45-08:00">December 14th, 12:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-14T12:54:45-08:00">December 14th, 12:54pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut-based sports journalist with over five years of professional experience. After graduating from Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism, he has covered every sport from fencing to football in the online and print medium. Dan hopes to see his beloved Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-bold-predictions-pivotal-week-15-clash-against-bills">New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills have been throwing punches</a> back and forth in the Week 15 AFC East faceoff. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-drake-maye-running-over-bills-fans-feeling">Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is known for his playmaking ability</a>, it was his block that helped set up a big play.</p><p>Trailing 28-24 in the fourth quarter, rookie TreVeyon Henderson broke off a 65-yard touchdown run. Leading the way Maye, who <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/2000303243356966982" rel="noopener">helped clear a path</a> for the rookie into the end zone. The running back <a href="https://x.com/ezlazar/status/2000303387305517529" rel="noopener">hit a top speed</a> of 21.25 while the quarterback hit 20.58, via team reporter Evan Lazar.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">TreVeyon Henderson bounces off the scrum and goes ALL THE WAY 🤯</p><p>Patriots retake the lead!<a href="https://t.co/HUzdG0GFBQ">pic.twitter.com/HUzdG0GFBQ</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/2000303243356966982?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Henderson’s long touchdown run was another jaw dropping moment in what has been one of the more shocking games throughout the NFL season. The Patriots got out to a 21-7 lead entering halftime. However, the Bills stormed back, scoring 14 unanswered points in the third quarter.</p><p>They then began the fourth quarter with a 14-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Josh Allen to tight end Dawson Knox. While Henderson’s touchdown took the lead, the Bills answered with a 11-yard James Cook rushing score of their own. Now, Buffalo holds a 35-31 lead with just over five minutes remaining in the game.</p><p>If New England is going to claim victory, Maye is going to need to be at the top of his game. Thus far, he has completed 13-of-20 passes for 150 yards and an interception. He has salvaged his day by running for 43 yards and two touchdown.</p><p>A win would secure the AFC East for the Patriots. But win or lose, they have found an explosive offensive core in Maye and Henderson.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Watch Patriots’ Drake Maye lead block for TreVeyon Henderson on 65-yard TD run in absolutely insane Bills game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/stefon-diggs-goes-crazy-travis-scott-patriots-bills-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Stefon Diggs, Travis Scott get fans hyped at Patriots-Bills game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Stefon-Diggs-goes-crazy-for-Travis-Scott-attendance-at-Patriots-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Stefon Diggs, Travis Scott get fans hyped at Patriots-Bills game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-14T12:32:32-08:00">December 14th, 12:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-14T12:32:32-08:00">December 14th, 12:32pm</time><address><a>Autumn Hawkins</a>Autumn Hawkins is an Associate Entertainment Editor at ClutchPoints. She enjoys writing about music, lifestyle, film, and television. When she's not writing, she is trying the newest makeup trend, reading a romance novel, or planning her next trip. She is also a proud member of the BeyHive.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Stefon Diggs and Travis Scott know how to get a crowd going.</p><p>The New England Patriots take on the Buffalo Bills today, and the Grammy-nominated rapper was seen in a suite at Gillette Stadium next to Patriots owner Robert Kraft during Sunday, Dec. 14 game. When Scott recognized that the camera was on him, he jumped up and down and pumped his hands in the air. On the sidelines, Diggs was seen jumping up and down with excitement after seeing Scott on the jumbotron.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Travis Scott and Robert Kraft sitting side-by-side was not in our bingo card 😅</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/Patriots?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Patriots</a>)<a href="https://t.co/uh1IpVKwm3">pic.twitter.com/uh1IpVKwm3</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/2000281781917086073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Diggs’ girlfriend, Cardi B, with whom they welcomed their first child together last month, also got the luxury treatment next to Kraft when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-cardi-b-stefon-diggs-game-falcons-win-reaction" rel="noopener">she supported the Patriots’ wide receiver during her first visit to Gillette.</a></p><p>The Patriots currently have an 11-2 record and are on a 10-game winning streak. During Week 5, the Patriots and Bills faced off, and Diggs was an astronomical part in helping the Patriots win. He had 10 catches for 146 yards and handed the Bills their first loss of the season with an ending score of 23-20. The Patriots wide reciever is planning to have a similar outcome for his week’s game.</p><p>“It’s exciting when you have a lot to prove and are playing with that edge and you’re playing aggressively,” Diggs told <a href="https://x.com/MikeReiss/status/1998826392851554442" rel="noopener">reporters</a> this week. “Nobody believed in us but us. The record is surprising to everybody. All we did is take it one game at a time and I think we’ll do the same thing.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Stefon Diggs, Travis Scott get fans hyped at Patriots-Bills game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-drake-maye-running-over-bills-fans-feeling');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots QB Drake Maye running all over Bills has fans feeling it');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/New-England-Patriots-quarterback-Drake-Maye-10-passes-the-ball-during-the-fourth-quarter-against-the-New-York-Giants-at-Gillette-Stadium.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Patriots QB Drake Maye running all over Bills has fans feeling it</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-14T11:10:49-08:00">December 14th, 11:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-14T11:26:26-08:00">December 14th, 11:26am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When Drake Maye led the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/bills-most-to-blame-for-crushing-sunday-night-football-loss-to-patriots">New England Patriots to an upset win over the Buffalo Bills</a> in Week 5, many fans viewed that as his official coming-out party. Two months later, Maye is constructing an even better performance against his AFC East divisional rival.</p><p>Maye opened up the game in Foxborough with an eight-yard touchdown run on the Patriots’ opening drive. Just a few minutes later, the budding star <a href="https://x.com/Patriots/status/2000273602151870949" rel="noopener">reached the end zone on the ground again</a> to extend New England’s lead to 14-0 at the end of the first quarter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">DRAKE MAYE WITH HIS 2ND HOUSE CALL OF THE GAME👀<a href="https://t.co/CMjtIiaVmV">pic.twitter.com/CMjtIiaVmV</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/2000274052603421013?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Maye entered the game with two rushing touchdowns all season and matched that total in the first 15 minutes of Week 15. The MVP hopeful ended the first quarter with 67 passing yards, 32 rushing yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns.</p><p>Patriots fans have been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-drake-maye-mvp-case-matching-tom-brady-peyton-manning-feat">driving Maye’s MVP campaign</a> for weeks and used his second touchdown as further evidence for their case.</p><p>“DRAKE ‘DRAKE MAYE’ MAYE IS THE NFL MVP,” one fan commented.</p><p>“MVP HIM NOWWW,” another reaction read.</p><p>“Give him the MVP already.”</p><p>“M.aye V.P.”</p><p>Maye and the Patriots extended their lead early in the second quarter with yet another rushing touchdown. Their third score came from rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson, who beat the Bills’ linebackers to the outside for a 52-yard score.</p><p>The Patriots are firmly in control of the AFC East, with a two-game lead over the Bills, against whom they own the tiebreaker. New England entered Week 15 in lockstep with the Denver Broncos for the best record in the NFL.</p><p>New England entered the game on a league-best 10-game win streak. The Patriots have not lost since dropping a Week 3 home game to the Pittsburgh Steelers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots QB Drake Maye running all over Bills has fans feeling it

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Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-bold-predictions-pivotal-week-15-clash-against-bills">New England Patriots are facing the Buffalo Bills on Sunday</a> in a massive AFC East game, that will help determine who wins that division this season. Patriots wide receiver Mack Hollins is taking the game seriously. He <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/2000222401162826116" rel="noopener">arrived to the stadium</a> shirtless and wearing no shoes, on a snowy day in New England.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Patriots WR Mack Hollins arriving to work today:<br> <a href="https://t.co/86gENOa3bj">pic.twitter.com/86gENOa3bj</a></p><p>— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/2000222401162826116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>ESPN’s Adam Schefter posted a video to X, formerly Twitter, showing Hollins walking through the parking lot without a shirt on as snow was gently falling.</p><p>New England is 11-2 on the season, and can win the AFC East with a victory over Buffalo on Sunday. The Bills meanwhile are 9-4, and hoping to keep hope alive for another division crown.</p><p>This season, Hollins has 440 receiving yards and two touchdown receptions.</p><h2><b>Patriots hope for a big win on Sunday against the Bills</b></h2><p>The Patriots and their coaches know that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/bills-bold-predictions-for-crucial-week-15-clash-against-patriots">they will be getting the best shot from the Bills</a> on Sunday. Patriots coach Mike Vrabel stressed all week <a href="https://www.patriots.com/news/transcript-head-coach-mike-vrabel-press-conference-12-10#:~:text=MV:%20I%20feel%20good.,when%20you%20get%20down%20there." rel="noopener">how much is riding</a> on the game.</p><p>“I just got here. So again, I know that they’ve won the division five years in a row. I don’t think there was really much of a rivalry for those years. Maybe not, I don’t know. I wasn’t paying any attention to it. I’m just focused on a very good football team, that is used to winning. They’re determined, they’re resilient and we’ll have to be at our best,” Vrabel said at his press conference earlier in the week.</p><p>The Patriots enter the game with 10 consecutive wins. It’s been awhile since New England was able to win the AFC East. The Patriots have had three head coaches in as many years, as Jerod Mayo was fired in 2024 after just one season.</p><p>New England and Buffalo play Sunday at 1:00 ET. The Bills have won back-to-back games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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