NFL Week 7 Game Recap: New England Patriots 29, Buffalo Bills 25

In one of the more surprising upsets of the season, the New England Patriots shocked the Buffalo Bills, 29-25, in Week 7.

Offensive spotlight: After some of the worst performances of his NFL career, Mac Jones bounced back with a far better game. He made several key passes to win the game once Buffalo took the lead. Jones passed for 9.1 yards per attempt and finished with an 86.2% adjusted completion rate on his way to 272 yards and no interceptions.

Defensive spotlight: New England’s pass game got the ball out instantly all game, averaging just 2.1 seconds per pass, rendering Buffalo’s pass rush largely toothless. No Bills defender generated consistent pressure in that time, and their coverage defenders weren’t able to hold up and disrupt things at the other end. Christian Benford was the best performer of the group, giving up a catch on all three targets, but for just 13 yards.

Rookie spotlight: Tight end Dalton Kincaid had one of the best games of his young NFL career. He caught all eight targets thrown his way for 75 yards. He recorded four first downs and broke four tackles with the ball in his hands. On the other hand, guard O’Cyrus Torrence had a rough day, particularly against Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore.

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