ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Bills knew the New England Patriots were running the football. Every person sitting in Highmark Stadium knew they were running the ball.
But the Patriots (9-4) were still able to do it, milking the clock and controlling the game to maintain first place in the AFC East and conference's top seed for the playoffs. The Bills fell to 7-5 with a 14-10 loss as the offense was unable to string together sustained drives and settled for field goals or no points despite opportunity.
Buffalo will next travel to play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-3) on Sunday with another matchup against the Patriots in two weeks.