The New England Patriots beat the Buffalo Bills.
This would have felt like the norm in the mid 2010s, but it was anything but on Sunday afternoon, when the Patriots ended a four-game losing streak to the Bills in a 29-25 victory.
It might be hard to believe, but the 2023 Patriots, who were off to one of the more horrific offensive starts to a season ever, took on one of the NFL’s best. And they won.
This week flashed some 2021 Patriots and vintage Mac Jones with the team controlling the entire game and likely boosting their confidence moving forward. After a slow start to the year, and some changes that should have happened much sooner, the Patriots find their needle pointing upwards for the next stretch of the season.
Here are this week’s three standout stars that helped lead the Patriots to victory over Josh Allen and the Bills.