Maye’s three touchdown passes lift Patriots past Bills 29-26
Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes to lead the New England Patriots to a 29-26 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Oct. 4, 2026. According to the Associated Press, Maye committed two turnovers earlier in the game but recovered to direct the winning drive. He capped the comeback with a 23-yard touchdown pass to Efton Chism III and then completed a two-point conversion pass to Rhamondre Stevenson that provided the decisive margin. The AP reported the game on Oct. 4, 2026, the same day the game was played.
Romeo Doubs caught two of Maye’s touchdown passes, a 14-yarder in the first quarter and a 2-yarder in the third, and Efton Chism III hauled in the go-ahead 23-yard score with 1:50 remaining. Stevenson also had a 1-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter and caught the two-point conversion on the final drive. The Patriots rallied in the fourth quarter after the Bills had taken the lead earlier in the period.
The Bills scored on an 8-yard rush by James Cook III and a 2-yard run by Josh Allen in the second quarter, and Allen later connected with Keon Coleman on a 34-yard touchdown pass in the fourth. Kicker Tyler Bass made a 27-yard field goal as time expired in the first half and added a 38-yarder in the fourth quarter. Buffalo failed on the two-point conversion after Coleman’s touchdown, leaving the Bills one point behind before New England’s final drive.
Buffalo took a 26-21 lead on Coleman’s 34-yard reception with 4:27 remaining, and Maye answered with an 8-play, 73-yard drive that ended in Chism’s 23-yard touchdown and the successful two-point pass to Stevenson. According to the AP, Maye overcame two turnovers earlier in the game to engineer the comeback. The final sequence produced the margin that secured the Patriots’ road win in a one-score game.
NFL Sports Blog Take
The Patriots rallied in the fourth quarter to overcome a late Buffalo lead and secure a 29-26 victory. Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes, including two to Romeo Doubs, and finished the game by converting the two-point attempt that decided the outcome. Josh Allen accounted for both a rushing touchdown and a long scoring pass for the Bills, while Tyler Bass supplied two field goals that kept Buffalo within range. According to the AP, Maye had committed two turnovers earlier, but his late drives determined the final result.