The Buffalo Bills’ offense couldn’t be stopped Saturday against the New England Patriots.
That’s not an exaggeration — they literally couldn’t be stopped.
The sixth-seeded Patriots traveled to Buffalo to take on the third-seeded Bills with the hopes of advancing to the postseason divisional round but returned home disappointed after a lopsided 47-17 loss. To make matters worse for the Patriots, the Bills scored touchdowns on seven straight possessions to open the game and didn’t punt, kick a field goal or turn the ball over.
Instead, the Bills got out to a comfortable 14-point first quarter lead and didn’t look back from there. The only time they had the ball and didn’t score a touchdown was when backup quarterback Mitchell Trubisky was kneeling to end the game with Buffalo in victory formation.
It’s rare see a team accomplish this feat. In fact, it never had happened before Saturday. The Bills became the first team in NFL history to not punt or attempt a field goal in a postseason game, so obviously they were operating on another level.
Bills defensive tackle Harrison Phillips summed up the team’s offensive performance and Patriots fans probably don’t want to hear it.
“That sounds like some pop warner stuff,” Phillips said during Buffalo’s postgame media availability.
Defensive end Jerry Hughes furthered Phillips’ sentiment.
“It doesn’t sound like it’s unfeasible because we’ve got Josh Allen, but this is the first time (I’ve seen it),” Hughes said.
Phillips chimed back in saying, “You’ve probably done it on Madden a couple times,” to which Hughes responded by saying, “I’ve probably watched my kids do it. My kids do it all the time with Josh.”
