The New England Patriots were defeated by the Buffalo Bills by a 24-21 score, which was a much closer game than many expected.

But it was just delaying the inevitable — a decided loss to the Bills, dropping the Patriots to 3-12 with their fifth straight loss. As well as the Patriots played in the first half, all of their warts were exposed over the final 35 or so minutes: Turnovers, bad penalties, poor execution, crucial breakdowns, weak coaching, and some plain, bad luck.