Josh Allen laments not throwing ball away, after interception seals Bills loss to New England

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-05 · by John Wawrow The Associated Press

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Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills regrets not throwing the ball away during a critical moment in their loss to the New England Patriots at Highmark Stadium. On second-and-6 from the 40-yard line, Allen was sacked but managed to throw deep downfield, resulting in an interception by Craig Woodson that sealed the game for the Patriots. This turnover added to Buffalo’s two-game total and followed a trend of increasing turnovers over recent weeks. Despite setting a team record with his 88th career touchdown from scrimmage, Allen acknowledged the mistake and its impact on their divisional standings as they face the Los Angeles Rams in an upcoming "Monday Night Football" game.
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On Sunday, Drake Maye led the New England Patriots to a narrow victory against the Buffalo Bills, with the final score being 29-26 at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY. Despite turning over the ball twice early in the game, Maye threw three touchdown passes, including a critical one-handed catch by Efton Chism with 1:50 left that sealed the win for New England. Meanwhile, Josh Allen, who had previously set a franchise record with his 88th career rushing/receiving touchdown earlier in the game, made an aggressive throw late that was intercepted, leading to the Bills' loss. This defeat dropped the Bills to a 3-1 record and put them behind their division rival Patriots, now at 2-2, in the standings.

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📰 Patriots Win Over Bills
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Toronto Star
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“Both articles describe the same NFL game between the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills on October 4, 2026, including specific details about Drake Maye's performance for the Patriots and Josh Allen's critical interception that sealed the Bills' loss.”
Fox News
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“The articles describe different aspects of the game; one focuses on C.J. Gardner-Johnson's reaction to Efton Chism's touchdown, while the other discusses Josh Allen's interception that contributed to the Bills' loss.”

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John Wawrow The Associated Press
14 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes, including Efton Chism’s one-handed catch with 1:50 remaining, and the New England Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills 29-26 on Sunday.
🔮 Though saying he still has a lot to prove, Kulich continued validating the offseason work he put in to get back in shape after having surgery to remove the blood clot at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota in March.
🔮 The Sabres will do so with a young roster that got even younger following a summer in which top-line forward Alex Tuch was traded to Washington and defenseman Bowen Byram to Chicago.
🔮 And Buffalo was one of the NFL’s six remaining unbeaten teams through Sunday, with Philadelphia (2-0) set to play Monday night.
🔮 The PWHL Montreal Victoire coach, coming off a Walter Cup title in May, replaces Troy Ryan, who stepped down after his contract expired in May.
🔮 To hear Joe Brady express his concerns, it would be easy to think the Buffalo Bills opened the season winless instead of 2-0.
🔮 The Wild, meantime, are in talks to re-sign Quinn Hughes in a deal that could approach Makar’s.
🔮 Though the injury is not considered significant, Brady said it was too early to determine if Moore will play next week.
🔮 “If I could snap my fingers and make every field grass, that’s what I would do for sure.”
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Allen PERSON · 8× Buffalo ORG · 5× Bills ORG · 2× Brady PERSON · 2× Dre’Mont Jones PERSON · 1× Josh Allen PERSON · 1× N.Y. GPE · 1× New England’s GPE · 1× ORCHARD PARK GPE · 1× the Buffalo Bills ORG · 1×

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Feeling an adrenalin rush after spinning out of New England’s Dre’Mont Jones sack attempt on second-and-6 at the Buffalo 40, Allen stepped up in the pocket and heaved the ball deep down the left sideline into double coverage only to have it intercepted by Craig Woodson.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen got greedy, and it contributed to costing him and the Buffalo Bills. asserted
it → get → him
Feeling an adrenalin rush after spinning out of New England’s Dre’Mont Jones sack attempt on second-and-6 at the Buffalo 40, Allen stepped up in the pocket and heaved the ball deep down the left sideline into double coverage only to have it intercepted by Craig Woodson. asserted
it → feel → Woodson
“They went man, made a guy miss, (I) threw one up, and should have thrown that one out of bounds and live another day,” Allen said, noting Buffalo was already within 20 yards of field-goal range. asserted
Buffalo → go → range
“That’s what I should have done.” asserted
I → ’ → what
Buffalo dropped to 3-1 in losing its first game at its new Highmark Stadium, and first under rookie coach Joe Brady. asserted
Buffalo → drop → Brady
“These ones sting,” Allen said. asserted
Allen → sting → ?
Buffalo’s offense isn’t looking as sharp as it did in combining for 77 points and 855 yards in winning its first two games. asserted
it → look → games
The Bills were coming off a five-turnover outing in a 24-16 win against the Chargers last week, and committed two more against New England, including receiver Khalil Shakir losing a fumble. asserted
Shakir → come → fumble
After opening the season with two turnover-free outings, Allen’s combined for three interceptions and a lost fumble in his past two outings. asserted
Allen → open → outings
Over his nine-year career, Allen is 42-7 when he doesn’t turn over the ball, while he dropped to 49-33 when he does. asserted
he → turn → 49
Brady rallied to Allen’s defense by taking the blame in saying he needs to call a better play in that situation. asserted
he → rally → situation
“We obviously have plenty of time there,” Brady said. asserted
Brady → have → time
“In those moments, I’ve got to be better. asserted
I → get → moments
Everybody on the field has to be better in that situation,” he added. asserted
he → have → situation
“There wasn’t a second during that drive I didn’t think we were going to go down, and much less kick a field goal, than to score a touchdown. asserted
we → be → touchdown
We obviously didn’t get it done.” asserted
it → get → ?
Allen scored on a 2-yard run, his 88th career TD from scrimmage to set the team record in passing Hall of Famers Thurman Thomas and Andre Reed. asserted
Allen → score → Thomas
He also threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Keon Coleman, who finished with six catches for 116 yards — the second-best total of his three-year career. asserted
who → throw → career
The Bills now hit the road for a two-game West Coast swing, beginning with a “Monday Night Football” matchup against the Los Angeles Rams. asserted
Bills → hit → Rams
And injuries are starting to take a toll after receiver DJ Moore (shoulder) and defensive tackle Ed Oliver (knee) were sidelined on Sunday. asserted
Moore → start → Sunday
Buffalo was also without its top cornerback, Christian Benford, who is nursing a toe injury. asserted
who → nurse → injury
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