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Stefon Diggs Stars in Emotional Buffalo Return as Patriots Hand Bills First Loss

The homecoming highlighted his rapid post-ACL resurgence with rookie quarterback Drake Maye.

Overview

  • New England beat Buffalo 23-20 on Sunday night, ending the Bills’ 14-game home regular-season winning streak and trimming the AFC East gap to one game.
  • Diggs caught 10 passes for 146 yards, giving him back-to-back 100-yard outings less than a year after ACL surgery and making him the focal point of the Patriots’ offense.
  • Drake Maye went 22-of-30 for 273 yards in his prime-time debut, delivering a near-flawless second half to set up rookie Andy Borregales’ decisive 52-yard field goal.
  • Asked if the night was personal, Diggs answered “100 percent,” yet he also exchanged embraces with Josh Allen and received a locker-room game ball from coach Mike Vrabel.
  • The Patriots’ social accounts reposted a photoshopped side-eye meme of Diggs to needle Buffalo, and NBC briefly aired his uncensored postgame remarks after a censoring delay.