Bills lose heartbreaker to Pats
By Mark Gaughan/Buffalo News
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — There is no joy in Billsville today.
The Buffalo Bills had one of the biggest upsets in their history within their grasp Monday night. They let it slip away.
The New England Patriots rallied for two touchdowns in the final 5½ minutes to defeat the Bills, 25-24.
Cornerback Leodis McKelvin made the critical mistake for the Bills. After the Patriots pulled within 24-19 with 2:06 left, McKelvin fumbled the ensuing kickoff return to open the door to another Buffalo heartbreak.
New England capitalized on the mistake, driving just 31 yards to the winning touchdown. It came on a 16-yard pass from Tom Brady to tight end Benjamin Watson with 50 seconds left.
So the beat goes on for the Bills. The loss was Buffalo's 12th straight and 17th in the last 18 games against the Patriots.
"It tears my heart out for them," Bills coach Dick Jauron said. "You've got to finish. You've got to finish games, particularly against a team as talented as New England. ... It's just an awful feeling in that locker room."
This game had to go exactly this way to ruin my night. I went into this game fully expecting the Bills to get rocked like a hurricane in the first quarter then I'd flip over to wrestling and make the most of my night. But they played great and T.O. played bad so it was like a perfect storm of good news. I got sucked in. Then it happened. I can't explain it. Maybe this guy can try.
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