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New England Patriots 41-25 Buffalo Bills

Revenge is sweet for New England Patriots as Tom Brady dominates and Gronk sets new franchise TD record in 41-25 victory over Buffalo Bills

Last Updated: 30/10/16 9:59pm

Highlights of the New England Patriots' win over the Buffalo Bills in Week 8 of the NFL
Highlights of the New England Patriots' win over the Buffalo Bills in Week 8 of the NFL

Tom Brady threw four touchdown passes as New England made amends for their early season defeat to Buffalo with a dominant 41-25 week eight win.

After suffering a 16-0 week four shut-out to Rex Ryan's Bills, the Patriots were out for revenge and despite falling behind to an early field goal produced an impressive offensive display for record a fourth straight victory and a big divisional success.

Brady's blistering form since his return from suspension continued as he threw for 315 yards and four touchdowns, including the familiar route to freescoring tight end Rob Gronkowski, who picked up his record breaking 69th touchdown.

Bills added some gloss to the score with a late touchdown but without LeSean McCoy and Sammy Watkins they lacked a cutting edge and slipped to a second successive defeat.

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In 140 characters - Revenge is sweet for New England Patriots as Tom Brady dominates and Gronk sets new franchise TD record in 41-25 victory over Buffalo Bills.

MVP - Brady's numbers are hard to beat but Rob Gronkowski has changed the game at tight end - not only did he grab another touchdown but he also put up 109 yards.

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
NE 0-3 BUF FG - D Carpenter 23yd
NE 7-3 BUF TD - D Amendola 9yd pass T Brady Extra point - S Gostkowski
NE 14-3 BUF TD - C Hogan 53yd pass T Brady Extra point - S Gostkowski
2nd Quarter
NE 14-10 BUF TD - M Gillislee 3yd run Extra point - D Carpenter
NE 21-10 BUF TD - R Gronkowski 53yd pass T Brady Extra point - S Gostkowski
NE 24-10 BUF FG - S Gostkowski 51yd
3rd Quarter
NE 31-10 BUF TD - J Edelman 12yd pass T Brady Extra point - S Gostkowski
NE 31-17 BUF TD - T Taylor 26yd run Extra point - D Carpenter
NE 38-17 BUF TD - L Blount 1yd run Extra point - S Gostkowski
4th Quarter FG - S Gostkowski 32yd
NE 38-25 BUF TD - J Williams 1 yd run 2pt conversion - N O'Leary

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Chris Hogan's touchdown for New England stretched their fourth quarter advantage
Chris Hogan's touchdown for New England stretched their fourth quarter advantage

Game-changer - Chris Hogan's first quarter touchdown coming so soon after Danny Amendola's set the tone for the Patriots. The two-score advantage kept them clear of the Bills who were never able to close the gap.

Stat of the game - 69. Rob Gronkowski broke the franchise record of Stanley Morgan when he got on the end of Brady's 53-yard pass.

Rob Gronkowski scored his 69th career touchdown for the Patriots, breaking the record of the legendary Stanley Morgan
Rob Gronkowski scored his 69th career touchdown for the Patriots, breaking the record of the legendary Stanley Morgan

The Game

Patriots head into their bye week as firm favourites to claim Super Bowl honours in Houston after yet another dominant display from Brady and his array of attacking options as five different players ran in touchdowns.

It all started brightly for the Bills who took the lead through Dan Carpenter's early field goal and some bright early play from Mike Gillislee who was starting for the injured McCoy.

Mike Gillislee marked his place in the starting line-up with the Bills first touchdown
Mike Gillislee marked his place in the starting line-up with the Bills first touchdown

Gillislee was to make the endzone for the Bills opening touchdown, but it came in the second quarter and the Patriots had already moved clear.

Firstly Brady connected with Danny Amendola to put the Pats 7-3 in front and Chris Hogan added a second soon after, connecting with Brady's 53-yard pass to double the visitors advantage.

Danny Amendola was one of five different touchdown scorers for the Patriots
Danny Amendola was one of five different touchdown scorers for the Patriots

And the Patriots put the seal on a dominant first half when Steven Gostkowski made a 51-yard field in driving wind, just moments after Dan Carpenter had missed from similar range.

In the second half the Patriots wasted little time in underlining their position. It took Brady just one minute to drive up the field and he found Julian Edelman for the touchdown that extended the Patriots advantage.

Tyrod Taylor ran in a Bills touchdown as his receiving options failed to deliver in the absence of their injured stars
Tyrod Taylor ran in a Bills touchdown as his receiving options failed to deliver in the absence of their injured stars

Buffalo refused to lie down and Tyrod Taylor found enough room to wriggle in for the Bills second touchdown of the game - a rare high point for the quarterback who completed just 19 of 38 passes for 183 yards and no touchdown receptions.

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New England were having no such trouble as once again they hit back to extend the advantage, Brady finding Blount for his fourth different receiving touchdown and with the game all but done the future Hall of Famer sat out the final moments.

Tom Brady put up another 300 yard-game as the Patriots recorded a fourth straight win and seventh of the season in total
Tom Brady put up another 300 yard-game as the Patriots recorded a fourth straight win and seventh of the season in total

Buffalo had the final say thanks to Jonathan Williams' close-range touchdown run and a two-point conversion but it was too little too late as New England had already done enough to secure a commanding victory.

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