Stefon Diggs’ NSFW celebration made Patriots’ loss that much worse

The New England Patriots were a dropped pass and a tipped ball away from potentially knocking off the Buffalo Bills for the second time in 2021, but Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs proved too much for the defense to handle when all was said and done.

Buffalo’s defense forced Mac Jones to pass more times than Bill Belichick and Josh McDaniels would’ve preferred and Allen was able to air it out much more to his liking than the first time around when these teams met in Orchard Park with inclement weather making it a one-sided game.

Much more reminiscent of their meeting in New England last December, the Bills cruised to a 33-21 victory, with Allen recording 314 passing yards and three touchdowns. Diggs, who torched the Pats at Gillette last season, was good for seven of those completions, resulting in 85 yards and a score.

He sure made the touchdown count, too. It came right before the half, which deflated the Patriots after all the work they had done to keep the Bills at bay, and then Diggs had an NSFW message for the rival fans a few feet away from him.

Stefon Diggs’ NSFW celebration during Patriots-Bills was savage.

Backbreaker. Both physically and mentally. That came with just under two minutes left in the half on a 3rd and 11. The Bills went 42 yards on seven plays in 1:25 to make it a 17-7 game, which, at that point, was a bit problematic since New England hasn’t been great this year playing from behind.

Now … Patriots fans have no choice but to do what Diggs told that one spectator, because the Bills are in the driver’s seat for the AFC East crown. All they have to do is beat the Falcons and Jets (both at home) and they’ll grab their second straight division title.

Diggs, now in five games against the Patriots, has 31 catches for 422 yards and four touchdowns, and we can really call that four games, since a few weeks ago neither team could pass the ball due to the swirling winds and snow that saw New England grab a 14-10 victory.

This time around was a rough one for the Pats, who looked to be in total control heading into the bye week only to drop two straight and relinquish the ability to write their own playoff narrative.

At the very least, the Bills social media team was nice enough to edit Diggs’ clip after the hot mic revealed his inappropriate language. It’s much better when he’s in the giving mood … and hopefully we can get some lingering Christmas spirit from Atlanta or New York as the two downtrodden teams look to play spoiler down the stretch.

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