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3 stats that prove Bills own Patriots after Wild Card beatdown

By Jerry Trotta

FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - DECEMBER 21: Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots shakes hands with head coach Sean McDermott of the Buffalo Bills after the Patriots defeated the Bills 24-17 in the game at Gillette Stadium on December 21, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - DECEMBER 21: Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots shakes hands with head coach Sean McDermott of the Buffalo Bills after the Patriots defeated the Bills 24-17 in the game at Gillette Stadium on December 21, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images) /
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Jan 15, 2022; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) scrambles during the first quarter of the AFC Wild Card playoff game against the New England Patriots at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 15, 2022; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) scrambles during the first quarter of the AFC Wild Card playoff game against the New England Patriots at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Four losses out of five/Josh Allen dominance

To quote the great Bill Parcells, “You are what your record says you are,” and the Patriots have been battered by the Bills in the last two years.

They’ve now lost four out of five to their division rivals, with their only win coming in Week 13 of this season in a game that, if we’re being honest, was decided by the weather. On a level playing field — or without cracking winds — Buffalo is the more talented team, and that discrepancy was on full display last night.

We’ll get more into Josh Allen’s historic performance in a minute. For now, though, we have to highlight the Patriots’ sheer inability to stop him, because it’s been going on for the better part of two seasons.

In his last five games against Belichick, the Bills superstar has thrown for 1,141 yards (228.2 per game) and10 touchdowns to just one interception. Those numbers equate to a 101.9 passer rating. During that span, he’s also totaled 204 rushing yards on 5.2 yards per clip, good for an average of 40.8 per game.

Last night alone, Allen finished 21-of-25 for 308 yards and five touchdowns to zero interceptions. More TDs than incompletions. Is that good? He also turned six carries into 66 rushing yards (11 yards per attempt).

Allen’s 84% completion rate was the highest in a playoff game since Aaron Rodgers posted an 86.1% rate back in 2010. Allen also finished with the fifth-highest passer rating (157.6) in a playoff game in league history.

It must feel like deja vu for the Patriots. Playing against a quarterback you have know idea how to stop isn’t fun, and as long as Allen keeps making New England his playground there’s no reason to think Buffalo’s conquering of the Pats won’t continue.

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