It was a good night all round for the Buffalo Bills on Saturday as they trounced the New England Patriots – setting an NFL record for most consecutive touchdown drives in the process.
From kick-off, it was clear that the game would only be going one way.
The Bills offense was a class above the Patriots defense as Bill Belichick’s side started slowly and never really got going.
Bills quarterback Joe Burrow was the star of the show, with five passes leading to touchdowns.
To make things even better for the Bills, they set a new NFL record for most consecutive touchdown drives in a game.
How many did they have, and did they score from all their opportunities?
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Most consecutive touchdown drives
Right from the off, the Bills offense meant business, scoring from their first possession.
Quarterback Joe Allen looked out of options to start with as he searched in vain for a pass to a teammate.
32.1 yards later, he saw Dawson Knox downfield in the touchdown zone – who just about held on to the catch for the home side.
The Bills were on their way to the most consecutive touchdown drives in NFL history.
With the Bills 0-7 up, in the dying embers of the first quarter – the two combined again.
This time, Knox was able to out-muscle his opponent and take the touchdown on a relatively straight-forward pass from Allen.
By half-time, Devin Singletary had added a further two touchdowns for 19 yards combined as that record for most consecutive touchdown drives edged closer.
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History made by the Bills with touchdowns
Despite a commanding 27-3 lead at half-time, the Bills did not let up after the interval.
The longest touchdown drive of the night came courtesy of Emmanuel Sanders.
He latched onto a 34-yarder just within the touchdown zone to record #5 for the Bills, with a 19-yarder from Gabriel Davis making it six.
Finally, the Bills rounded out their impressive night by extending the most consecutive touchdown drives record.
OL Tommy Doyle caught a simple pass to finish the scoring by making it 47-17.
It was the worst Playoff defeat of Bill Belichick’s tenure, and the second worst of his Patriots career.
Oh, it wasn’t absolutely perfect for the Bills.
Their run of most consecutive touchdown drives ended at seven after their eighth play came to nothing – not that they’ll care much…
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