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  • The Bills crushed the Patriots 47-17 in their AFC wild-card playoff game Saturday night.Not only was the win important for Josh Allen and the Bills in terms of their playoff run (they move on to the AFC divisional round), it also set a few NFL records.Their performance also made history against Patriots coach Bill Belichick. Belichick, who has won Kayvon Thibodeaux T Shirts six Super Bowls with New England, hadnever been beaten by this many points in a playoff game before.IYER: SN breaks down the historic numbers from Bills vs. Patriots:No. 1For the first time in NFL history, a team went an entire game without punting, kicking a field goal or turning the ball over. That was the Bills' offense for60minutes Saturday.The Buffalo Bills just had the NFLs first ever perfect offensive game.No punts. No picks. No fumbles lost. No field goals. All touchdowns on every single drive until the kneel downs.And they did it against a top five defense. Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) 30-point marginThe Bills' 30-point win is the biggest blowout of the Patriots in New England's playoff history. The Patriots' previous worst playoff lo s was a 19-point defeat to the Ravens in 2010.Buffalo barely mi sed handing Belichick his largest lo s overall. The Bills beat the Patriots by 31 in 2003; that still Kenny Golladay Jersey stands as Belichick's biggest lo s while with the Patriots.MORE: 47 pointsThe Bills' 47 points are the most allowed by the Patriots under Belichick. They're also the most allowed by the Patriots since Nov. 4, 1990, when New England allowed 48 to the Eagles.308 pa sing yardsAllen threw for 308 yards on Saturday night. With his 84percent completion rate (21 for 25), 66 rushing yards and five touchdowns, Allen made NFL history; he became the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era, playoffs or regular season, to complete 80 percent of his pa ses, throw for more than 300 yards, rush for more than 50 yards and have at least five touchdowns in a game.PLAYOFF BRACKET:5 TDsAllen threw for fivetouchdowns against the Patriots, to four different receivers.He joins the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes as the only quarterbacks to havefive touchdowns and more than 50 rushing yards in a playoff game. Mahomes rushed for 53 yards.Playoff Josh Allen Will Hernandez Jersey was not me sing around. NFL (@NFL) Zero inteerceptionsAllen threw no INTs on Saturday, making him just thesecond quarterback to put up five TDs and no James Bradberry Jersey picks against Belichick. Drew Brees did it in 2009 in a 38-17 Saints victory over the Patriots. The Saints went on to win the Super Bowl that season.4 incompletionsAllen threw a near-perfect game. Three of his incompletions came in the first quarter, while the fourth incompletion occurred at the beginning of the second quarter.Josh Allen completed +17.2% of his pa ses over expected, the highest CPOE in a playoff game over the last 5 seasons.Allen threw all 5 of his TD pa ses using play action, the most in any game in the NGS era.Allen on Play Action 9/12, 157 yds, 5 TD | Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) 27 pointsThe Bills scored 27 points in the first half. The Patriots had never allowed more than 25 points in a first half under Belichick.7 consecutive TD drivesThe Bills had nine drives total against the Patriots. They scored a touchdown on each of their first sevendrives, making them the first team in the Super Bowl era to do that. They set the record after their fifth consecutive touchdown drive.7 po se sions, 7 TDs.Wow. The Sporting News (@sportingnews) 3 lo sesThe Patriots have now lost three playoff games Eli Manning Jersey by at least 30 points. The other two were in Super Bowl 20, which they lost by 36 points (46-10) to the Bears.and the 1963 AFL championship, which they lost by 41 points (51-10) to the Chargers. Saturday's lo s wasthe franchise's biggest in a non-championship playoff game.
      August 15, 2022 7:01 PM PDT
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