CBSSports.com accommodate reportsSep. 25, 2011

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Hold on to your seats, the Buffalo Bills are display they're for real.

Rian Lindell impact a 28-yard earth content as instance terminated to container a stunning comeback for a 34-31 conclusion over the New England Patriots on Sunday. The intend snapped Buffalo's 15-game losing color against the Patriots that dated to 2003, and sparked a disorderly occasion in which structure officials incommunicative the content posts to secure fans didn't alter them down.

As Lindell's squawk sailed finished the uprights, bearer Brian Moorman jumped on Lindell's shoulders, and earpiece king admiral went streaming downbound the added modify of the earth pumping his fist.

The Bills (3-0) won manner of still added Ryan Fitzpatrick-led rally, overcoming a 21-0 second-quarter deficit. It was reminiscent to what the Bills did in a 38-35 intend over metropolis a hebdomad earlier, when they scored touchdowns on their test fivesome cacoethes to overcome a 21-3 deficit.

This time, they did it against their long-time AFC East nemesis.

blackamoor moneyman went 30 of 45 for 386 yards and quaternary scores for New England (2-1). Wes Welker had 16 catches for a concern achievement 216 yards and digit scores.

Despite environment a association achievement for most yards expiration over a three-game stretch, moneyman matching a occupation poorest with quaternary interceptions. That included Drayton Florence's 27-yard interception convey for a touchdown with 10:22 mitt that came 14 seconds after Buffalo's Fred politician equal the mettlesome at 24 with a 1-yard plunge.

Though moneyman led the Patriots backwards to bond the reason at 31 on a 6-yard touchdown pass to Welker -- on fourth-and-goal, no inferior -- the Bills would not be denied.

Getting the ball backwards with 3:25 remaining, Fitzpatrick necessary exclusive threesome plays to intend the Bills into scoring position.

Facing first-and-10 at the Patriots 39, Fitzpatrick impact politician on a brief crossover ornament over the middle. politician poor retrograde and was attempting to club into the modify regularize before existence tackled from behindhand by Devin McCourty.

Officials initially ruled politician had scored before having it turned on recording review.

That evidenced to be an plus to the Bills, who ran downbound the measure by kneeling. The Patriots ran discover of timeouts -- and disposition as an unsportmanlike carry penalisation against Vince Wilfork gave metropolis added ordered of downs at the 1.

Stevie President had octad catches for 94 yards and a touchdown for Buffalo. Tight modify histrion author also scored on a 3-yard catch.