Patriots cornerback complains about late penalty on Bills' crucial scoring drive

The New England Patriots mislaid a heartbreaker to the Buffalo Bills connected Sunday, failing to unafraid a triumph and the AFC East rubric aft starring by 21 points.

The crippled featured a fewer questionable walk interference calls connected the Patriots defense, particularly successful cardinal moments. New England’s cornerback Carlton Davis took contented with however the crippled was being officiated.

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New England Patriots cornerback Carlton Davis III (7) draws a walk interference punishment breaking up a drawback intended for Buffalo Bills wide receiver Keon Coleman (0) during the 2nd fractional astatine Gillette Stadium connected Dec. 14, 2025. (Brian Fluharty/Imagn Images)

He was flagged for antiaircraft walk interference connected Buffalo’s go-ahead scoring drive, which helium felt was a spot precocious coming out.

"You tin spot however precocious the emblem came out. If it’s a flag, it’s similar definitive," Davis told reporters, via Boston.com. "Like, propulsion the flag. If it’s not a emblem successful a adjacent crippled similar this, past you’ve got to fto america play, you cognize what I’m saying? Just seeing however precocious the emblem came in, I deliberation we’re each reasoning the aforesaid thing.

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Buffalo Bills moving backmost James Cook III, left, runs past New England Patriots cornerback Carlton Davis III (7) to people during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled successful Foxborough, Massachusetts, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo)

"It’s frustrating. You cognize what’s connected the line," helium added. "This crippled is truthful close, and it comes down to a crippled of inches, and astatine that moment, you’re either going to propulsion the emblem oregon you’re not. You don’t instrumentality 10 seconds to propulsion a flag."

Davis’ punishment extended the thrust and 3 plays later, James Cook ran the shot into the extremity portion for an 11-yard score. Buffalo went up 35-31 and didn’t look backmost from there.

New England was called for 7 penalties and gave up 65 yards.

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The Bills’ discourtesy sputtered successful the opening of the game, but outscored the Patriots 28-7 successful the 2nd fractional to triumph the game.

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