2026 Week 4 · Final
NE 29, BUF 26
NE at BUF: every skill player's line next to our pre-game projection.
Recap
NE edged BUF 29–26. Drake Maye led everyone with 26 PPR points: 269 passing yards and 3 touchdowns, plus 54 on the ground. Also worth a look: Romeo Doubs (NE, 23.8), Keon Coleman (BUF, 23.6), Josh Allen (BUF, 18.5). The surprise was Keon Coleman: 24 points against our 5.5 projection. NE's defense made its mark: 2 takeaways against BUF.
NE
Team comparison
BUF
| 29 | Points | 26 |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | Plays | 54 |
| 269 | Passing yards | 253 |
| 143 | Rushing yards | 91 |
| 42 · 59% | Dropbacks · pass rate | 35 · 65% |
| 29 | Designed runs | 19 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 1 |
| 361 | Air yards | 261 |
| 8 | Red-zone plays | 12 |
| 12 | Drives | 11 |
From play-by-play. Yards: quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends who played.
NE
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Maye | 22/37 | 269 | 3 | 1 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Maye | 26.226.226.2 | 15.615.615.6 | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 54 | 0 |
| Romeo Doubs | 23.820.817.8 | 7.86.45.1 | WR | 9 | 6 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 18.416.915.4 | 10.79.38.0 | RB | 5 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 13 | 47 | 1 |
| Efton Chism III | 12.211.210.2 | 1.91.51.2 | WR | 4 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Henry | 11.28.76.2 | 7.86.34.9 | TE | 5 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mack Hollins | 8.36.85.3 | 7.96.34.8 | WR | 4 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TreVeyon Henderson | 4.24.24.2 | 9.28.47.7 | RB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 42 | 0 |
| DeMario Douglas | 3.52.51.5 | 5.74.63.5 | WR | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Raridon | 2.21.71.2 | 2.31.91.4 | TE | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Gilliam | 0.00.00.0 | 0.60.50.3 | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Latu | 0.00.00.0 | 0.30.30.2 | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 0.00.00.0 | 2.62.21.8 | WR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Kiner | 0.00.00.0 | 3.33.02.7 | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BUF
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 23/33 | 253 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keon Coleman | 23.620.617.6 | 5.54.53.4 | WR | 7 | 6 | 116 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Allen | 18.518.518.5 | 22.222.222.2 | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| James Cook | 16.315.314.3 | 16.815.915.0 | RB | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 75 | 1 |
| Khalil Shakir | 13.29.76.2 | 8.76.95.2 | WR | 8 | 7 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawson Knox | 3.32.31.3 | 3.52.82.1 | TE | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Johnson | 3.22.21.2 | 4.03.22.4 | RB | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| DJ Moore | 2.72.21.7 | 9.27.55.8 | WR | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Dalton Kincaid | 1.71.20.7 | 11.69.57.4 | TE | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Davis | 1.71.20.7 | 1.10.90.8 | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Josh Palmer | 1.30.80.3 | 2.72.31.8 | WR | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Dortch | 0.00.00.0 | 0.90.70.5 | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Hawes | 0.00.00.0 | 1.71.41.1 | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keleki Latu | 0.00.00.0 | 0.30.20.2 | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Car = official carries (QB scrambles included). Pts = scored points. Scored points use the official stats, including 2-point conversions and return touchdowns. Projections leave those two out: they are rare and not modeled.