NFL 第四周：爱国者 29 比 26 掀翻比尔，梅耶三达阵传球导演爆冷
据《体育画报》与 Last Word on Sports 报道，10 月 4 日（周日）NFL 第四周的焦点战在福克斯堡 Gillette Stadium 上演：赛前被看低 7 分的新英格兰爱国者以 29 比 26 爆冷击败此前 3 胜 0 负的布法罗比尔，把两队战绩同改为比尔 3 胜 1 负、爱国者 2 胜 2 负。
爱国者四分卫梅耶 37 传 22 中、269 码、3 次达阵传球，另有 8 次冲球 54 码；爱国者全场总码数 405 比 340 占优、首攻 26 比 19 领先，控球时间多出约 7 分钟，成功把球权从比尔四分卫艾伦手中抢走。四名接球手接球码数超过 40 码，弥补了头号外接手缺阵的影响。
同日其他重头戏：公羊 24 比 20 击败老鹰、49 人 24 比 14 胜野马、酋长 30 比 27 险胜突袭者、牛仔 34 比 30 力克德州人。爱国者接下来四周将接连对阵突袭者、喷气机、海豚与熊队，赛程相对有利。
比尔主帅在赛后承认球队在控球与进攻节奏上被对手牵制，艾伦多次在关键三档被迫弃踢。爱国者这场胜利也被视为梅耶成长的标志性比赛：在头号接球手缺阵、三节一度落后的情况下，他用稳定的中短传推进完成了对强敌的反杀。
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Patriots Stun Bills 29-26 in NFL Week 4 Headliner Behind Drake Maye's Three TD Passes
The New England Patriots, seven-point underdogs, stunned the previously unbeaten Buffalo Bills 29-26 on Sunday, Oct. 4, in the headline game of NFL Week 4 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, according to Sports Illustrated and Last Word on Sports. Buffalo fell to 3-1 while New England improved to 2-2.
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye completed 22 of 37 passes for 269 yards and three touchdowns and added 54 rushing yards on eight carries. New England outgained Buffalo 405 to 340, won the first-down battle 26 to 19 and held the ball about seven minutes longer, keeping it away from Bills quarterback Josh Allen. Four different Patriots receivers topped 40 receiving yards despite the absence of the team's top wideout.
Elsewhere on Sunday, the Rams beat the Eagles 24-20, the 49ers defeated the Broncos 24-14, the Chiefs edged the Raiders 30-27 and the Cowboys outlasted the Texans 34-30. The Patriots' next four games — Raiders, Jets, Dolphins and Bears — all looked winnable for a team trying to re-establish itself as an AFC contender.
Buffalo's coach conceded his team was out-managed on ball control and tempo, with Allen forced into punts on several key third downs. For Maye, the win was widely read as a growth marker: without his top receiver and trailing in the second half, he methodically worked the short and intermediate passing game to finish off a favored opponent.
Photo: 爱国者主场 Gillette Stadium 实景，CC BY-SA 3.0（Wikimedia Commons，摄影：J. Poreda）
图片来源：爱国者主场 Gillette Stadium 实景，CC BY-SA 3.0（Wikimedia Commons，摄影：J. Poreda）
