Buffalo Bills Start Slow Again, Trail New England Patriots At Half

The Buffalo Bills' recent trend of starting slowly continued in Sunday's game against the New England Patriots as they trail 13-3 at the break.

For the third game in a row, the Buffalo Bills started off slow in Sunday's road matchup against the New England Patriots as they trail 13-3 at halftime.

The offense has been the primary culprit in the slow start once again. Buffalo has just 122 yards through 30 minutes, but more importantly, hasn't been able to take advantage of the few chances it has had.

The Bills' offensive struggles started on the first play of the game, when Josh Allen threw a bad interception right to Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers that led to a New England touchdown. Additionally, the Bills' two sustained drives only netted them a total of three points as Tyler Bass made a field goal from 36 yards out but missed from 42 yards.

Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson sheds a tackle by Bills safety Jordan Poyer / USA TODAY

Buffalo's defense also didn't have a good half considering that New England's offense ranks as one of the worst in the league statistically. The Patriots haven't been incredible on offense, totaling just 176 yards and nine first downs, but has put together some solid drives and scored on three of their four possessions.

Allen has not had one of his better performances so far, completing nine of 16 passes for 99 yards and an interception, all for a quarterback rating of just 48.7. Buffalo's ground game also hasn't been great with just 30 yards on 11 carries.

On the other side, embattled Patriots quarterback Mac Jones turned in a solid first half by completing 11 of 14 passes for 123 yards. New England is also averaging 3.8 yards per carry, with running back Ezekiel Elliott scoring the game's lone touchdown.

The Bills will get the ball to start the second half as they look to climb back into the game.