A blast for all the Bills but Belichick

Josh Allen throws for four scores, Stefon Diggs grabs three of them as Buffalo routs New England 38- 9.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Josh Allen passed for four touchdowns and the Buffalo Bills became the f irst AFC East foe to sweep the season series with the New England Patriots in two decades with a 38- 9 win on Monday night.

A week after unseating the Patriots as division champions, the Bills kept alive their hopes of a topthree seed for the playoffs.

The Bills ( 12- 3) last swept the Patriots in 1999. The Patriots’ 19 straight seasons without losing both games to a division rival were an NFL record. New England ( 6- 9) will f inish with its f irst losing record since Bill Belichick’s first season in 2000.

Allen was 27 for 36 for 320 yards. He has 34 touchdown passes, passing Jim Kelly to set a franchise record for a season.

With his eighth 300- yard game, he also passed Drew Bledsoe’s team record of seven in a season.

Stefon Diggs had nine catches for 145 yards and three touchdowns, setting a Bills record for yards receiving in a season.

“I’m new to this team so I’m basking in [ the] ambience of everybody,” Diggs said. “I’ve got a young quarterback who’s balling.”

The Patriots struggled to move the ball with running back Damien Harris out for a second straight game because of an ankle injury. Cam Newton had a touchdown run but was just f ive for 10 for 34 yards before being pulled in the third quarter for Jarrett Stidham.

Newton’s 34 yards are the fewest by a Patriots starting quarterback since 1993.