FOXBORO -- DeMario Douglas saw Stefon Diggs reel in a pass early in the fourth quarter of Sunday's win in Buffalo, and had one clear objective in mind.

"Get that boy," Douglas told NBC Sports Boston, "in the end zone."

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The Patriots didn't score on the play, but they came closer than they probably should have, with Diggs getting dragged down at the 6-yard line after picking up 30 yards on a short five-yard throw from Drake Maye.

The reason that play picked up as many yards as it did? Diggs made his initial move to shake safety Cole Bishop before Douglas, Kayshon Boutte and Austin Hooper all heeded the directive they've heard over and over again from their head coach:

Finish longer than the guy with the ball.

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