FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The Buffalo Bills reached their first winning record in 10 seasons. So what if the New England Patriots kept key players out of the game with the AFCs top seed already secured?Kyle Orton threw for one touchdown, Anthony Dixon ran for another and the Bills beat the going-through-the motions Patriots 17-9 on Sunday.With home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs clinched, the Patriots used quarterback Tom Brady for only the first half and held out tight end Rob Gronkowski and five other starters.The victory snapped several streaks: Buffalos 0-12 record at Gillette Stadium, and New Englands 35 home wins against AFC teams and 16 at home against any opponent.It was a price the Patriots (12-4) were willing to pay to protect starters, although left tackle Nate Solder didnt return after hurting his knee late in the first half.The Bills (9-7) were eliminated a week earlier from the playoffs for the 15th consecutive season, the longest current drought. But after winning just 28 games the past five seasons, they matched their record in 2004.With leading receiver Julian Edelman and starting linemen Dan Connolly and Sebastian Vollmer also inactive, New England failed to score a touchdown for the first time since the fifth game last season, a 13-6 loss at Cincinnati. Stephen Gostkowski kicked field goals of 24, 44 and 35 yards.The sellout crowd lacked its usual energy, but cheered when backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo took off on several runs.Brady played all five offensive series in the first half and failed to throw a touchdown pass for the first time this season. He completed 8 of 16 passes for 80 yards and was sacked once.On his next-to-last possession, he was tackled by Stefan Charles for a 7-yard loss. On his final series, he kept the ball for a 2-yard keeper for a first down, then ran for 7 yards before sliding to avoid being hit on the final play.Orton completed 16 of 23 passes for 176 yards and went over the 3,000 mark in yards passing for the third time in his career.On the games first series, he quickly led the Bills on an 80-yard march capped by his 6-yard scoring pass to Robert Woods. He also completed passes of 18 yards to Lee Smith and 43 to Sammy Watkins on the drive.The teams then exchanged punts before Gostkowski kicked his 24-yarder.Orton led another 80-yard drive, lasting 7:24, to a 1-yard touchdown run by Dixon for a 14-3 lead.Gostkowski kicked his 44-yarder after a fumble recovery by Jamie Collins before Dan Carpenter gave the Bills a 17-6 halftime lead on a 48-yard field goal.Gostkowski added a 35-yarder late in the third quarter.The Bills rushed for 104 yards one week after picking up just 13, fourth fewest in team history, in a 26-24 loss to the Oakland Raiders.___AP NFL websites: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Miguel Angel Jimenez, Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson headlined another busy day at the Sky Sports Open Zone on Friday at Royal Troon. The new innovation has proven to be extremely popular this week, with decent crowds gathering to see a number of familiar faces head over next to the practice range to speak to the Sky Sports team.Lee Westwood and Rickie Fowler were the headline players to make the trip on Monday, before Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose led the way the following day. Dustin Johnson and Jason Day made the final practice session on Wednesday, while Gary Player and Ian Poulter headlined the opening days play at Royal Troon.Jimenez provided some compulsive viewing with his famous warm-up routine alongside Di Dougherty on Friday. Miguel Angel Jimenez joined Di Dougherty in The Open Zone to demonstrate his famous warm-up routine The flexible Spaniard, who is famous for enjoying cigars, wine and winning golf tournaments, explained the importance of warming up your wrists, moving your knees, the rotation of the hips and moving your pelvis.Remember folks, dont be shy! Phil Mickelson says he was proud of a solid round on day two of The Open Phil Mickelson almost aced the Postage Stamp, made his first bogeys of the week, and shot a two-under 69 to stay out in front at rainy Royal Troon. Mickelson so nearly picked up a hole-in-one on the eighth Mickelson walked off the 18th green at 10 under. Among the highlights of his second round was his tee shot on the eighth hole, the famous par three, which rolled to within inches of the cup for a birdie. Henrik Stenson says he managed to keep it together nicely during day two of The Open Henrik Stenson is only one stroke behind Mickelson at The Open.Stenson shot a six-under 65 for the lowest round of the morning starters and is nine under. It was the Swedish players lowest round in 12 Opens. After making the cut at The Open Matthew Southgate joined Sky Sports to talk about a positive two days at Royal Troon After making the cut Matthew Southgate joined Sky Sports to talk about a positive two days at Royal Troon.ddddddddddddThe Englishman was speaking one year after his treatment for cancer. Rory McIlroy finished three shots worse than hed hoped at the start of the day but was satisfied with his performance Rory McIlroy had four birdies and four bogeys in a 71 that kept him alongside the likes of Dustin Johnson at two under, which could yet give him a chance of repeating his 2014 win at Hoylake.The four-time major winner was satisfied with his performance considering he was on the tough side of the draw. Ryder Cup captain and 2011 Open champion Darren Clarke made the cut in style after his birdie on the 18th Darren Clarke made the cut in style after his birdie on the 18th but admitted it makes it tough to look out for his Ryder Cup players.The 47-year-old, who won The Open in Sandwich five years ago, has played multiple practice rounds at Troon over the last month and believes the links course can help him to rediscover his form. Rickie Fowler believes the leaderboard at The Open would be closer if the leaders had to contend with the same weather he had to Finally, Rickie Fowler said the elements were tough on the later starters, claiming the leaderboard would have been much closer had it not been for the inclement weather conditions.Watch the videos to see the best of The Open Zone on Friday at Royal Troon, and dont miss our coverage throughout the week on Sky Sports - the proud new home of The Open. 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