The Buffalo Bills walked into Minneapolis and turned a supposed heavyweight matchup into a one-sided night, beating the Minnesota Vikings 23-6 on Monday Night Football and sending the home crowd from “Skol” chants to boos.
Josh Allen and Joe Brady carved up a Brian Flores defense that was expected to make life miserable. Allen shook off a stunning hustle interception by Byron Murphy in the end zone and answered with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Keleki Latu that pushed the game wide open. He finished with 234 passing yards and one touchdown.
The Bills take care of business for the win over the Vikings on Monday Night Football 🔥
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Josh Allen:
21/31
234 passing yards
1 passing TD
James Cook III:
107 yards
1 TD pic.twitter.com/vVXVYlSuEq
James Cook III added the finishing touch on the ground, piling up 107 yards and scoring late. His red zone run delivered the dagger and helped push the loudest parts of the Vikings crowd toward the exits.
James Cook RUNS it in for the Bills TD 😤
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The hold a 20-6 lead in the fourth! pic.twitter.com/Nhm1ThLYm0
Allen was supposed to be dealing with one of the league’s most talented and brilliant defensive coaches, along with a familiar opponent in Flores, the former Miami Dolphins head coach. Instead, he kept finding the soft spots in Minnesota’s coverage and winning the one-on-one battles.
Josh Allen finds Ty Johnson for a HUGE 36-yard catch 😤 pic.twitter.com/W8UKzrQrWS
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Buffalo’s defense did its part too. Dorian Williams dropped into coverage and picked off an errant throw from backup quarterback Carson Wentz, who had taken over QB1 duties with starting passer Kyler Murray injured and out.
Dorian Williams COMES UP with the interception 😤
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Bills ball! pic.twitter.com/6mEQ1M1u8D
The Bills have now handed the Vikings their second straight loss in a game that had been billed as a possible Super Bowl preview. Both teams came in at 6-1, but Buffalo left looking like the stronger contender after dismantling what had been described as the NFC’s best team.
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