After handling Rafael Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks (-2-6) with relative ease on Sunday, -344–3, 201 relative, the Buffalo Bills won another statement under their belt, which will go to the-6 this year. You really wouldn’t have asked for a better start from Josh Allen and Bill’s offense outside the gate. He took only three plays per unit to put the first point of the game on the opening drive. From there, Buffalo took the lead and never looked back.
After being out in the first quarter, Russell Wilson’s team made things a little more interesting and flirted with the comeback, cutting the bill to seven as well as two minutes left in the third quarter. It would be as close as they would come to sniff the lead, however, Billo scored 14 unanswered points to give himself the breathing room he needed to regenerate.
Overall, Buffalo’s defense did a tremendous job of limiting Wilson’s favor to the NFL MVP, who passed 390 yards and finished with two touchdowns. They kicked him out of his spot several times, resulting in five sacks and 11 quarterback hits. That pressure forced him to make four turnovers (two interruptions, two fumbles) in the afternoon, which helped turn the game in Buffalo’s favor and his seventh win of the year.
For an in-depth look at this contest, check out the main beds below.
Why Buffalo won
This was a really casual game for Josh Allen and Bill from Wire-to-Wire. With the jump, Brian Dabol’s offense put pressure on Seattle’s poor secondary and never took a foot off the gas. In the first half alone, Allen threw 282 yards and three touchdowns with just four imperfections. Those1 score yards passed on the third quarterback day of the third year and it ended with three scores. Allen also ran for 14 yards and a touchdown.
The offense cruised by scoring on the first four assets of the day, which helped bring them into the double-digit lead from halftime. In the second half, they continued to catch through the air, but in particular they were adamant on defense. They beat Russell Wilson, who was pushed in the afternoon, for a total of four turnovers, with Baker A.J. in the line. Including the main strip sacks at 6:30 in the fourth quarter to keep away from the main game by Klein.
When Sean McDermott flips on the tape of this game, he has no more to complain about.
Why Seattle lost
Seahawks came out of the empty flat and it haunted them during the afternoon. The weakness of the defense in the air was evident outside the door when Josh Allen needed just three passes to travel 45 yards and score the game’s first touchdown. As Bill scored 17 unanswered points for the start of the game, Russell Wilson was once convicted for the offense and stopped in the end zone. Wilson’s four turnovers on the day were reckless for him and can be partly blamed for Seattle’s offensive line struggling fiercely to save him. The buffaloes threw stones at him, knocked him down five times and hit him a total of 10 times.
While those struggles over crime were clear, Seahawks’ secondary seems to be a fatal flaw in his hopes of winning another Lombardy. Josh Allen was capable of an average of 10.9 yards during attempts during the day attempting 15 yards with a total of four touchdowns (three passes, one run). When your defense doesn’t make an opposing offense punt until 4:24 in the third quarter, it doesn’t give the offense much of a chance to stay in the game.
Turn
The game’s backbreaker came to Seattle on the 35-yard line with 12:21 on the third and 16th play and Buffalo was sticking to a 27-20 lead. If the offense had not been able to convert, they would probably have settled for a field goal and returned the ball to the Seahawks offense which was heating up and would now see only a 10-point loss. Buffalo avoided that fate, however, by completing a screen pass from Josh Ellen John Brown, who took y 33 yards into the field to extend Buffalo Drive.
On the next play, Seahawks Corner Quinton Dunbar was flagged for DPI as Ellen targeted Stephen Diggs in the back right corner of the end zone. He placed the ball on a 1-yard line and set up a simple Zack Moss touchdown on the next play to give Bill a 34-20 lead. It essentially eliminated any real shots for the Seahawks to make a comeback.
Play the game
Despite the combined 78 points in the game, there weren’t many eye-popping plays to speak of. The biggest of the day, however, came with a 9:01 to play in the fourth quarter when Russell Wilson snapped Seattle’s own 45-yard line, escaped pressure, turned right, and completed a 55-yard bomb touchdown for David Moore.
The pocket has that kind of escape, which is to watch downfield, and the power of the hand to meet its receiver in the final zone is very rare and why Wilson is still in the MVP debate. Moore, meanwhile, finished with 71 yards and four receptions for that score.
What’s next
From here, Bill will prepare for a road trip to Arizona to take the Cardinals. As for the Seahawks, when they return to the West for the NFC West showdown with the Los Angeles Rams in Week 10, they will be bowing to this two-game road trip.
