The Buffalo Bills are absolutely running over the Detroit Lions right now, up a ridiculous 27-10 at halftime of Thursday Night Football. Josh Allen? He’s already thrown three touchdowns and run for another. This dude is playing out of his mind, practically christening that new stadium with pure fire and total domination. If you thought this was gonna be a close one, think again, because the Bills are laying a serious beatdown early in the season.
Allen Is UNSTOPPABLE, Bills Offense Is A Machine
Seriously, what a show from the Bills’ offense in that first half! Josh Allen was surgical, going 12-of-19 for 164 yards, but it was those three touchdown passes that really popped off the screen: a massive 43-yard dime to Josh Palmer, a perfect 1-yard toss to Dawson Knox, and a sharp 16-yard strike to Dalton Kincaid. And like that wasn’t enough, he added four carries for 40 yards and another rushing touchdown. That’s *four* scores for Allen before the halftime whistle! The guy is making it look effortlessly dominant. It’s not just Allen, though. Running back James Cook is ripping it up on the ground, already hitting 101 rushing yards on just 11 carries. And Kincaid isn’t just catching touchdowns, he’s snagged five catches for 65 yards total, looking like a total force. The Bills scored on their first four possessions, driving 85, 79, 57, and 68 yards down the field. They’ve piled up 299 total yards to the Lions’ measly 155, and honestly, it feels even more lopsided than that. This team is *cooking*.
Lions Can’t Hang, While Bills Face Some Early Season Worries
It’s been a really tough night for the Lions so far, man. Jared Goff did manage to keep his streak of consecutive games with a touchdown alive, hitting a running back for an 11-yard score, but that’s truly been their only real spark. The Bills, on the other hand, are absolutely cruising, but they aren’t totally without a couple of minor headaches, even with the huge lead. Kicker Tyler Bass missed an extra point, which you never want to see, and they had to punt on their fourth possession, breaking that scoring streak. The bigger worry, though, comes from the wide receiver room. DJ Moore is in the X-ray room right now, getting checked for a shoulder injury and a stinger, and that’s just a gut punch no one wants to hear. Keon Coleman also had to get his right ankle taped on the sideline, though he did manage to return to the game. You never want to see those kinds of injuries pop up, especially this early in the season, even when you’re dominating like this.
What a first half! The Bills look absolutely legit, a true contender, but they gotta keep that pedal down. Can the Lions somehow mount a comeback, even a small one, or is Buffalo going to just keep pouring it on and make a huge statement about their early season form tonight? Get ready for the second half, because this one’s been a blast so far, even if it’s been one-sided!
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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