Game Recap

Bills 31, Seahawks 10 | Final score, stats to know + game highlights

Oct 27, 2024 at 07:07 PM

Dorian Alerte

Contributing Correspondent

Seattle Seahawks vs Buffalo Bills, Regular Season, October 27, 2024 at Lumen Field.

Location: Lumen Field

Final score: Bills 31, Seahawks 10

Records: Bills (6-2), Seahawks (4-4)

Next opponent: Bills vs Dolphins on Sunday, November 3 at 1 pm ET

The Bills improved to 6-2 with a convincing win over the Seattle Seahawks. Here are some notes from today's victory:

Bills are 6-2 or better for the fourth time since 2017
Josh Allen is 22-6 against the NFC
Bills are 7-2 against west coast teams since 2017
Buffalo won its first game over a team with a winning record in 2024

💯1. A perfect start

The Bills started off strong defensively and offensively. The Bills defense shut down the Seahawks with a three-and-out on the first drive of the game. DE Greg Rousseau broke up two passes by QB Geno Smith on the drive.

After being pinned down at their own seven-yard line, QB Josh Allen and the offense marched down the field on a 14-play drive that ended with Allen finding WR Keon Coleman for a two-yard, one-handed touchdown catch.

On the drive, Allen complete seven-of-eight passes for 80 yards, including a 23-yard pass to TE Dawson Knox and a 25-yard completion to Coleman.

The defense then forced another three-and-out giving the offense possession again.

💪2. Early goal line stands

On their third drive of the game, the Seahawks started to move the ball down the field. Smith and RB Kenneth Walker made plays that advanced the football to the Bills' 2-yard line.

Walker lost one-yard after Rousseau and DT Ed Oliver pushed him back on first-and-goal. On second-and-goal, C Connor Williams snapped the ball over Smith's head and the ball ended up at the Bills 30-yard line and Walker ran it to the 22-yard line.

The Seahawks were able to kick the field goal and score their first points of the game, bring the score to 7-3.

Allen threw an interception to CB Josh Jobe while looking for WR Amari Cooper on the Bills ensuing drive and the Seahawks had the ball at the 5-yard line, but they were held up at the 1-yard line. On fourth down, Smith was tackled for a six-yard loss and the defense forced the turnover-on-downs.

👏3. Celebrating National tight ends day

With 4:44 left to go before half, Allen and the offense utilized 4:26 of the clock and scored their second touchdown of the day, to take a 14-3 lead.

In rainy Seattle at their own 12-yard line, Allen scrambled up the middle and fumbled but it was recovered by RB Ty Johnson, giving the offense a first down. Eight plays later, on third-and seven in Seattle territory, Allen threw the ball away but was hit by LB Derick Hall and drew a roughing the passer flag, giving the offense a fresh set of downs. Two plays later, Allen connected with TE Dalton Kincaid for a 12-yard touchdown pass, securing the two possession lead.

🍦🍦4. Double-dipping

Coming out of half, the Bills used 6:29 of the clock to produce a scoring drive. Aided by chunk plays of 15 yards and 35 yards from Coleman and WR Khalil Shakir, the Bills ended up at the Seahawks' 8-yard line, but could not punch it in the end zone. Instead Tyler Bass kicked the 27-yard field goal and secured a two touchdown lead 17-3.

🙌5. Big man interception

The Seahawks were once again moving the ball on their first drive of the second half. After a 10-yard completion to Walker, Smith looked in Walker's direction again on a screen pass. DE A.J. Epenesa pressured Smith and he threw the ball to DT Austin Johnson who caught his first career interception, giving the offense the ball at midfield.

The offense then took the ball down the field and RB James Cook had a house call on a two-yard run, securing the three touchdown lead at 24-3.

👨‍🍳6. James gets Cookin'

The chef was cooking in the fourth quarter. James Cook recorded four carries on the Bills' seven-play drive, including the seven-yard touchdown run.

He reached the 100-yard rushing mark for the first time this season after a 12-yard carry that brought the ball to the Seahawks' 12-yard line. Following an encroachment penalty, Cook ran it in, expanding the lead to 31-3.

7. Putting the game away

In the fourth quarter, the Seahawks scored a 1-yard rushing touchdown that shrunk the lead to 21. On their next drive, Smith picked up two first downs, but their drive was put to an end when DE Javon Solomon sacked Smith for an 11-yard loss.

Backup QB Mitchell Trubisky entered the game in the fourth quarter. After a three-and-out, P Sam Martin sent a punt 40 yards that was fumbled by CB Dee Williams and recovered by WR Mack Hollins and the Bills had possession again in Seahawks territory. Trubisky then kneeled the ball out and ended the game.

Lineup Notes

WR Jalen Virgil made his Bills debut; DE Eli Ankou made his 2024 Bills debut after previously playing for the Bills in 2021; Cam Lewis played his 50th career game.

The Bills 21 point win in Seattle marked the Seahawks worst home loss since 2017.

More stats from today’s win ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/d7zlKwsjdQ
— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) October 27, 2024

🔑Key Stats and Facts:

Greg Rousseau got credit for both of those pass deflections - it's the first game in his career with multiple passes defensed
Josh Allen set the franchise record for most consecutive pass attempts without an interception with 231. Old record was 222 by Tyrod Taylor.
This is the 3rd time this season the Bills have scored a TD on their opening offensive drive of a game - they are 3-0 in those games so far (at MIA, vs JAX, at NYJ).
With his first 31 rushing yards, James Cook passed the 2,000-yard rushing mark for his career.
90 yards makes it the 2nd-longest drive to begin a game by the Bills in the last 30 years - the only longer one to begin a game in that span was in 2022 at home against the Steelers (98 yards in 3 plays - it was that 98-yard pass to Gabe Davis).
Keon Coleman's three receiving TD this season are the most by a Bills rookie since Gabe Davis in 2020 (7).
Josh Allen has become the fifth quarterback in NFL history with at least 200 pass attempts and no interceptions in his team's first eight games of a season, joining Jason Campbell (2008), Brian Hoyer (2016), Bernie Kosar(1991) and Alex Smith (2017).
Allen's TD pass was the 180th of his career - passed Ron Jaworski and tied Rich Gannon for 66th on the NFL's all-time list
Allen's 203 passes without an INT was the longest to begin the season by an NFL player since Patrick Mahomes in 2019 (212).
The Seahawks had 1 rushing yard in the first half - it is the 2nd-fewest rushing yards the Bills have allowed in a 1st half this century (-11 in 2010 Week 17 vs. IND)
The Bills had two 90+ yard TD drives in the first half. That marks the first time the Bills have put together multiple 90+ yard TD drives in a first half since at least 1993 & makes the Bills the first NFL team to do so since 2022 (Panthers in Week 16 vs. DET).
The Bills have recorded an interception in 4 straight games, which matches their longest streak from last season (Weeks 11-15).
DT Austin Johnson recorded his first career interception.
Cook is the first Bills RB with a rushing TD in 3 straight games since Devin Singletary had a 4-game streak in the 2021 season.
This is the 4th time this season the Bills have held a lead of at least 21 points - most in the NFL.
Bills have rushed for a touchdown in 10 straight games – the second-longest active streak (Lions = 21).
Bills are 8-8 on 4th downs this year - It is the best streak of 4th-down conversions for the Bills since 1991 (which is how far back this was kept).
This is Cook's first career game with 100+ rush yards and 2 TD - the last Bills player to do that in a game was Devin Singletary in the 2021 season vs. ATL (110 yards, 2 TD).
Khalil Shakir (107 receiving yards) and James Cook (111 rushing yards) -today marks the first time the Bills had a 100-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver in the same game since Week 14, 2018 vs. NYJ - Josh Allen ran for 101 yard and Robert Foster had 104 yards receiving.

🏈Scoring Plays:

4:51 1Q | BUF 7 SEA 0 | Josh Allen pass short right to Keon Coleman for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

8:18 2Q | BUF 7 SEA 3 | Jason Myers 38-yard field goal is GOOD.

0:25 2Q | BUF 14 SEA 3 | Josh Allen pass short middle to Dalton Kincaid for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

8:34 3Q | BUF 17 SEA 3 | Tyler Bass 27-yard field goal is GOOD.

2:01 3Q | BUF 24 SEA 3 | James Cook left end for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

11:23 4Q | BUF 31 SEA 3 | James Cook up the middle for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

8:05 4Q | BUF 31 SEA 10 | Zach Charbonnet right tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.

Game Action