Game Recap

Bills 34, Titans 10 | Final score, stats to know + game highlights

Oct 20, 2024 at 04:48 PM

Dorian Alerte

Contributing Correspondent

Buffalo Bills vs Tennessee Titians, Regular Season, October 20, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.

Location: Highmark Stadium

Final score: Bills 34, Titans 10

Tickets distributed: 70,842

Records: Bills (5-2), Titans (1-5)

Next opponent: Bills at Seahawks on Sunday, October 27 at 4:05 pm ET

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Josh Allen's 100^th start was a success as the Buffalo Bills improved to 5-2 after defeating the Tennessee Titans 27-10 on Sunday afternoon.

Allen picked apart the Titans defense through the air, throwing for 323 yards and 2 touchdowns. Rookie WR Keon Coleman led the receiving group in yards with 125, including a long of 57 yards. In his debut, WR Amari Cooper registered 66 receiving yards and a touchdown. Rookie RB Ray Davis led the ground game with 41 yards on 5 carries and a rushing touchdown.

On defense, LB Dorian Williams once again led the defense in tackles with 10. DE Greg Rousseau and DT Dawuane Smoot each registered 0.5 sack and A.J. Epenesa had 1.0 sack. S Damar Hamlin had five tackles and caught an interception.

Other notes following the win:

Bills are now 5-2 and remain in first place of the AFC East
Bills are 5-2 for the sixth time since 2017
Bills are 17-3 at home since 2022 - remains the NFL's best record in that span
Bills have won three consecutive home games against the Titans
Josh Allen is 12-2 against top 5 pass defenses

🏈1. Titans on the board first

Following consecutive three-and-outs by the Bills offense, on their second drive of the game, the Titans offense made their way down the field. They utilized seven minutes of the clock on a 13-play, 61-yard drive that ended in a K Nick Folk 25-yard field goal that brought the early lead to 3-0 in favor of Tennessee.

🔃2. Rapid Response

After the Titans offense took a 10-0 lead following a QB Mason Rudolph passing touchdown to WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, the Bills offense responded in a big way.

On the ensuing kickoff, CB Brandon Codrington gave the offense great field position, with possession at their own 39-yard line. A completion to WR Khalil Shakir set up a long completion where QB Josh Allen found a wide open Keon Coleman who took the ball 44 yards to the Titans' 11-yard line. RB James Cook took the next carry into the end zone and put the Bills on the board.

🤫3. Quiet first half

Following the Bills touchdown with 10:04 to go in the second quarter, both teams remained scoreless. The Bills had four of their six drives end in three-and-outs, as well as five of their six drives end in punts. Today marked the first game since 2009 when each of the Bills' first four drives was only three plays long.

👊4. Defense makes a statement

After receiving the second half kickoff, the Bills defense made a stand, forcing a turnover-on-downs and giving the offense possession at the Titans' 41-yard line.

On third-and-one, the Titans ran a direct snap to RB Tony Pollard that was stuffed by LB Terrel Bernard and led to a one-yard loss. On the next play on fourth down, Pollard ran in again and lost three yards as he was stuffed by DT DeWayne Carter and S Taylor Rapp.

🙌5. COOP!!!

The offense used the turnover-on-downs to take the lead for the first time in the game. Allen connected with Coleman for a 14-yard gain and TE Dalton Kincaid for another 17 yards. Then the "Coop" cheers broke out from the crowd, as Allen connected with WR Amari Cooper in the back of the end zone for his first touchdown in a Bills uniform. The Bills took the 14-10 lead.

🎶6. Getting in Rhythm

Allen got into a groove in the third quarter, leading the offense to a field goal drive and a touchdown drive to start the fourth quarter.

Allen and Cooper connected on both drives, once for 19 yards and another for 27 yards. Both catches set the offense with great field position on each drive. On the second scoring drive, Allen threw a dart to TE Dalton Kincaid that he took 26 yards and was brought down at the four-yard line. Two plays later at the start of the fourth quarter, Allen rifled a pass in to the front of the endzone to RB Ty Johnson and expanded the Bills lead to 24-10.

💪7. Closing things out

Following the touchdown drive, the Bills defense forced the Titans into another three-and-out. On offense, Allen completed six straight passes, five of which were caught by Shakir.

After scoring the field goal to expand their lead to 17, CB Christian Benford tipped the pass and S Damar Hamlin intercepted Rudolph, giving the offense the ball.

On the next offensive drive, Coleman took a short pass from Allen 57 yards into Titans territory and four plays later, RB Ray Davis broke a tackle and scurried into the end zone for 16 yards, bringing the score to 34-10 and ending the game.

💯Lineup Notes

QB Josh Allen started in his 100^th career game; WR Amari Cooper made his Bills debut after being traded on Tuesday; RB James Cook made his return after missing one game due to a toe injury; DT Ed Oliver made his return after missing two games with a hamstring injury; WR Curtis Samuel left the game in the first quarter with a shoulder injury; LB Terrel Bernard left the game with an ankle injury in the third quarter.

🔑Key Stats and Facts:

James Cook's six total touchdowns this season (5 rush, 1 rec) - matches his total from last season (2 rush, 4 rec)
Bills have outscored opponents 55-20 in the 3rd quarter - those 55 points are the most in the NFL, and the +35-point differential ranks second (steelers, +36)
Bills have rushed for a touchdown in nine straight games – the second-longest active streak to the Lions (20).
Amari Cooper is the first bill to have his first reception with the team go for a touchdown since Matt Breida in Week 10, 2021
The Bills have now scored 20+ points in 22 of their last 23 home games
Greg Rousseau had 6 QB hits - tied for the most by any player in an NFL game this season (Micah Parsons, Aidan Hutchinson, Logan Hall).

Scoring Plays:

3:00 1Q | BUF 0 TEN 3 | Nick Folk 25-yard field goal is GOOD.

11:38 2Q | BUF 0 TEN 10 | Mason Rudolph pass short right to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

10:08 2Q | BUF 7 TEN 10 | James Cook right guard for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

10:28 3Q | BUF 14 TEN 10 | Josh Allen pass short left to Amari Cooper for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

4:15 3Q | BUF 17 TEN 10 | Tyler Bass 28-yard field goal is GOOD.

15:00 4Q | BUF 24 TEN 10 | Josh Allen pass short middle to Ty Johnson for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

9:28 4Q | BUF 27 TEN 10 | Tyer Bass 30-yard field goal is GOOD.

1:53 4Q | BUF 34 TEN 10 | Ray Davis 16-yard run, TOUCHDOWN