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Bills 36, Ravens 10: Allen passes Kelly in the record book as Buffalo rolls Baltimore

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DJ Moore celebrates his fourth quarter touchdown against the Ravens at Highmark Stadium. Photo courtesy of the Buffalo Bills.
DJ Moore celebrates his fourth quarter touchdown against the Ravens at Highmark Stadium. Photo courtesy of the Buffalo Bills.

Josh Allen made franchise history on Sunday and the Buffalo Bills made it a miserable afternoon for the Baltimore Ravens, winning 36-10 at Highmark Stadium in a game defined by an injury on the very first snap.

Lamar Jackson, back after missing three games with a left ankle injury, hurt his right thumb on Baltimore’s first play when his throwing hand hit Greg Rousseau’s arm on the follow through. He never returned. After the game, head coach Jesse Minter said Jackson needs surgery on the thumb and will go on injured reserve. Backup Tyler Huntley left with a toe injury in the first half, leaving the game to Joe Fagnano, an undrafted rookie from UConn making his NFL debut. Fagnano went 10 of 21 for 91 yards with an interception and a lost fumble.

Allen went 21 of 34 for 289 yards with two touchdowns and one interception, and ran for a 1 yard score in the first quarter. His 11 yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore in the fourth quarter was the 259th touchdown pass of his career including the playoffs, passing Jim Kelly’s franchise record of 258. His 23 yard scoring strike to Dalton Kincaid minutes later made it 260. James Cook ran for 80 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. Kincaid caught 4 passes for 86 yards and a score, and Moore added 4 catches for 82 yards and a touchdown. Tyler Bass made field goals of 56, 22 and 51 yards.

Buffalo’s defense forced three turnovers, recorded four sacks and held Baltimore to 144 total yards. Derrick Henry scored the Ravens’ only touchdown on a 2 yard run and finished with 53 yards on 11 carries. Rashod Bateman was Baltimore’s top receiver with one catch for 22 yards.

The Bills (6-1) have won three straight. The Ravens (4-4) have lost three in a row and now face life without their quarterback.

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Broncos 28, Chiefs 24: Denver scores 15 in the fourth and stands tall at the goal line to take the AFC West lead

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Jonah Coleman and Bo Nix celebrate during the Broncos' comeback win over the Chiefs at Empower Field at Mile High. Photo courtesy of the Denver Broncos.
Jonah Coleman and Bo Nix celebrate during the Broncos' comeback win over the Chiefs at Empower Field at Mile High. Photo courtesy of the Denver Broncos.

The Denver Broncos scored 15 unanswered points in the fourth quarter and finished the job with a goal line stand in the final seconds, beating the Kansas City Chiefs 28-24 on Sunday at Empower Field at Mile High to take over first place in the AFC West.

Kansas City (5-2) led most of the day. Patrick Mahomes threw an 11 yard touchdown pass to Rashee Rice in the first quarter, a 73 yard touchdown to running back Emmett Johnson in the second, and a 4 yard score to Noah Gray in the third quarter for a 24-13 lead. Denver (6-2) stayed close behind Wil Lutz field goals of 39 and 45 yards and a 1 yard touchdown pass from Bo Nix to Jaylen Waddle on fourth down late in the first half, and Kansas City took a 17-13 lead into halftime on a 45 yard Harrison Butker field goal in the final minute of the second quarter.

The Broncos went three and out three straight times to open the second half, then drove 80 yards in nine plays. Nix hit Nate Adkins for a 2 yard touchdown on fourth and goal with 8:55 left, and Waddle caught the two point conversion to pull Denver within 24-21.

After Butker missed a field goal try, Nix found rookie Jonah Coleman for 51 yards down to the 5 yard line, and Coleman ran it in on the next play just after the two minute warning to give Denver its first lead since the first quarter. Coleman finished as the Broncos’ top rusher and top receiver, running for 41 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries and catching 4 passes for 63 yards.

Kansas City had one last chance and nearly took it. Mahomes hit Travis Kelce for 32 yards and Kenneth Walker carried the Chiefs down to the 1 yard line. But Mahomes threw incomplete on second down, Walker was stopped for no gain on third down, a false start pushed Kansas City back, and Malcolm Roach sacked Mahomes on fourth down as time expired. Mahomes finished 30 of 41 for 321 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. Johnson caught 5 passes for 128 yards for the Chiefs, and Walker ran for 69 yards on 21 carries. Nix went 20 of 32 for 222 yards and two touchdowns for the Broncos, and neither team committed a turnover all afternoon.

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