The Bills controlled the scoreboard and the clock in their 30-10 Week 2 victory over their AFC rival New York Jets. Here are the top three things we learned.
1 — Ball control and bruising runs
It's not often the Bills can go a full game without a Josh Allen touchdown and still win decisively, yet that's exactly what happened Sunday at MetLife Stadium. All three Bills touchdowns came from players not named Allen, marking the first time since 2020 that Buffalo won without a score from Allen.
Led by RB James Cook, the Bills methodically utilized their run game, finishing with 224 rush yards and only three runs gaining over 8 yards despite having 43 attempts.
When the Bills did create explosives in the run game, they were important. Allen's 40-yard scramble on 3rd and 8 — the third 40-yard