The Bills may have gotten off to a bit of a slow start in their first game after their bye, but the club had no trouble dispatching of the Panthers for a dominant 40-9 victory.

Running back James Cook set a new career high with 216 yards, accomplishing it on just 19 carries. His long on the day was a 64-yard touchdown midway through the second quarter that put his team up 12-3. Cook then put in a 21-yard touchdown midway through the third quarter to make the score 33-3.

Cook had seven runs of at least 10 yards during the contest, illustrating the dominance of the ground attack. As noted on the Fox broadcast, Cook’s 216 yards were the most by a Bills running back since O.J. Simpson in 1976.

Buffalo finished the contest with 245 rushing yards, surpassing their previous high of 224 against

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