ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — In a decisive move, Bills rookie head coach Joe Brady opted to take the ball after winning the coin toss in the team’s home opener against Detroit. This choice reflects Brady’s eagerness to showcase quarterback Josh Allen on the field right from the start of the game. The matchup marked the debut of Buffalo’s new stadium, adding to the significance of the occasion.
The lingering wisps of smoke from the pregame fireworks display had barely cleared on Thursday night, when Allen capped a 10-play, 85-yard drive with a 1-yard sneak into the end zone. The Bills went on to score TDs on each of their first four possessions — and six of eight, not including an end of game kneel-down — in the breathtaking offensive display of a 41-31 win . Allen has been a one-man show in leading an offensive juggernaut that’s combined for 77 points, 855 yards, 54 first downs and scored on 13 of 18 possessions not ending in kneel-downs. Josh Palmer has scored twice on two catches While tight end Dalton Kincaid leads Buffalo with a combined 12 catches for 225 yards and two scores. And even the ever-inconsistent Keon Coleman got involved with six catches for 63 yards against Detroit — three of those receptions coming before DJ Moore was sidelined with a shoulder injury late in the first half. The bright side is how the defense limited Jahmyr Gibbs to 52 yards rushing on 16 carries. On the downside, the Bills allowed Detroit to close to within 10 points twice after being down 21-0. On a combined 20 possessions, opponents have scored eight touchdowns with Buffalo forcing five three-and-outs. After settling for a touchdown and two field goals on three trips inside the Texans 20 last weekend, the Bills scored touchdowns on all five red-zone drives against Detroit.
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DL Deone Walker. The second-year player continues to be a force in the middle, and needed to with Ed Oliver sidelined after hurting his hip in pregame warmups . Walker ended the Lions’ final threat by batting down two pass attempts that led to a three-and-out midway through the fourth quarter.
