It was a game of firsts as the Buffalo Bills throttled the Jacksonville Jaguars 47-10 on ‘Monday Night Football’ at Highmark Stadium.
Bills rookie receiver Keon Coleman caught his first career touchdown, tight end Dalton Kincaid caught his first touchdown of the season and Damar Hamlin picked off Trevor Lawrence for his first career interception. The Jaguars, on the other hand, leave Buffalo with yet another night of question marks as Jacksonville falls to 0-3.
DAMAR HAMLIN PICKS OFF LAWRENCE.
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Allen, who earned his first win against Lawrence, continues his MVP campaign with 263 passing yards while completing 23 of 30 passes, four scores all of which came in the first half and most importantly no turnovers.
Buffalo will look to stay perfect on the road next week for ‘Sunday Night Football’ against Lamar Jackson and the 1-2 Baltimore Ravens.
Bills keep rolling
For a second straight week, the Bills ended a game well in advance of the final whistle. They certainly looked like a team flying high off of one lopsided win with ten days of rest, leading to this blowout victory over the Jaguars. Allen was single-handedly on a seek-and-destroy mission all evening. In the first half, Allen had only two more incompletions (6) than touchdown passes (4) as the Bills offense could do no wrong. After a win over the Dolphins where the Bills didn’t need Allen in a grand degree, the quarterback’s first half against the Jaguars was a loud declaration of his candidacy for Most Valuable Player in 2024. In a league dictated by low scoring through the first few weeks, Allen’s third-straight 30-plus point performance with the Bills is even more impressive.
Simply put, the Jaguars offense looked rattled all game. Even with backup-level players scattered throughout the back seven, the Bills put together another sterling defensive performance against a team with a good collection of skill position players. It’s a strong start to the year for coach Sean McDermott and new defensive coordinator Bobby Babich. After a slow start in the first half of Week 1, the Bills have allowed only 24 points over the last three games when their opponents were still in non-garbage time portions of the games. Over the final three quarters against the Dolphins, and then the first half of the Jaguars, they allowed only six points total. It’s been borderline dominance despite missing key players like linebackers Matt Milano and Terrel Bernard, along with nickel corner Taron Johnson.— Joe Buscaglia, Bills beat writer
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