Sunday Night Football: Bills beat Packers 27-17 for fourth win in a row

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The Bills scored only three points in the second half, with Josh Allen throwing two picks. They went 2-for-7 on third down on the night and lost the time of possession 33:48 to 26:12.

It was not one of their better games of the season, but the Bills did what the Bills have done most of the season. They won again.

Buffalo beat the Packers 27-17 in a choppy, chippy game. The Bills improved to 6-1, while the Packers fell to 3-5.

The Bills went three-and-out on their first possession, scored on five consecutive possessions and then threw two interceptions and punted on their final three possessions, not counting a kneel down to end the game. It was a thing of beauty at times and confounding at others.

Buffalo led 24-7 at halftime, but it took a missed a 55-yard field goal by Mason Crosby with 38 seconds left for the Bills to avoid a Packers’ onside kick attempt.

The Bills finished with 369 yards as Allen went 13-of-25 for 218 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions while running for 49 yards on six carries. Stefon Diggs, who chirped with the Packers defensive backs all night long, made six catches for 108 yards and a touchdown.

The Packers gained 398 yards. Aaron Rodgers completed 19 of 30 passes for 203 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Aaron Jones ran for 143 yards on 20 carries, and Romeo Doubs caught four passes for 62 yards and a touchdown.

58 responses to “Sunday Night Football: Bills beat Packers 27-17 for fourth win in a row

  1. Allen was downright awful in the 2nd half, his carelessness reminded me of Mahomes playing hero ball instead of doing the smart play. So many opportunities he could have ran for yards and instead he put up horrible passes.

  2. Brian Gutekunst has almost single handedly ruined our once proud franchise. We need to trade anyone with value for picks for the next GM and coaching staff.

  3. Singletary is running all over them in the 1st then we give him like two more touches the entire second half…… what the heck happened to the play calling after halftime

  4. I wasn’t impressed with by the Bills in this one. It happens. They’re still the best team in the AFC right now. At least the Patriots are awful with Belichick.

  5. The second half of this game will be a blueprint against Buffalo. Defense coordinators around the league will look at this film on how to stop this offense. Watch out.

  6. The Packers didn’t roll over, even without a lot of players before and during the game. Not a lot of teams are going to hold Buffalo to 3 points in a half. GB kept fighting, and it’s not garbage time when you have a chance to tie the game in the last minute. It doesn’t look like this will be their year, but if Doubs, Toure and some of the others keep improving things aren’t going to be as dire as the haters would hope.

  7. How fun to watch the Packers and Patriots both reverting to their normal trash form. Hope you enjoyed for 15 seconds. Now both of you go back to normal in the cellar.

  8. When Allen threw his 2nd interception on 3rd and goal, why didn’t they just run the football instead and kick a FG? Then they would be up by 20. Then when GB had the football in the last 2 minutes, they would have had to score 2 touchdowns. Were the Bills being greedy. BTW, the Packers finally found their run game. They should have run more in the previous weeks. Either the play calling was bad in the previous games or too much of Rodgers audibles in the previous weeks.

  9. I heard someone say the look on my face at the end of the game was priceless. So I looked in a mirror once I got to the locker room. No smirk.

  10. Was very unimpressed by the Bills was expecting a great team but they are soft on defense you can run on them easily they also tackle poorly. They tried to coast the whole 2nd half a sign of a poorly coached team.

  11. The fact is, the Packers are a better team than the Bills, and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.

  12. Sure seems Rodgers used to be a lot more mobile in the pocket. He needs to find it again or I doubt he finishes the season..

  13. The Packers need someone who can get open. They were constantly in 3 TE sets hoping to sneak a quick pass to Jones. Doubs is the only one who can catch a contested ball and he’d be a 4th or 5th WR playing ST anywhere else. Their line was awful as well aside from some decent run blocking in the second half. They need to go after Brandin Cooks but knowing how the Packers are in FA and trades they’ll just stay the course and hope Rodgers can bail them out again. As much as he’s hated this isn’t all his fault but he does deserve some blame.

  14. As a Chiefs fan I was pulling for GB. Looks like Buffalo, unless they hit a couple of trap games will win the AFC #1 seed. It appears GB has imploded just like Tampa. Philly, Min or SF could win the NFC #1 seed. In saying this the #1 seed guarantees nothing.

  15. Hmmmm. +10.5 spread and Allen threw 2 ridiculous picks and missed a WIDE OPEN receiver right in front of him 10′ high for easy 1st down in the 2nd half and it stays at +10. Stinky cheese?

  16. dingodango says:

    GB kept fighting, and it’s not garbage time when you have a chance to tie the game in the last minute.
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    It is garbage time when you’re down by 17 in the 4th quarter and at no time did the Packers ever close the gap to where it was a one score game.

    The Packer’s last possession started with 2 minutes and 34 seconds left in the game and and the Packer’s still down by 10 points.

    With one minute to play, the Packers were still down by 10 with the ball at the 37 yard line. Three (count them), THREE, Rodgers incompletions later, Crosby attempted, and missed, a 55 yard FG.

    So explain to me how the Packers had a chance to tie the game in the last minute…

  17. iliketurtles says:
    October 30, 2022 at 11:32 pm
    Allen was downright awful in the 2nd half, his carelessness reminded me of Mahomes playing hero ball instead of doing the smart play. So many opportunities he could have ran for yards and instead he put up horrible passes.
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    Seems like the Bills kind of were goofing around in the 2nd half, knowing there really wasn’t any way they were going to lose. Undisciplined, yes. But not worrisome for them.

  18. So, with a huge first half lead, the Bills played a soft D, which allowed the Packers to run the ball. The Bills enticed the run. It’s exactly what you do with a huge lead. You want your opponent to run the ball.

  19. I don’t like Brady, but he took less money to keep the team together in New England…Not Rodgers.. Cant keep players when one guy sucks up 50 mil a year! The time has come for the Packers to suck for the next 20 years.

  20. This was pretty sloppy but there was never really any question of which was the better team. We’ve seen how good this team can be – halfway through the season.

  21. Josh Allen & the Offense looked like they wanted to loaf in the second half – a wins a win but but they got to keep their foot on the floor till the final whistle no matter who or where they play.

  22. The Bills were in prevent defense all 2nd half and were happy to give up running yards while the clock ran. The game was never in doubt,but keep believing their defense is soft. They played to win the game.

  23. I don’t like Brady, but he took less money to keep the team together in New England…Not Rodgers.. Cant keep players when one guy sucks up 50 mil a year! The time has come for the Packers to suck for the next 20 years.
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    2022 – $28.5~mil
    2023 – $31.6~mil
    2024 – $40.7~mil
    2025 – $59.3~mil
    2026 – #53.4~mil

  24. I feel like the Bills had the game in hand. Because the bills got the early lead, the Packers running it so much didn’t really do anything. That said, I think the Bills do need to figure out their run defense. If they have to bring a safety into the box good teams will drop some points on them.

  25. The Bills were in prevent defense all 2nd half and were happy to give up running yards while the clock ran. The game was never in doubt,but keep believing their defense is soft. They played to win the game.
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    The game wasn’t even competitive for 40 minutes.

    If Buffalo had just run the ball… which, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a run defense this bad… they could have won by 30+, easily.

  26. The Packers Offensive Line is OFFENSIVE. That’s where the bulk of GB’s problems lie. If you can’t give Rodgers 3 to 4 seconds to look downfield at the WR routes,….. we’re doomed. I can’t explain the issues on defense. They added beef to the D Line to help stop the run. It’s not helping.

  27. I feel like the Bills had the game in hand. Because the bills got the early lead, the Packers running it so much didn’t really do anything.
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    It took half a season for LaFleur to realize running the ball was his only chance to win.

    If he had figured it out earlier, the season might not have been lost.

    .. but considering his defense probably couldn’t stop a WNBA team, that might be wishful thinking.

  28. The second half of this game will be a blueprint against Buffalo. Defense coordinators around the league will look at this film on how to stop this offense. Watch out.

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    So the blueprint is… let Buffalo get a 17 point halftime lead and hope they lose interest.

  29. I think Allen should worry less about running and start caring about protecting the ball and to hit open receivers. He left a lot of points on the field last night. That game should not have been that close.

  30. Watching the Bills for the 1st time this year i was not impressed they are soft and very easy to run on by halftime they had no energy left. They were lucky to beat the lowly Packers .

  31. I can’t explain the issues on defense. They added beef to the D Line to help stop the run. It’s not helping.
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    7 1st rounders.. Alexander, Clark and Gary are the only playmakers

    Big $$ free agents.. Amos and Smith simply aren’t performing

    Very disappointed in Savage. All those deep throws last night, he was always two steps behind.

    Walker reflects this unit pretty well. Immature, innefective, can’t overcome adversity.

  32. GB kept fighting, and it’s not garbage time when you have a chance to tie the game in the last minute.
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    I’m confused. Buffalo was up by 10 with a minute left. How many 10 point plays are there in the NFL?

  33. Bills have had defensive injuries this year resulting from very aggressive play by & between their own players. After Poyer went down – that 2nd half looked like “we got this game”, let nobody get hurt….

  34. I didn’t see the after-game press conference with Rodgers. Who did he blame for the loss this time?

  35. Trying to imagine what the packers could be if AR12 had taken the same approach as Brady – take less money so management could get better talent.

    I almost feel bad for LaFluer – not only is the overall team talent level poor, but he has to contend with an overpaid Prima Donna who thinks he is also the head coach.

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