ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Joe Brady was so eager to get Josh Allen on the field, the Bills rookie head coach elected to take the ball — rather than defer — upon winning the coin toss in Buffalo’s home- and new stadium-opener against Detroit.
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. 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.
