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Sunday’s wasn’t the prettiest offensive game for the Buffalo Bills, and they still rolled to a blowout win over an AFC rival by bill 36_10…
Josh Allen and the Bills cruised to a 36-10 win over a Baltimore Ravens team that played most of Sunday’s game without injured All-Pro quarterback Lamar Jackson or his backup, Tyler Huntley.
Baltimore’s defense did enough to keep things close through the early portions of the third quarter. But the Bills opened the floodgates late as Allen made his mark on the Buffalo record book.
It extended Buffalo’s lead to 30-10 and gave Allen his 259th career passing touchdown in the regular season and postseason combined. That moved Allen past Bills icon and Hall of Famer Jim Kelly for the most in franchise history.
Kelly was in attendance to celebrate the achievement. And Allen added to his tally with one more touchdown to extend the blowout win.
With the victory, the Bills moved to 6-1 and remain in control of their path to the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs. They did so while a Ravens team that lost Jackson to a significant injury to the thumb on his throwing hand dropped to 4-4. The Ravens announced postgame that Jackson needs surgery and will go on injured reserve.
Buffalo, meanwhile, is guaranteed to leave Week 8 with no worse than a tie for the AFC’s best record. The 5-1 Kansas City Chiefs can tie them with a win over the Denver Broncos. The Bills and Chiefs are slated for a Week 12 showdown in which the winner could emerge with the inside track to the No. 1 seed and coveted first-round bye in the AFC playoffs.