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NFLWeek 8Match report

Bills thrash Ravens 36-10 at Highmark Stadium

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Bills36 - 10Ravens
✓ We got the result rightWe predicted 31 - 27 · Final 36 - 10

Buffalo Bills beat Baltimore Ravens 36-10 at Highmark Stadium in Week 8 of the NFL season. The Bills controlled yardage and possession, scored 13 points in the fourth quarter and held Baltimore to just 144 total yards.

Buffalo struck first through a 1-yard rushing score from Josh Allen with 10:10 left in the opening quarter. Tyler Bass added a 56-yard field goal before Derrick Henry answered with a 2-yard run to make it 10-7. Bass then kicked from 22 and 51 yards in the second quarter, the latter with nine seconds left in the half, to send the Bills in 16-7 up.

Baltimore closed the gap with a 26-yard field goal from Tyler Loop early in the third. James Cook responded with a 5-yard run. In the fourth, Allen found DJ Moore from 11 yards, though the two-point conversion failed, and then Dalton Kincaid from 23 yards with 5:58 remaining.

The numbers tell the story. Buffalo racked up 426 total yards, 280 through the air and 146 on the ground, along with 24 first downs and 37:36 of possession. Baltimore finished with 144 yards, 10 first downs and 22:24 on the clock. The Ravens gave the ball away three times. The Bills did so twice.

Match stats

BillsRavens
426Total yards144
280Passing yards68
146Rushing yards76
24First downs10
2Turnovers3

Our prediction

Our preview projected a 31-27 win for Buffalo, with a 60% probability, and a high-scoring contest. Buffalo went past 31 points, but Baltimore finished well short of 27 with only 10.

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