Bills 31-10 Seahawks (Oct. 27, 2024) Game Recap

SEATTLE – Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes and the surging Buffalo Bills turned his first interception of the season into an afterthought, defeating the Seattle Seahawks 31-10 on Sunday.

James Cook rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns for the AFC East-leading Bills (6-2), who were in control throughout and won their third straight. Meanwhile, chaos reigned for the Seahawks as two defensive linemen tackled each other on their own sideline.

Allen finished 24 of 34 for 283 yards. He increased his pass streak to 300 without an interception before Josh Jobe shut him down in the second quarter. But Seattle (4-4) turned the ball over on downs after that pick with quarterback Geno Smith stumbled after taking the snap on the four-and-goal from the 1st.

“That was huge,” Allen said. “I hate losing the ball, but I made the tackle. The coach constantly talks about not putting your head down when something like this happens. Make a tackle and let your defense get back on the field because you never know what’s going to happen.”

Allen responded by leading a 12-play, 93-yard drive that ended with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Dalton Kincaid for a 14-3 lead.

Buffalo also went 90 yards in 14 plays after its first kickoff, and Allen found Keon Coleman for a 2-yard touchdown to cap a drive that lasted 9:07.

The Bills became the first team to complete two TD drives of 90 yards or more in a half since 2022, when Carolina did so against Detroit. Buffalo outgained Seattle by 445 yards to 233 and held the ball for more than 38 minutes.

“We feel like every play we come out with and execute at a high level, no one can really stop us but ourselves,” Coleman said.

Smith completed 21 of 29 yards for 212 yards and an interception for the Seahawks, who were largely inept on offense. They rushed for just 32 yards and scored their only touchdown in garbage time.

“This is the result of a good football team outplaying us in three phases, and then it gets out of hand when you do the things we did today,” Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said. “In short, we have been played, we have been taken out of coaching and we need to make amends.”

Seattle had the ball at the Buffalo 2 and had a chance to tie the game midway through the second quarter, but center Connor Williams sent a shotgun snap over Smith's head that bounced past the 30. Kenneth Walker III recovered the fumble, but the Seahawks settled for Jason Myers' 38-yard field goal.

Jobe, who was called up from the practice squad before the game, hit the ball to Amari Cooper on Allen's first pass of the next drive, and the cornerback picked it up at the Buffalo 40 and returned it to the 7. Allen's streak of 300 passes without an interception, including playoffs, was a franchise record.

A second mistake by Williams kept Seattle out of the end zone when he stepped on Smith's foot on the fourth-down play and the quarterback fell.

Derick Hall was charged with a late hit on Allen that extended Buffalo's further drive. Hall and his teammates yelled at each other and stood on the sideline for the rest of the half. The Seahawks were called for three personal fouls in the game, including one by Smith.

Hall and fellow defender Jarran Reed exchanged punches on the sideline and had to be separated.

“He loves the game, I love the game, and that’s when I think it got heated,” Hall said. “But you know, he’s a leader. He is the leader of our group. And when things get really hot, you have to rely on these guys. And maybe we could both do something a little better.”

With Buffalo leading 17-3 in the third quarter, defensive end Casey Toohill pressured Smith, who retreated to throw a screen pass. Smith attempted to throw the ball over Toohill, but he tipped the ball, which bounced off Walker's hands and into the arms of defender Austin Johnson.

Cook scored from two yards out to give Buffalo a 24-3 lead with 2:01 left in the third. He added a 7-yard scoring run early in the fourth, handing Seattle its fourth loss in five games.

No rush

Buffalo held Seattle to 1 yard rushing in the first half, the second-fewest rushing yards the Bills had given up in a half this century. The Bills held the Indianapolis Colts to minus-11 yards rushing in one half in 2010. Walker had six carries for 5 yards in the first half.

Injuries

Bills: WR Curtis Samuel (foot) was inactive.

Seahawks: WR DK Metcalf was inactive with a knee injury. … LB Dre'Mont Jones left in the second half with a shoulder injury but returned to the game.

Next

Bills: Host Miami on Sunday.

Seahawks: Host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.

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