Bills Beat Vikings 23-6 on Monday Night as Josh Allen and James Cook Reach a Milestone
Buffalo improved to 7-1. Josh Allen threw a touchdown, James Cook ran for 107 yards and a score, and Minnesota’s Carson Wentz was pulled late after two interceptions.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 2 min read
Eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge at night. Photo: Daniel L. Lu / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped, resized and color-graded). Archive photo of the area; not a photo of the events in this story.
The Buffalo Bills beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-6 on Monday Night Football at U.S. Bank Stadium, improving to 7-1 and winning their fourth straight game.
Josh Allen completed 21 of 31 passes for 234 yards, one touchdown and one interception, the Bills reported. James Cook ran 31 times for 107 yards and a 5-yard touchdown. Tyler Bass made field goals from 39, 25 and 52 yards. The Bills said Allen and Cook became the first quarterback-running back duo in NFL history to reach 5,000 as teammates in the same season.
Minnesota fell to 6-2. Carson Wentz completed 8 of 25 passes for 81 yards and two interceptions before coach Kevin O'Connell benched him late for Max Brosmer, Sporting News reported. Will Reichard made field goals from 43 and 53 yards; the Vikings did not score a touchdown. Related: Monday’s preview and the NFC playoff picture.
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