2018 · Week 3
Buffalo Bills at Minnesota Vikings
Sep 23, 2018 · U.S. Bank Stadium · dome · sportturf
Recap
Buffalo Bills blew out Minnesota Vikings 27–6. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Bills only a 23% shot beforehand. Bills improve to 1-2; Vikings fall to 1-1-1. Josh Allen paced the offense with 196 passing yards and 1 TD; 39 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs.
Team stats
| BUF | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 18 |
| 324 | Total yards | 310 |
| 196 | Passing yards | 296 |
| 128 | Rushing yards | 14 |
| 15/22 | Comp / Att | 40/55 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 15/22 | 196 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 10 | 39 | 2 |
| Chris Ivory | 20 | 56 | 0 |
| Marcus Murphy | 8 | 33 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Ivory | 3 | 4 | 70 | 0 |
| Marcus Murphy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kelvin Benjamin | 3 | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| Andre Holmes | 3 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| Jason Croom | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Charles Clay | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Zay Jones | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Robert Foster | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 40/55 | 296 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Latavius Murray | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Boone | 2 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Thielen | 14 | 19 | 105 | 0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 5 | 6 | 48 | 1 |
| C.J. Ham | 5 | 6 | 47 | 0 |
| Laquon Treadwell | 4 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
| Latavius Murray | 5 | 7 | 30 | 0 |
| Stefon Diggs | 4 | 10 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Boone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aldrick Robinson | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Tyler Conklin | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |