2021 · Week 3
Washington Commanders at Buffalo Bills
Sep 26, 2021 · Ralph Wilson Stadium · outdoors · a_turf
Recap
It wasn't close — Buffalo Bills beat Washington Commanders 43–21. ScoutIndex had favored Bills (78%) going in. Bills improve to 2-1; Commanders fall to 1-2. Josh Allen was the story of the game with 358 passing yards and 4 TDs; 9 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Bills out-gained the opponent 481–290 in total yards. Commanders turned it over 3 times to Bills's 0.
Team stats
| WAS | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | First downs | 28 |
| 290 | Total yards | 481 |
| 212 | Passing yards | 359 |
| 78 | Rushing yards | 122 |
| 14/24 | Comp / Att | 33/44 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(11:01) (Shotgun) 17-Jos.Allen pass deep right to 1-E.Sanders for 28 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Caught along sideline.
- Q12-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-3-M.Haack.
- Q2(13:06) (Shotgun) 17-Jos.Allen pass short right to 20-Z.Moss for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-3-M.Haack.
- Q2(10:48) (Shotgun) 17-Jos.Allen pass short right to 88-D.Knox for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-3-M.Haack.
- Q2(10:06) (Shotgun) 4-T.Heinicke pass short right to 24-A.Gibson for 73 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-D.Hopkins extra point is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q2(7:50) (Shotgun) 4-T.Heinicke scrambles right end for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-D.Hopkins extra point is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q2(1:40) 2-T.Bass 21 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-3-M.Haack.
- Q2(:02) 2-T.Bass 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-3-M.Haack.
- Q3(4:47) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 17-Jos.Allen pass short left to 1-E.Sanders for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN [95-C.Toohill].
- Q3(2:15) 2-T.Bass 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-3-M.Haack.
- Q4(10:36) (Shotgun) 17-Jos.Allen scrambles right tackle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q42-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-3-M.Haack.
- Q4(5:27) (Shotgun) 4-T.Heinicke pass short left to 82-L.Thomas for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q43-D.Hopkins extra point is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
Box score
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Heinicke | 14/24 | 212 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Heinicke | 8 | 21 | 1 |
| Antonio Gibson | 12 | 31 | 0 |
| J.D. McKissic | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Cam Sims | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Dyami Brown | 1 | -4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Heinicke | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Antonio Gibson | 1 | 2 | 73 | 1 |
| Terry McLaurin | 4 | 7 | 62 | 0 |
| Logan Thomas | 4 | 4 | 42 | 1 |
| J.D. McKissic | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Cam Sims | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Adam Humphries | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Dyami Brown | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 32/43 | 358 | 4 | 0 |
| Mitchell Trubisky | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Zack Moss | 13 | 60 | 0 |
| Devin Singletary | 11 | 26 | 0 |
| Mitchell Trubisky | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Isaiah McKenzie | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Beasley | 11 | 13 | 98 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 5 | 6 | 94 | 2 |
| Stefon Diggs | 6 | 10 | 62 | 0 |
| Zack Moss | 3 | 3 | 31 | 1 |
| Dawson Knox | 4 | 5 | 49 | 1 |
| Devin Singletary | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Davis | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Tommy Sweeney | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Reggie Gilliam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |