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- Bills survive in Cleveland. It wasn’t pretty, but Buffalo notched its 11th win of the season, holding off a late push by the three-win Browns. The Bills played with their food at times on the road, allowing Cleveland to cut a 13-point lead to three in the fourth quarter before the defense closed the door. Josh Allen wasn’t at his best, completing 12 of 19 passes for 130 yards and adding 17 rushing yards. The Bills' passing attack was wobbly most of the contest, with drops peppered in, including a Dawson Knox flub in the end zone that would have sealed the tilt late. The Bill leaned on James Cook early to generate their double-digit lead. The running back galloped for 100 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries in the first half. However, even the ground game disappeared for the final two frames. Cook finished with 117 yards on 16 carries with two scores. Buffalo’s offense couldn’t stay on the field for long stretches, going 2 of 8 on third downs and 0 of 2 on fourth. Pretty doesn’t show up in the W-L column. All that matters: They got the victory.
- Shedeur continues roller-coaster season. At times, rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders looked brilliant. He diced up the Bills' defense early, completed his first eight passes, including an opening-drive touchdown toss. However, drive-to-drive inconsistencies plague the QB. His first interception was slightly behind Quinshon Judkins and clanged off the running back’s shoulder. Sanders also had another deflected INT. When the signal-caller reads it and rips the pigskin, he looks excellent. Yet, he still tends to drift in the pocket at times. The Browns' final drive displayed all of the above. Backed up in his own end, Sanders rifled a perfect ball to Malachi Corley for a first down as the Browns had a shot to tie or take the lead. Then, disaster. Sanders was swallowed up for a sack. On second down, he felt pressure, drifted back, and heaved an intentional grounding pass at his own 1-yard line. With two games left, the fifth-rounder needs to smooth out his game heading into 2026.
- Bills keep division hopes alive. The Bills moved to 11-4, half a game game back from the 11-3 Patriots entering Sunday Night Football. Next Gen Stats puts the Bills' chances of catching the Pats for the AFC East at 34%. Buffalo would clinch a playoff berth if either the Texans or Colts lose. It marked the sixth consecutive season with 11-plus wins, the longest active streak in the NFL -- one of five teams all time to reach 11-plus wins in six straight seasons. Buffalo closes the season with games against the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Jets.
NFL Research: DaQuan Jones and Jordan Poyer had an interception each for the Bills. It marked Jones’ first career INT and Poyer's first INT since Week 4, 2022. Buffalo has six interceptions since Week 13 (Seven INTs from Weeks 1-12).