The Buffalo Bills have a commanding lead in the AFC East following Week 8.
There is still plenty of football left to be played and anything can happen as we’ve seen league wide, but the Bills sit at 6-2 following their 31-10 win over the Seattle Seahawks. In addition to the Bills handling their business on the road, the team saw the Miami Dolphins lose on a last-second field goal to the Arizona Cardinals and the New York Jets lose to the New England Patriots. As it stands, the Dolphins, Patriots and Jets all have two wins after Week 8.
Following their dominating win over Seattle, here are reasons to be encouraged and worried about Buffaalo.
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Keon Coleman: The rookie just keeps getting better. Coleman got the Bills on the board with a one-handed grab in the end zone against Riq Woolen, the Seahawks’ top cornerback. In addition to the touchdown grab, Coleman added a few other big grabs in the win and drew a pass interference penalty down the field on Woolen. He finished with 70 yards and one touchdown on five receptions.
In addition to hauling in some impressive grabs, Coleman also made some excellent blocks as well. The rookie’s game is all coming together.
Khalil Shakir: Shakir is emerging as one of the NFL’s elite slot receivers. Shakir took short pass after short pass for big gains throughout the game and showed the ability to get open down the field as well. Allen’s favorite target finished with (FINAL STAT LINE). (FINISH)
Josh Allen: Allen threw his first interception of the season and had what could have been a costly fumble deep in their own end, but overall he was efficient with the ball in sloppy conditions. Allen would go on to complete 24-of-34 passes for 283 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. He added another 25 yards on the ground. Allen’s first interception came due to Amari Cooper slipping on his route so he continues to be smart with his passes.
Allen deserves to be in the MVP discussion through eight weeks.
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