Bills cruise in 2nd half to 36-10 win over Ravens, who lose QBs Jackson and Huntley to injuries

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — With Josh Allen at quarterback, anything seems possible for the Buffalo Bills — including overcoming a sloppy first half.

“I mean, look, with Josh, we’re spoiled, right?” Bills coach Joe Brady said following a second half in which Allen oversaw three touchdown drives in a 36-10 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.

“He literally is one of one. He’s incredible. And there’s a lot of football still ahead of him.”

In Baltimore, the Ravens face the prospect of finishing their season without Lamar Jackson.

What was supposed to be a marquee matchup of two of the NFL’s top quarterbacks ended on Baltimore’s first snap from scrimmage when Jackson hurt the right thumb on his throwing hand by jamming it on the arm of Buffalo pass rusher Greg Rousseau.

Coach Jesse Minter revealed Jackson will require surgery and be placed on injured reserve with a possibility of him missing the remainder of the season.

“It’s tough. When it happened, I think at the time you’re just hoping that maybe it’s something small,” Minter said. “And then I think pretty quickly you kind of realize what had happened.”

Compounding the Ravens troubles is backup Tyler Huntley leaving the game with a toe injury in the second quarter, leading to emergency third-stringer Joe Fagnano finishing the game.

Allen and the Bills finally took advantage over the final 30 minutes. After settling for a touchdown and three field goals in the first half, Buffalo scored touchdowns on three of its first four second-half possessions.

“Just take a breath, settle down, settle the feet down, and just go through your progressions.” Allen said of what he told himself following a sloppy first half in which Buffalo turned the ball over twice and was undone by a series of penalties.

“We’re going into halftime, just saying, ‘Hey, we’re way better than this,’” Allen said. “I think early on I felt like I was pressing. So we can’t do that.”

Allen finished 21 of 34 for 289 yards with two touchdowns passing, another rushing and an interception. In doing so, he upped his career total (including playoffs) to 260 TDs passing to break the franchise record held by Hall of Famer Jim Kelly (258).

Allen also won his 102nd game (including playoffs) to move ahead of Tom Brady for third among players through their first nine seasons.

DJ Moore scored on an 11-yard catch in his return after missing two games with a shoulder injury. Dalton Kincaid also scored on a 23-yard catch.

The AFC East-leading Bills are off to their ninth 6-1 start in franchise history.

Buffalo’s defense forced three turnovers plus a fourth down stop, added four sacks and limited the Ravens to 144 total yards.

Though the Ravens were short-handed at quarterback, the outing for Buffalo was considered a step forward for a much-criticized defense that was among the NFL’s statistically worst defense and had allowed 29 or more points in five of six outings.

The Ravens (4-4) have lost three straight with Jackson hurt in his return after missing three games with an ankle injury.

With Huntley’s status uncertain, the Ravens face difficult questions facing a short week with Baltimore hosting Jacksonville on Thursday night.

“Things happen. It’s how you respond,” Minter said.

“We’ll do everything in our power to keep rolling, to keep this thing going,” he added. “If it’s Joe, we got a lot of belief in Joe, whoever it is, but that’s what we’ll do.”

Fagnano, an undrafted rookie out of Connecticut, finished the game and went 10 of 21 for 91 yards with an interception and a lost fumble on a botched snap in his NFL debut. Derrick Henry scored Baltimore’s lone touchdown on a 2-yard run.

Zay Flowers, who entered the weekend fifth in the NFL with 608 yards receiving, was held without a catch on five targets.

The Bills defense finally showed some signs of playing with an attacking identity with Huntley hurt while being sacked and losing a fumble.

“I think our defense should look at today and understand that’s what the expectation is,” Brady said. “I thought that the way that they flew around today was the thing that really stood out to me.”

— Buffalo’s Tyler Bass was good on all three field-goal attempts, including a 56-yarder. He has now hit 21 straight attempts in breaking franchise record of 18 set by Rian Lindell in 2007. Bass missed all of last season with pelvis and groin injuries, with his most recent miss coming in December 2024.

— Henry’s touchdown was the 136th from scrimmage in his career, tying Marshall Faulk for fourth on the NFL list.

Ravens: CB Nate Wiggins was evaluated for a concussion in the fourth quarter.

Bills: WR Josh Palmer was ruled out after hurting his right hamstring. He pulled up while attempting to run down a deep pass in the first quarter.

Ravens: Host Jacksonville on Thursday night.

Bills: Travel for “Monday Night Football” matchup at the Minnesota Vikings on Nov. 9.

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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) scores a touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens in the first half during an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Fagnano (12) passes against the Buffalo Bills in the first half during an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) looks on from the sidelines in the second half against the Buffalo Bills during an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Buffalo Bills running back James Cook III (4) celebrates with guard O'Cyrus Torrence (64) after scoring a touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens in the second half during an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) and wide receiver DJ Moore (2) react in the second half against the Baltimore Ravens during an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Washington Commanders had just under two weeks to sit with their disheartening start to the season before their matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.

Coming off a bye week, they still needed an extra 10 or so minutes.

Washington pulled together after an extraordinarily sloppy first quarter to score 27 straight points in a 27-10 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. It was Washington’s first win in more than a month, and Philadelphia’s sixth straight loss.

“When you come off of a bye, you either rev right up or you need a minute to warm up — and we took a minute,” Washington coach Dan Quinn said.

The Commanders (2-4-1) committed a bevy of first-quarter penalties, which put them behind 10-0.

Jayden Daniels threw for 217 yards and a touchdown, as the offense got rolling. Aided by a defense that pitched a shutout for the final three-plus quarters, Daniels had time to build rapport with his receivers absent Terry McLaurin. The victory was Daniels’ first as a starter since beating the Los Angeles Chargers on Oct. 5, 2025.

“It’s a blessing from God just to go out there, and everything I’ve been through in my career so far,” Daniels said. “From different injuries and a lot of different setbacks."

The Commanders sacked Tanner McKee five times and intercepted one of his passes while holding the Eagles to 268 yards — just 199 before the meaningless final drive.

In his third start of the season in place of the injured Jalen Hurts, McKee threw for 212 yards without a touchdown. And prior to the final drive of the game, the Eagles' longest drive was 52 yards.

“We just made adjustments,” cornerback Trey Amos said. “We started a little bit slow, those things will happen sometimes, but after those adjustments, everybody came together to try and figure out a plan. It worked out, later down the line, series, quarters.”

Saquon Barkley ran for a touchdown for the Eagles but was held to 30 yards on 13 carries. Philadelphia finished with 91 yards rushing.

“I know nobody feels sorry for us, that’s for damn sure,” coach Nick Sirianni said. “Everyone is going to give us their best shot. I know nobody feels sorry for us and we have to do everything we can do to fix it so we don’t have this feeling for the last six games. Obviously, it sucks."

Both teams committed costly penalties. The Eagles’ Jake Elliott made a field goal to cut Washington’s lead to three points in the fourth quarter, but he had to try again because of an illegal formation penalty and missed from 41 yards.

Drew Stevens kicked four field goals for Washington, including a 56-yarder late in the first quarter. Daniels connected with Stefon Diggs for an 8-yard touchdown strike in the second quarter that tied it at 10l, and Washington led 13-10 at halftime.

The Commanders had a sloppy first few drives. Stevens missed his first field goal attempt, from 55 yards, and Chig Okonkwo lost a fumble.

Barkley’s 3-yard touchdown run put Philadelphia ahead 10-0 in the first quarter.

On Washington’s final drive of the first half, Daniels took a hard hit and was slow to get to his feet, but he stayed in the game as the Commanders finished with 27 straight points.

The Commanders remain in the hunt in a weak NFC East, two games behind the first-place New York Giants, despite opening the season with just one win in their first six games.

The Eagles, on the other hand, are in last place.

“Are teams taking shots at us? Yeah,” Barkley said. “We’re not the big bad Eagles anymore.”

Eagles: Safety Michael Carter suffered an abdominal injury.

Commanders: Running back Jeremy McNichols limped to the locker room in the second half with a left foot injury.

Eagles: Host the Giants on Sunday.

Commanders: Host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.

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Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) scores a touchdown ahead of Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu (4) during the first half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Washington Commanders wide receiver Stefon Diggs (3) catches a touchdown pass ahead of Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Kenny Moore (23) during the first half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Washington Commanders defensive end Charles Omenihu (90) chases after a fumble with Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Tanner McKee (16) during the second half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Washington Commanders cornerback Rasul Douglas (29) intercepts a pass intended for Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Darius Cooper (80) during the second half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Washington Commanders wide receiver Stefon Diggs (3) celebrates with quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) after they teamed up on a touchdown pass play against the Philadelphia Eagles during the first half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)