Bills defeat Buccaneers 44-32

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen didn’t gloat after one of the wildest stat lines of his career — three passing touchdowns, three rushing touchdowns, and a long-slumping Buffalo offense roaring back to life. Instead, he kept the Bills grounded. The performance, however, spoke loudly enough on its own.

After throwing an interception on his second snap, Allen immediately went into attack mode. His first scoring strike was a 25-yard touchdown, kicking off what became a back-and-forth shootout. Tampa Bay answered, with Baker Mayfield capping a short-field opportunity by leading the Bucs to a 23-yard field goal after Allen’s turnover.

But Allen kept pushing. He hit Tyrell Shavers with a perfectly placed 43-yard bomb, the receiver tumbling into the end zone as Buffalo surged ahead. Tampa countered again when Sean Tucker, who had a breakout day, ripped off a 43-yard touchdown run.

The teams traded punches throughout the second and third quarters. Tucker added another burst, a 28-yard touchdown, while Mayfield chipped in a 4-yard touchdown run to keep the Bucs in stride. Allen responded with his legs, scoring twice on keepers as Buffalo reclaimed momentum each time the Bucs crept close.

His final rushing touchdown, a 9-yard push aided by a convoy of Bills linemen, slammed the door with 2:35 left, finishing off a day in which Allen personally accounted for all six Buffalo touchdowns.

With the explosion, Allen became the first player in NFL history to record two games with three passing and three rushing TDs. He also pushed his career touchdown total to 290 before age 30, surpassing Peyton Manning’s record. And he did it with a reshuffled receiving corps, as Mecole Hardman and Gabe Davis made their season debuts.

Mayfield went 16 of 28 for 173 yards with a 28-yard TD pass to Sean Tucker, but two turnovers, a fourth-quarter interception and a late fumble, stalled Tampa Bay’s comeback hopes. Despite their offensive spark, the Bucs couldn’t match Buffalo score for score in the closing stretch, letting their NFC South lead shrink after Carolina’s win.

Bills coach Sean McDermott sent a pregame message by deactivating rookie first-round pick Keon Coleman for lateness — his second discipline of the season. But on the field, Buffalo (7–3) looked more like the team that dominated out of the bye than the one that dropped two straight entering it.

Tampa Bay (6–4), meanwhile, saw strong signs of life but too many missed chances.