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Bills down Packers, pushing win streak to four games
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen. Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports

Bills down Packers 27-17, pushing win streak to four games

The Buffalo Bills remain the top dog in the AFC following a 27-17 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night. 

Coming off their bye week, the Bills picked up where they left off, increasing their winning streak to four games while improving to an AFC-best 6-1 on the year. 

The Bills used a strong first half to gain an early advantage over the Packers, cruising to a 10-point win. 

The dynamic duo of quarterback Josh Allen and wideout Stefon Diggs led the way for the Bills. Allen finished 13-of-25 for 218 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions while recording 49 rushing yards off six attempts. Meanwhile, Diggs caught six of eight targets for 108 yards and a touchdown. 

Buffalo kicked off the scoring late in the first quarter when Allen rolled out near the goal line, finding tight end Dawson Knox open in the corner of the end zone to give the Bills a 7-0 lead. 

 After Buffalo's defense forced a Green Bay three-and-out, Allen and the Bills' offense went back to work. 

Four plays into their next drive, Allen hooked up with Diggs for a 26-yard score, giving Buffalo a two-score lead, 14-0, early in the second quarter. 

The Packers would respond, finally getting on the board midway through the second quarter, when Aaron Rodgers capped off an impressive 12-play, 80-yard drive by connecting with rookie wideout Romeo Doubs on a 19-yard touchdown, cutting the Bills lead in half, 14-7. 

The Bills punched back with an answer of their own on their ensuing possession. Allen helped orchestrate an eight-play, 80-yard drive, culminating with a seven-yard rushing touchdown by Isaiah McKenzie, increasing Buffalo's lead to 21-7 with under two minutes to go in the half. 

Buffalo took a 24-7 lead into the locker room thanks to a 42-yard field goal by Tyler Bass, which split the uprights as time expired in the second quarter. 

After the two sides traded field goals in the third quarter, Rodgers helped keep the Packers' slim hopes alive in the fourth, throwing a 37-yard touchdown to Samori Toure to trim the Bills' lead down to two scores with just over six minutes to go in the game. 

Green Bay would get the ball back late, but a failed 55-yard field goal attempt by Mason Crosby ended any hopes of a comeback. 

The Bills held on for the victory despite scoring only three points in the second half, as they leaned heavily on their defense down the stretch.

Buffalo will look to continue their winning ways next week when they travel to the Meadowlands to take on the surprising 5-3 New York Jets in an AFC East Division battle.

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