Las Vegas Review-Journal

BUFFALO BILLS 33, ARIZONA CARDINALS 18

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At Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York ■ RECAP: LeSean McCoy scored twice and safety Aaron Williams returned a botched fieldgoal snap 53 yards for a touchdown in leading Buffalo (1-2) past Arizona (1-2).

Quarterbac­k Tyrod Taylor also scored on a 20-yard run as the Bills’ offense perked up on the heels of the firing of offensive coordinato­r Greg Roman, who was replaced by running backs coach Anthony Lynn.

McCoy scored on 24- and 5-yard runs, and rushed for 110 yards after compiling 117 over his first two games. Taylor rushed for 76, including a 49-yard run for the longest by a quarterbac­k in team history.

The Bills took control in building a 30-7 lead on Williams’ fumble return with 2:25 left in the third quarter. With Chandler Catanzaro lining up to try a 32-yard field goal, Kameron Canaday’s snap sailed high and through the hands of holder Drew Butler. Catanzaro missed in an attempt to fall on the ball, and the ball squirted loose.

The Bills forced six punts and closed the game by intercepti­ng Carson Palmer on each of Arizona’s final four possession­s. Stephon Gilmore made two intercepti­ons. Palmer finished 26 of 50 for 264 yards and was sacked five times. David Johnson scored on 4- and 22-yard runs for Arizona.

■ QUOTABLE: “This is what we are built for. This is the way we were assembled in the offseason and it’s nice to see everything come to fruition.” — Bills guard Richie Incognito

■ NEXT: Bills at Patriots (-4), 10 a.m. Sunday; Rams at Cardinals (-9½), 1:25 p.m. Sunday

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