Bills’ Allen right on target in easy victory over Saints
Josh Allen passed for 260 yards and four touchdowns, Buffalo’s defense stifled New Orleans’ shorthanded offense and the visiting Bills rolled to a 31-6 victory Thursday night that sent the injury-thinned Saints to their fourth straight loss.
Tight end Dawson Knox caught two TD passes, giving him a franchise-best seven TDs in a season by a tight end. His second score gave the Bills (7-4) a 24-0 lead.
Stefon Diggs caught seven passes for 74 yards and a touchdown, and former 49ers running back Matt Breida turned a short pass into a 23yard score.
The Saints (5-6), playing without dynamic running back Alvin Kamara for a third straight game, were shut out for three quarters. They finally scored on Trevor Siemian’s 11-yard pass to tight end Nick Vannett on the first play of the fourth.
New Orleans went 5-2 in games started by QB Jameis Winston, who took the starting job this season for the retired Drew Brees. Winston went out for the season with a knee injury during New Orleans’ most recent victory on Oct. 31 and the Saints have lost every game that Siemian has started.
Bears 16, Lions 14: Cairo Santos made a 28-yard gameending field goal to give visiting Chicago the win over Detroit.
The Bears (4-7) ended a fivegame losing streak under beleaguered head coach Matt Nagy, who was answering questions about his job status less than 48 hours before kickoff.
The Lions (0-10-1) made many mistakes, early and late, to extend their skid to 15 games going back to their most recent win nearly a year ago in Chicago.