Diggs, Bills run past skidding Packers
BUFFALO 27, GREEN BAY 17
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs says he’s not the one who started the verbal exchange he and Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander had in the tunnel before and after pregame warmups.
Whatever the case might be, Diggs and the AFC-leading Bills sure got in the last word Sunday night.
Diggs had a game-high six receptions for 108 yards and ran a perfect route in making a 26-yard touchdown catch in a 27-17 win over the Packers, who are off to their worst start eight games into a season under quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
“I don’t give a [hoot] who started it. I’ll finish it, you know what I’m saying? I got the win,” Diggs said without going into detail over what sparked the verbal exchange.
Said Alexander: “I always thought he was a decent receiver, but not much I can say about him.”
In an outing that was chippy and sloppy, the Bills (6-1) never trailed in winning their fourth straight game and matching their best start to a season since 1993.
The showdown between two of the NFL’s top quarterbacks, Rodgers and Buffalo’s
Josh Allen, never really materialized.
Allen finished 13 for 25 for 218 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions. He added 49 yards rushing, including a powerful 20-yard gain on third and 14 to set up his oneyard touchdown pass to Dawson Knox that opened the scoring.
Rodgers could not will the Packers to victory a week after he called out teammates, cited too many mental errors, and shared the blame after a 23-21 loss at Washington.
The three-time defending NFC North champion Packers dropped to 3-5. The fourgame skid is the second longest under Rodgers and the team’s worst since 2016. Green Bay hasn’t been 3-5 since 2006, Brett Favre’s second-to-last season.