Bills survive Vegas 33-30 as Allen ties Kelly's franchise TD record

Allen's milestone day

Buffalo beat the Raiders 33-30, and Josh Allen made a little history along the way. His 12-yard touchdown pass — a shovel pass to Keon Coleman in the third quarter — was the 258th passing touchdown of Allen's career across the regular season and playoffs, tying Jim Kelly for the most in Bills history. The shovel pass came from the 24-yard line. m:…5664 m:…0782

James Cook did the heavy lifting: 95 rushing yards on 22 carries with a fourth-quarter touchdown, plus 58 receiving yards on three targets — his highest receiving total of the 2026 season, per the Bills' own feed. Coleman finished with 59 receiving yards, stepping in again for DJ Moore, who missed his second straight game with a shoulder injury. m:…0782 m:…5664

Las Vegas's familiar mistakes

The Raiders were in it until they weren't, and the reasons are becoming a pattern. They went 2-for-5 in the red zone — "We're two for five in the red zone, and that's unacceptable, and that starts with me." That was coach Klint Kubiak, and he added that it starts with him — and committed seven penalties for 62 yards. They have been outscored by 26 points in the third quarter this season, false starts on fourth-down attempts have struck three times this year, and the offense keeps opening second halves with three-and-outs. Las Vegas also couldn't average more than five yards a carry, and Tyler Vandenberg was called for a false start on a fourth-down try. m:…9753 m:…0490

The defense didn't help itself either: the Raiders forced no turnovers, which the players flagged afterward. "We didn't get any turnovers. That's one of the biggest reasons why we lost," said Taron Johnson. Maxx Crosby added that the unit had been taking the ball away early in the season but hasn't done so in recent weeks. Kubiak credited the design that got the ball to his playmakers for two late touchdowns, but added that leaving points on the board in the red zone makes it hard. m:…0490 m:…9753

Kubiak's prescription was blunt: "Close. Games. Out," he said. Kirk Cousins kept it competitive with 313 yards and two touchdowns, but a first career interception for Dorian Williams and the empty red-zone trips decided it. Bills safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson was ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct late in the first half, a penalty the Bills' staff said would be addressed internally. m:…0490 m:…0782 m:…5664

Where they go from here

Buffalo is 5-1 and next hosts Baltimore on November 1 at 1 p.m. EST. The Raiders are 3-3, stuck in a losing streak that Kubiak says only closing games out will break. Las Vegas gets the Rams next. Kubiak called the flags simply — "seven penalties is seven too many" — but added, "We're a 3-3 football team with everything ahead of us." He also made the personnel call to start Caleb Rogers over Jackson Powers-Johnson. m:…0782 m:…9753 m:…0490

The book on Buffalo right now: Allen matching a franchise legend while Cook looks like the best version of himself. The book on Las Vegas: a losing streak built on the small things — red-zone execution, penalties, and fourth-down false starts. The Raiders aren't far off, which is its own kind of problem. m:…0782 m:…5664 m:…9753