Bills Rout Browns 31-7 in Preseason Week 2
Buffalo Bills 31, Cleveland Browns 7 at Huntington Bank Field. Kyle Allen went 10 of 12 for 128 yards with 1 touchdown.
The Buffalo Bills beat the Cleveland Browns 31-7 on Saturday, August 22 at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, OH. The Browns are 0-2 and the Bills are 2-0 in the preseason.
31-7 
Final How did the scoring go?
It was tied 7-7 after the first quarter, the Bills led 14-7 at halftime, and the Bills led 24-7 after three quarters. The Bills scored first on a Ray Davis 1-yard run with 9:32 left in the first quarter. The final points came on a Shane Buechele 5-yard run for the Bills in the fourth quarter.
Who led the way?
For the Bills, Kyle Allen went 10 of 12 for 128 yards with 1 touchdown. Ian Wheeler had 14 carries for 56 yards, and Ja'Mori Maclin caught 2 passes for 108 yards with 1 touchdown. For the Browns, Shedeur Sanders went 9 of 11 for 74 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Raheim Sanders had 12 carries for 31 yards, and Luke Floriea caught 2 passes for 31 yards with 1 touchdown.
What do the team stats show?
The Bills outgained the Browns 368 to 194 in total yards. The Browns turned the ball over twice while the Bills had no turnovers. On third down, the Bills went 5-11 and the Browns went 3-11. Time of possession was 31:16 for the Bills and 28:44 for the Browns.
How did the AI prediction hold up?
Touchdown Week's AI Prediction had the Bills winning, with a projected score of Bills 23, Browns 16 at medium confidence. The pick was right on the winner, with the projected margin off by 17 points. Buffalo routed Cleveland 31-7, well beyond the projected margin, as Cleveland's thin supporting cast around Sanders showed up as expected.
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- ESPN: Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns box score
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