After a tough two-game stretch where they ended in losses, the Buffalo Bills had one of their most dominating games in recent memory. Not only do they get back into the win column, but they did it by completely crushing the Carolina Panthers, winning 40-9.
While Josh Allen had a nice day, which included getting closer to NFL history, it was running back James Cook who was the run away star for the Bills in the win.
Cook finished his day against Carolina’s defense with 19 rushes for 216 yards and 2 touchdowns. It was the first time that he ran for over 200 yards in a game and he helped the Bills offense in a major way.
He didn’t need to be a pass catcher for the Bills because of how dominant he was on the ground. Both of his touchdowns were 20+ yards, including a 64-yard one to open up the gates for Buffalo. This is Cook’s fourth game of having over 100 yards, rushing for 132, 108, and 117 yards from Weeks 2-4. During Buffalo’s games against New England and Atlanta, he had 49 and 87 rushing yards.
James Cook has officially showed doubters they were wrong about his contract extension
Once again, in a Bills win, Cook showed fans and the NFL why the Bills made the right decision to invest $48 million for the next four years. There were a lot of people that were upset about Buffalo paying Cook this kind of money, but now we don’t hear their criticism because of how great Cook has been playing.
Can you imagine what the price would be for Buffalo to pay if Cook was putting up these stats in a contract year? The price that the Bills paid him would be much more.
Cook and the Bills found a way to bounce back after back-to-back losses. Heading into next week’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo has good momentum at 5-2 and will now have to do a lot of preparation for the team that has owned them in the playoffs.