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Your guide to postgame coverage: Buffalo Bills beat Los Angeles Chargers 27-17

From the See all the galleries from Bills 2020-2021 series
  • Qina Liu
  • Nov 29, 2020
  • Nov 29, 2020 Updated Sep 21, 2023
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The Buffalo Bills are 8-3 and leading the AFC East after beating the Los Angeles Chargers 27-17 Sunday at Bills Stadium. 

Hot Reads: Bills make it tougher than it needed to be in beating Chargers

Here are my hot reads from the Buffalo Bills' 27-17 victory against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday at Bills Stadium.

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10 observations: Josh Allen provides a little bit of everything in Bills' win

10 observations: Josh Allen provides a little bit of everything in Bills' win

The Josh Allen Experience was back in a big way Sunday, writes Jay Skurski.

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Watch now: Beasley to Davis gives Bills non-QB touchdown passes in consecutive games

Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley connected with receiver Gabriel Davis for a 20-yard touchdown as the Bills took a 14-6 lead.

Cole Beasley’s trick-play throw to Gabriel Davis went for a 20-yard touchdown in the Buffalo Bills’ 27-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.

Qina Liu

10 observations: Josh Allen provides a little bit of everything in Bills' win

The Josh Allen Experience was back in a big way Sunday.

The Buffalo Bills’ third-year quarterback provided some good, some bad and some ugly during his team’s 27-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers at Bills Stadium.

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Hot Reads: Bills make it tougher than it needed to be in beating Chargers

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Watch now: Beasley to Davis gives Bills non-QB touchdown passes in consecutive games

Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley connected with receiver Gabriel Davis for a 20-yard touchdown as the Bills took a 14-6 lead.

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Cole Beasley’s trick-play throw to Gabriel Davis went for a 20-yard touchdown in the Buffalo Bills’ 27-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.

Qina Liu

Quarter by quarter: Bills close out a good win that might have been a rout

Here's a quarter by quarter look at the Buffalo Bills' 27-17 win against the Los Angeles Chargers at Bills Stadium on Sunday.

First quarter

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Where the Bills stand in the AFC playoff picture

With the win against the 49ers on Monday, the Bills moved to 9-3 overall and retained their one-game lead over the Miami Dolphins in the AFC East. The Dolphins beat the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.

Through Monday’s games, the Bills would be seeded in third in the AFC. Buffalo takes on current top seed Pittsburgh on Sunday night.

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Cole Beasley’s trick-play throw to Gabriel Davis went for a 20-yard touchdown in the Buffalo Bills’ 27-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.

Qina Liu

Why 14 penalties called in Bills-Chargers shouldn't be so surprising

The Bills and Chargers combined for 14 accepted penalties for 176 yards Sunday, a few of the unique variety. 

Upon further inspection, that might not be as surprising as it first seemed. 

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Twitter reacts to Buffalo Bills' 27-17 victory over Los Angeles Chargers

For a minute, Buffalo Bills fans watching from home were experiencing déja vu of two weeks ago, when their team lost on a Hail Mary pass. Then the Bills secured the 27-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday at Bill Stadium. Bills Twitter celebrated the win. 

I’m having a flashback of a flashback #billsmafia

— BFLOMafiaNews (@BfloNews) November 29, 2020
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Watch now: Beasley to Davis gives Bills non-QB touchdown passes in consecutive games

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley connected with fellow receiver Gabriel Davis for a 20-yard touchdown as the Bills took a 14-6 lead against the Los Angeles Chargers in the second quarter. 

Against Arizona before the bye, receiver Isaiah McKenzie connected with quarterback Josh Allen for a touchdown pass. 

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Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills pregame

Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills pregame

See the pregame warmups as the Buffalo Bills prepared to face the Los Angeles Chargers at Bills Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020.

Allen touchdown pass

Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills

See photos of game action from the Los Angeles Chargers at the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020.

Josh Allen on spinning ball penalty: 'I play with my heart on my sleeve'

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen had a passing and rushing touchdown in the same game for the 15th time in his career. That ranks second by a quarterback in his first three NFL seasons behind Cam Newton, who has 20.

Allen's day was filled with ups and downs, including his missing one play with an ankle issue.

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Report Card: Run-game improvements – offensive and defensive – show up in Bills' win

Grading the Buffalo Bills in their 27-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday at Bills Stadium …

RUNNING GAME: A

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Column: Bills' pattern of close-out struggles continues

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Quarter by quarter: Bills close out a good win that might have been a rout

Quarter by quarter: Bills close out a good win that might have been a rout

Here is Mark Gaughan's quarter by quarter look at the Buffalo Bills' 27-17 win against the Los Angeles Chargers at Bills Stadium on Sunday.

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10 observations: Josh Allen provides a little bit of everything in Bills' win

10 observations: Josh Allen provides a little bit of everything in Bills' win

The Josh Allen Experience was back in a big way Sunday, writes Jay Skurski.

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Cole Beasley’s trick-play throw to Gabriel Davis went for a 20-yard touchdown in the Buffalo Bills’ 27-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.

Qina Liu

Analysis: Cole Beasley recaptures prep heroics on Bills' trick-play TD

Cole Beasley completed his first pass in a football game in 13 years Sunday.

Beasley’s trick-play throw to Gabriel Davis went for a 20-yard touchdown in the Buffalo Bills’ 27-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.

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Watch now: Beasley to Davis gives Bills non-QB touchdown passes in consecutive games

Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley connected with receiver Gabriel Davis for a 20-yard touchdown as the Bills took a 14-6 lead.

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Report Card: Run-game improvements – offensive and defensive – show up in Bills' win

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Column: Bills' pattern of close-out struggles continues

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Column: Defense might be trending up after rescuing offense following turnover spree

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Cole Beasley’s trick-play throw to Gabriel Davis went for a 20-yard touchdown in the Buffalo Bills’ 27-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.

Qina Liu

Column: Defense might be trending up after rescuing offense following turnover spree

The Bills allowed another Hail Mary, giving up a long, late bomb for the second consecutive game.

This time, Chargers rookie quarterback Justin Herbert took a shotgun snap on fourth-and-27 and heaved a 55-yard completion to Tyron Johnson, who was surrounded by five Bills as he came down with the ball and moved forward to the 2-yard line with a minute to play.

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Report Card: Run-game improvements – offensive and defensive – show up in Bills' win

Report Card: Run-game improvements – offensive and defensive – show up in Bills' win

After disappointing results most of the season, the rushing attack found the type of performance it has been searching for, writes Jay Skurski.

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Column: Bills' pattern of close-out struggles continues

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Quarter by quarter: Bills close out a good win that might have been a rout

Quarter by quarter: Bills close out a good win that might have been a rout

Here is Mark Gaughan's quarter by quarter look at the Buffalo Bills' 27-17 win against the Los Angeles Chargers at Bills Stadium on Sunday.

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Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills

Buffalo Bills cornerback Tre'Davious White (27) looks over Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) in the fourth quarter at Bills Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020.

Harry Scull Jr. / Buffalo News

Watch now: Bills WR Cole Beasley throws TD pass to wide receiver Gabe Davis

Column: Bills' pattern of close-out struggles continues

The haunting memory of what happened two weeks ago in Arizona apparently wasn't enough to scare the Buffalo Bills into doing a better job of closing out games.

They almost let another one get away from them Sunday.

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Column: Defense might be trending up after rescuing offense following turnover spree

Column: Defense might be trending up after rescuing offense following turnover spree

Buffalo allowed just three points in the fourth quarter, despite its offense committing three turnovers in a span of seven plays.

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Report Card: Run-game improvements – offensive and defensive – show up in Bills' win

Report Card: Run-game improvements – offensive and defensive – show up in Bills' win

After disappointing results most of the season, the rushing attack found the type of performance it has been searching for, writes Jay Skurski.

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10 observations: Josh Allen provides a little bit of everything in Bills' win

10 observations: Josh Allen provides a little bit of everything in Bills' win

The Josh Allen Experience was back in a big way Sunday, writes Jay Skurski.

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Cole Beasley’s trick-play throw to Gabriel Davis went for a 20-yard touchdown in the Buffalo Bills’ 27-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.

Qina Liu

Singletary: Running game 'can do even better' after breaking out vs. Chargers

The Buffalo Bills put a bit more emphasis on their rushing attack last week, running the players through an extra drill during practice.

It wasn’t even at full speed.

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Column: Defense might be trending up after rescuing offense following turnover spree

Column: Defense might be trending up after rescuing offense following turnover spree

Buffalo allowed just three points in the fourth quarter, despite its offense committing three turnovers in a span of seven plays.

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Column: Bills' pattern of close-out struggles continues

Column: Bills' pattern of close-out struggles continues

The haunting memory of what happened two weeks ago in Arizona apparently wasn't enough to scare the Buffalo Bills into doing a better job of closing out games, writes Vic Carucci.

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Report Card: Run-game improvements – offensive and defensive – show up in Bills' win

Report Card: Run-game improvements – offensive and defensive – show up in Bills' win

After disappointing results most of the season, the rushing attack found the type of performance it has been searching for, writes Jay Skurski.

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Cole Beasley’s trick-play throw to Gabriel Davis went for a 20-yard touchdown in the Buffalo Bills’ 27-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.

Qina Liu

Like the Bills victory, CBS broadcast was a little messy at times but entertaining

Early in the second quarter of the Buffalo Bills’ 27-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers, play-by-play announcer Greg Gumbel read a promo for the CBS Sunday night movie “Coming to America.”

“There are so many great one-liners in that movie,” said analyst Rich Gannon.

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Cole Beasley’s trick-play throw to Gabriel Davis went for a 20-yard touchdown in the Buffalo Bills’ 27-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.

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