On a short week, the Buffalo Bills secured the win as they prevented the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from scoring on a last second play to begin the NFL’s Week 8 slate.
Buffalo (5-3) won 24-18 in a contest that they led from the first quarter on. The Bills felt comfortably ahead before giving up a touchdown late in the game and preventing Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield from scoring with a late Hail Mary attempt from the Bucs side of the field.
Many players on offense and defense could have won this week’s Player of the Game, and they would be well deserved.
We are awarding the Player of the Game Award in Week 8 to wide receiver Gabe Davis, who had nine catches for 72 yards and a touchdown:
Primetime @gabedavis13_. 😍
📺: @NFLonPrime pic.twitter.com/LPlcmHdPas
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) October 27, 2023
The Bills offense was vibrant and aggressive throughout the game as many of the skill players played much better than they have been in the last couple weeks. Davis, who had one catch for six yards in Sunday’s loss to the New England Patriots, exploded with a mammoth effort.
He was targeted by quarterback Josh Allen 12 times and worked well against the Buccaneers coverage. Davis scored the touchdown to put the Bills ahead by two scores early in the third quarter. Allen spoke earlier this week about breaking the slump on offense, and Davis was a big part of Buffalo’s offensive prowess today.
The wide receiver and the rest of the Bills offense performed extremely well and will look to use the extra days off before they travel to Cincinnati to face the Bengals in their Sunday night prime-time matchup.
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