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The Seahawks fall behind early and can’t recover from the Bills loss in Week 8

The Seahawks fell behind early in Sunday’s game against the Bills, but had opportunities to get back into it despite the slow start thanks to multiple trips into the red zone. But instead of shifting the momentum, mistakes left the Seahawks largely empty in those situations, and the Bills took advantage, widening the lead en route to a convincing 31-10 victory at Lumen Field.

Here are five quick reactions to Sunday’s loss, which dropped Seattle’s record to 4-4:

  1. The Seahawks struggled to slow down Buffalo’s offense.

The Seahawks came into the game knowing they faced a tough challenge in the form of the Josh Allen-led Bills offense, and that unit was as advertised and then some, getting the job done through the air and on the ground to lead Buffalo. to a convincing victory.

The Bills started the day by driving 90 yards on 14 plays for a touchdown, their opening possession, then closed the first half with a 93-yard touchdown drive. Buffalo added three more scores to start the second half, a 69-yard drive that ended in a field goal, a 51-yard touchdown drive after a turnover, and a 73-yard drive for another touchdown, losing just one punted once and committed one turnover. before turning conservative late in the game and punting on his final two possessions.

For the game, the Bills gained 445 yards, the second most by a Seahawks opponent this year, had 29 first downs, the most by any opponent this season, went 8 for 14 on third down and averaged 6.4 yards per game.

In addition to Allen passing for 283 yards and two touchdowns, the Bills also rushed for 164 yards, marking the fifth time this season an opponent rushed for more than 150 yards against Seattle.