Josh Allen leads Bills to win over tough Vikings defense - ESPN

MINNEAPOLIS — The NFL's stingiest defense made the NFL's highest-flying offense look pedestrian for four full quarters, but the Buffalo Bills somehow withstood the challenge and won the battle between two of the league's juggernauts.

Quarterback Josh Allen and the Bills outlasted the Minnesota Vikings for a 23-6 win on «Monday Night Football,» retaining possession of the best record in the AFC at 7-1 despite a grind of a night when the Vikings held the Bills to a season low in points and 2 yards per play below their league-leading season average. The Vikings (6-2) dropped their second straight in large part because of a listless offensive showing typified by quarterback Carson Wentz's 8.9 passer rating.

With the Vikings down three scores late in the fourth quarter, coach Kevin O'Connell benched Wentz for backup Max Brosmer, and the decision was met with near-universal approval from the restless home crowd.

The Bills entered Monday's action with the NFL's 30th-ranked passing defense but made a meal out of the overmatched Wentz, intercepting him twice, sacking him once and allowing him to complete fewer than one-third of his pass attempts. Vikings fans booed Wentz after nearly every throw as the game went on, growing particularly restless in the fourth quarter as his accuracy further deteriorated.

As for the Bills' offense, coach Joe Brady built a game plan out of quick outlet throws and leaned heavily on running back James Cook III, who exceeded 30 carries for only the second time in his career with 31 rushes for 107 yards and a score. The other time Cook rushed more than 30 times was the only game in recent memory where the Bills were missing multiple starting offensive linemen.

Allen finished with 234 passing yards, a