Orchard Park, N.Y. (WGR) - After a sloppy start against a winless Los Angeles Chargers squad, Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills found a way to stay engaged in the battle and leave Highmark Stadium on Sunday with a 24-16 win, keeping a perfect 3-0 on the season.
It was an ugly output, for the most part, from the offense, as Buffalo turned the ball over a total of five times. Of the turnovers, Allen tossed a pair of interceptions in the first half, and then coughed up a fumble on a strip-sack in the second half.
Allen is well aware that in most circumstances, that type of offense won't win any team many games.
"Sometimes the ball bounces the other way, that's what happens. But our guys fought," said Allen with reporters following Sunday's win. "Our defense fought, gave us an opportunity to go make some plays. A lot of smoke detectors are going off right now. We've got to clean a lot of stuff up."
Knowing they could have been better offensively to start the first half, Allen was certainly appreciative of the defense turning it up a gear this week to help the offense stay in the game.
"Sitting there, to be tied at halftime felt like a dream, to be honest," Allen said. "We knew that if we didn't turn the ball over, we'd put ourselves in good spots. And we still came out and turned the ball over. Our defense played fantastic, so that's not a game that you expect to win, but we'll take them any way we can get them."
Allen finished his afternoon by going 16-of-26 for 204 yards and his two interceptions. He also added a pair of touchdowns on the ground on eight carries for 22 yards.
