Bills 33, Raiders 30: Allen's Shovel, Then Bass Makes 33 Hold

October 18, 2026 - Las Vegas - Third-and-8 from the Raiders 12. The pocket closed. Josh Allen stepped up, sold a run, and shoveled it to Keon Coleman in the middle of the end zone. The Bills called it a Houdini act. It was also the 258th passing touchdown of Allen's career, regular season and playoffs, tying Jim Kelly for the most in Buffalo history.

The Buffalo Bills beat the Las Vegas Raiders 33-30 at Allegiant Stadium. Buffalo is 5-1. Las Vegas is 3-3 and has lost three straight. Allen went 23 of 33 for 255 yards, two scores, no picks, and one rushing yard on five carries. Kirk Cousins was 23 of 41 for 313, two touchdowns, and the interception that started Buffalo's second half.

Field goals, a screen, then 13-13

Tyler Bass made Buffalo's first two drives into points. Ashton Jeanty answered from a yard after Cousins hit Tucker for 26 on third-and-7. 7-3 Raiders. James Cook then dragged the Bills to the 9. Allen flipped a screen. Khalil Shakir caught it behind the line and followed the convoy in from 9. 13-7.

Las Vegas used a holding flag and an unsportsmanlike call against Buffalo to get Matt Gay in range before the half. 13-13. Allen had the ball with 2:14 left in the second, dropped a throw that would have moved the chains, and took a sack on third down. Tommy Doman punted. The half stayed tied.

Bass finished 4-for-4 from 44, 28, 47, and 38. Gay was 3-for-3 from 35, 27, and 23.

Williams' pick, Coleman's shovel, Cook from 3

Buffalo's defense opened the third with a three-and-out. On the next series Dorian Williams jumped Cousins' eyes for his first career interception. Allen nearly scored from there on fourth down to Dalton Kincaid from 18. Holding wiped it. Bass made the field goal anyway, the first lead of the second half.

Then the shovel. 23-13. Las Vegas drove 15 plays, converted three third downs, and still could not punch it from the 1. Greg Gaines made a tackle for loss. Davison Igbinosun broke up a pass. Gay from 23. 23-16.

Cousins went 91 yards. Brock Bowers had 47 of them on that drive, the Bills wrote, after Christian Benford had held him without a catch until 4:49 of the third. Third-and-8 from the 11. Cousins dropped it on Tucker at the pylon. 23-23.

Cook took the next series personally. He piled up 46 of Buffalo's 66 yards and scored from 3 with the line shoving him in. 30-23. Greg Rousseau batted first down at the line. Dee Alford and Jalen Kilgore forced incompletions. Punt.

Buffalo started at the Las Vegas 49, burned the remaining Raiders timeouts, and sent Bass out from 38 after the two-minute warning. 33-23. Two plays later Cousins threw a 44-yard ball to Tucker, who laid out. Extra point good. 33-30. The onside kick went to Buffalo. That was the game.

Cook 153 from scrimmage, Bowers 70 after a slow start

Cook ran 22 times for 95 and the 3-yarder and caught three for 58. Coleman had four for 59 and the shovel. Shakir had four for 34 and the screen. Kincaid caught seven for 38. NFL Research, via NFL.com, said Allen's two passing scores gave him 318 career offensive touchdowns, past Russell Wilson for second through 10 seasons. Peyton Manning is first at 322.

Tucker caught five for 97 and both Las Vegas touchdowns. Michael Mayer had seven for 95. Bowers finished with four for 70 on nine targets. Next Gen Stats, via NFL.com, had Benford on Bowers 19 times and holding him to two catches on five targets for 23 yards as the nearest defender. Jeanty ran 10 times for 22 and the first-quarter score. Mike Washington Jr. had nine for 43. The Raiders ran for 65 yards. NFL.com had them 2 of 5 in the red zone, including a fourth-and-1 sneak penalty on Connor Heyward that forced an earlier field goal.

Buffalo ran 29 times for 103. The Bills were flagged eight times for 77 yards. Las Vegas had seven for 62. Maxx Crosby and the Raiders' rush kept Allen in the pocket most of the day. When he escaped, Coleman was open.

Buffalo is on a bye, then hosts Baltimore on Nov. 1.

AthX Engine on a 33-30 road night

AthX Engine NFL scoring already has the Week 6 line in. Cook is 45.75, the top total in this game. Tucker is 38.75. Bass is 38.00. Cousins is 35.04. Mayer is 34.25. Allen is 32.65. Bowers is 23.50. Buffalo's team line is 73.00. Las Vegas' is 24.75.

Fantasy points measure the box. Price is what traders will pay for Allen tying Kelly on a night he ran for one yard, and for a Raiders pass game that piled up 313 after it was already down 10. They move together. They are not the same number.

Track Allen, Cook, Bowers, Jeanty, and both clubs on the marketplace. Buffalo hosts the Ravens on Nov. 1 after the bye.

*Sources: ESPN recap, Bills.com, Raiders.com, NFL.com Week 6. ESPN scoreboard, the Bills wrap, NFL.com, and nflverse agree on 33-30. AthX Engine Week 6 lines scored from nflverse weekly stats (CC-BY 4.0). Information only; not financial advice.*