James Cook's 3 first-half touchdowns have Expenses rolling #.\n\nAlaina Getzenberg, ESPNSep 12, 2024, 09:44 PM ETCloseAlaina Getzenberg is a workers writer that deals with the Buffalo grass Bills and the NFL. She participated in ESPN in 2021. Alaina was actually previously a beat media reporter for the Charlotte nc Observer as well as has actually also benefited CBS Sports as well as the Dallas Early Morning News. She is a grad of the Educational institution of California, Berkeley. You can follow her through Twitter @agetzenberg. MIAMI-- The Buffalo Costs turned defensive back Ja'Marcus Ingram's 1st occupation interception into a very early top over the Miami Dolphins on \"Thursday Evening Regulation Football.\" The first-quarter touchdown started a 17-yard successfully pass from quarterback Josh Allen to running back James Chef on fourth-and-3 after the Bills took a timeout prior to the play.The Expenses made use of pre-snap motion to place wide receiver Curtis Samuel in the backfield responsible for Allen, while Chef moved coming from the quarterback's delegated his right. Prepare after that ran to the left edge, captured the successfully pass large available as well as ran down the sideline throughout zone.F\u0336o\u0336u\u0336r\u0336t\u0336h\u0336 \u0336d\u0336o\u0336w\u0336n\u0336. GOAL! #BUFvsMIA: @PrimeVideo pic.twitter.com\/Sc70eORpJG\u2014 Buffalo Expenses (@BuffaloBills) September 13, 2024 The play topped a six-play, 37-yard push that followed Ingram took the Dolphins' first drive of the video game to a very early side. Ingram is actually playing in the team's cent package, with Webcam Lewis beginning at nickel edge for the damaged Taron Johnson (lower arm). With the throw, Allen hit 226 career goal passes, passing Dan Marino and Peyton Manning (225) for the second most in a gamer's 1st 7 seasons. The Bills racked up a touchdown on their position drive in just three video games last period (and went 2-1 in those video games). Cook continued to surge in the second quarter, initial scoring on a 1-yard handoff from Allen to stretch Buffalo grass's bring about 17-7 along with 6:25 left in the second quarter.The really following time the Expenses obtained the sphere, Prepare scored once more to put Buffalo grass upward 24-7 along with 3:36 left in the first one-half. This time around, Prepare acquired the handoff, went up the center and then got out, diminishing the right side project. Former Expenses safety Jordan Poyer attempted to address Cook as he ran down the area, but no one else approached. Cook at that point flipped into completion zone and also tossed the round deep right into the stands.Cookin' up his THIRD TD of the evening #BUFvsMIA on Start VideoAlso streaming on

NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/hPFdtSTyK8u2014 NFL (@NFL) September thirteen, 2024 The 49-yard touchdown was actually the lengthiest surge by a Costs gamer considering that Devin Singletary had a 51-yard score versus the Denver Broncos in 2020. In the very first one-half, Chef had five brings for 60 yards and also the first-quarter goal catch for 17 yards.The Costs scored scores on four of the their 5 travels in the first fifty percent. Prepare racked up all three goals-- 2 rushing and also one obtaining, after not scoring in the season-opening succeed against Arizona. His 2 rushing goals equal his total apiece of the 2022 as well as 2023 seasons. Chef is the third Bills player before three decades to count 3 touchdowns in a first fifty percent, each one of whom accomplished this against the Dolphins (Lee Evans in Week thirteen in 2005, Isaiah McKenzie in Week 17 in 2020).