The Buffalo Bills return from their bye week to face the Carolina Panthers today at Bank of America Stadium, with kickoff scheduled for 1 p.m.
The Bills enter Week 8 at 4-2 and are looking to snap a two-game skid, while the Panthers sit at 3-4 after dropping a close one in New Orleans last week. Under head coach Sean McDermott, Buffalo has been flawless following a bye, holding an 8-0 record in such games since 2017.
The week off gave Buffalo time to regroup after back-to-back losses to the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons. Despite those results, the Bills still rank among the NFL’s most productive offenses, averaging 27.8 points and 378.3 total yards per game.
Carolina enters with a top-10 unit on defense, allowing just 295.7 yards per game and ranking eighth against the run. The matchup also features two of the NFL’s most dynamic backs in Cook and the Panthers’ Rico Dowdle, who ranks third in rushing yards.
This will be the ninth all-time meeting between Buffalo and Carolina, with the Bills holding a 6-2 advantage in the series. The teams last met in 2021, when Josh Allen led Buffalo to a 31-14 victory in Orchard Parker.
GAME WEEK LINKS
- Top 5 storylines to follow for Bills vs. Panthers | Week 8 (BuffaloBills.com)
- Bills vs. Panthers predictions show huge division among NFL experts. Here’s what they say (D&C.com)
- Panthers enter Week 8 vs. Bills riding 3-game win streak (BuffaloRumblings.com)
- Bills at Panthers | Weekly notes, quotes and stats before Week 8 matchup (BuffaloBills.com)
- Buffalo may face veteran QB beloved by Bills Mafia in Week 8 with Bryce Young injured (Syracuse.com)
- Michael Hoecht, Larry Ogunjobi set to return this week (BuffaloRumblings.com)
- Top stats to know about the 4-2 Buffalo Bills (BuffaloBills.com)
- Bills return from bye with pressure rising in AFC East: What to know about Week 8 matchup (D&C.com)
- Bills and Panthers not quite a mirror match (BuffaloRumblings.com)
- ‘Pulling together as a team’ | Buffalo Bills return from their bye with determination to get back in the win column (BuffaloBills.com)
- Struggling safety heads to IR in latest Buffalo Bills injury report (D&C.com)
- Sean McDermott rules out Bills DT DaQuan Jones, WR Joshua Palmer and S Taylor Rapp for Week 8 game at Panthers (BuffaloBills.com)
- Bills activate CB Maxwell Hairston from Injured Reserve, elevate S Jordan Poyer and DT Jordan Phillips for Week 8 (BuffaloBills.com)
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