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Bills 14, Falcons 24 | Final score, game recap + highlights

The Falcons came out hot in the first half offensively.

At first, the Bills defense had a dynamic approach to throw Penix Jr. and his offense off. The defense changed its look from pre-snap to post-snap so that the quarterback was forced to make a quick decision on the spot.

Once comfortable, though, Penix Jr., Robinson and London found their rhythm early in the game. Robinson and London combined for 285 yards in the first half alone. Both logged a touchdown following wide receiver Tyler Allgeier's opening score of the game in which he muscled forward to cross over the plane and into the end zone on Atlanta's first drive.

On Robinson's touchdown in the second quarter, he broke free of Bishop who tried to bring the running back down by his ankles. However, Robinson escaped and stayed in bounds all the way in for an 81-yard rushing touchdown. This put the Falcons up by seven points.

London tried to extend this lead to 14, but as the clock hit zero in the first half and he was ruled out of bounds at the one-yard-line, Atlanta remained two scores ahead of the Bills.

Following Davis' touchdown, defense and special teams created various chances for the offense to go in and tie the score.

Defensive tackle Ed Oliver sacked Penix Jr. for a 13-yard loss on Atlanta's first drive of the second half, which eventually caused the Falcons to punt. However, defensive tackle David Onyemata sacked Allen for a loss of eight yards. This halted any momentum gained by Coleman and Cook. Trying to minimize the effects of the sack, the Bills only managed to pick up 16 yards. Going for it on fourth-and-two near midfield, Allen threw an underhand pass with Falcon's defensive pressure coming in hot. The pass was ruled incomplete and Atlanta took over at its own 46-yard-line.

When the Falcons had their first opportunity to make it a two-score game with a 37-yard field goal attempt, defensive end Greg Rousseau blocked the kick and gave Buffalo life once again as defensive back Jordan Hancock recovered the ball.

That chance was soon ended too. On third down, Allen attempted to hand the ball off to running back Elijah Moore, but Moore fumbled the ball and did not recover it quick enough to pick up the three yards needed to convert. Buffalo was forced to punt that chance away.

After the Bills used their third timeout of the night under the two-minute warning, Falcons kicker John Parker Romo successfully put three more points on the board on a 33-yard field goal attempt. This extended Atlanta's lead back to two scores at 10 points.

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