Bills vs. Titans score: Live updates, TV, live streaming, odds for Monday Night Football opener
In warfare of AFC heavyweights, the Bills landed the primary blows in their Monday night time showdown against the journeying Titans. Buffalo, spurned on by means of its spirited crowd interior Highmark Stadium took a 17-7 lead into intermission.
Both teams scored on their commencing pressure. The Bills took a short 7-0 lead on Reggie Gilliam’s eleven-yard landing reception. The Titans responded with Derrick Henry locating pay dust from two yards out. Henry didn’t have too much success for the remainder of the 1/2, however, as he ran for simply 12 yards on eight incorporates.
With Henry neutralized, the Bills ruled the second region. They regained the lead on Tyler Bass’ 49-backyard discipline intention halfway through the quarter. After Buffalo’s defense pressured a short 3-and-out, Josh Allen, who threw for 203 yards in the first 1/2, hit Jake Kumerow for a forty-backyard strike earlier than the 2-minute warning. The massive play set up Allen’s 4-yard touchdown skip to Stefon Diggs that stretched Buffalo’s lead to double-digits.
Follow alongside the live blog underneath, as we wreck down this AFC heavyweight matchup as it happens.
All NFL odds are through Caesars Sportsbook
How to watch
Date: Monday, Sept. 19 | Time: 7:15 p.m. ET
Location: Highmark Stadium (Orchard Park, New York)
TV: ESPN | Stream: fuboTV (click here)
Follow: CBS Sports App
Odds: Bills -10, O/U 47.5
Jordan Phillips is having himself a night. He’s been normal in the Titans’ backfield which includes his hit on Tannehill on that final third-down play to pressure an incompletion.
Allen is already up to 287 yards and 3 touchdowns on 22 of 29 passing. Diggs is already up to 128 yards and two touchdowns on 10 catches.
Bills make bigger their lead after Allen hits Diggs for a forty-six-backyard TD on Buffalo’s beginning pressure of the half.
A clutch of the entirety from Allen to Jamison Crowder to maintain the Bills’ first power of the second 1/2 alive. Allen truly utilized his intensity in the skill positions.
The Titans get the ball first to begin the half. Titans pop out throwing after netting simply ninety overall yards inside the first half.
First half stats
First downs: Bills 14-7
Third down: Bills 3-6, Titans 2-5
Total yards: Bills 234-90
TOP: Bills 16:42
Josh Allen: 18-23, 208 yards 2 TD
Ryan Tannehill: 9-12, 88 yards, 2 sacks
Derrick Henry: 8 carries, 12 yards
Stefon Diggs: 7 catches, 65 yards, 1 TD
Ambulance coming into the sector.
Dane Jackson just suffered what gave the look of a critical head injury. His teammate rammed him and his neck went all the way lower back.
It seems like Amani Hooker picked off Josh Allen in the end zone. But it does not appear to be the play is going to be challenged with the aid of the sales space.
Titans corners are STRUGGLING. Caleb Farley getting burned by Kumerow is not something you want to peer.
Really conservative power for the Titans. Two runs to Henry and a unload off on 0.33 down that did not gain anything. Bills with a threat to take control of the game here before halftime.
Neither team has had an awful lot of achievements on the ground to date. Bills have 31 yards on eight incorporates with Allen’s 10-yard run accounting for a third of that and the Titans have a scant 18 yards on 8 carries.
Bills flagged for a fake start on fourth-and-1, so Tyler Bass is referred to as one to make a forty-nine-yard FG strive while the Bills had been going to move for it. Bass makes the kick and it’s a ten-7 sport in choice of Buffalo.