“I just did it again,” Cook said on using the celebration for a second straight week. “I don’t know, I don’t have a celebration, so I did it.” Whatever the reason, the flip served as an exclamation point for Cook’s work and on the Bills’ day. The first-team offense did not play another snap. The Bills running game had its best performance under coach Sean McDermott in the team’s 31-10 win over the Cowboys. The team finished with 266 rushing yards and 179 of those came from Cook. He finished with 25 carries (averaging 7.2 yards per attempt) with the rushing score, in addition to two receptions for 42 yards with a receiving touchdown.
“Everything,” tight end Dawson Knox said when asked what Cook did to be successful. “… He’s just a hell of a player, so giving him any space, giving him matchups on the outside in the pass game. [Interim offensive coordinator] Joe Brady does an awesome job, scheming that up, and then the o-linemen do a fantastic job, open up the holes for
The Bills playoff odds moved to 62% with Sunday’s win, per ESPN Analytics. A short week awaits with a trip to play the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday (8 p.m. ET, Peacock), followed by games against AFC East rivals the New England Patriots and at the Miami Dolphins. After a stretch of the season when the playoffs seemed out of reach for this team, the path and ability to make it there has never been clearer
