Final2024 Week 8

Lumen Field, Seattle, WA

Buffalo Bills vs Seattle Seahawks

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Seattle Seahawks

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  • Passing leader

    Josh Allen

    BUF · QB

    20.8PPR pts

    24/34, 283 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

  • Top fantasy scorer

    James Cook III

    BUF · RB

    28.3PPR pts

    17 ATT, 111 YDS, 2 TD, 3 REC, 22 REC YDS

  • Seahawks leader

    Jaxon Smith-Njigba

    SEA · WR

    12.9PPR pts

    6 REC, 69 YDS

  • Defensive playmaker

    Josh Jobe

    SEA

    1 INT, 7 TKL

Bills 31, Seahawks 10: Buffalo leads from start to finish

Buffalo led 14–3 at halftime and outscored Seattle 17–7 after the break to win 31–10. The Bills finished with a 445–233 edge in total offense and averaged 6.4 yards per play.

The gap showed up everywhere. The Seahawks went 1-for-7 on third down and committed two turnovers, while the Bills kept the ball for 38:03.

Key advantages

  • +1.4 yards/play BUF 6.4 · SEA 5.0
  • +1 turnover margin BUF 1 · SEA 2 turnovers
  • +212 total yards BUF 445 · SEA 233

Game Highlights

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Why the Bills Won

Buffalo won the efficiency, turnover, third-down, and time of possession battles.

Team stats comparison, Bills vs Seahawks
BillsStatSeahawks
6.4Yards per play5.0
1Turnovers2
445Total yards233
Other team stats
69Plays47
53%Third-down conversion14%
38:03Time of possession21:57

Scoring Summary

The Bills scored four touchdowns and one field goal; the Seahawks scored one touchdown and one field goal.

Scoring plays, Bills vs Seahawks
TimeTeamPlayBUFSEA
1st quarter
4:51BUFJosh Allen → Keon Coleman, 2-yard TD Takes leadTyler Bass XP70
2nd quarter
8:14SEAJason Myers 38-yard FG73
0:18BUFJosh Allen → Dalton Kincaid, 12-yard TD Extends leadTyler Bass XP143
3rd quarter
8:31BUFTyler Bass 27-yard FG Extends lead173
1:57BUFJames Cook 2-yard TD run Extends leadTyler Bass XP243
4th quarter
11:19BUFJames Cook 7-yard TD run Extends leadTyler Bass XP313
8:02SEAZach Charbonnet 1-yard TD runJason Myers XP3110

Fantasy Points: Bills vs Seahawks, Week 8 2024

Fantasy leaders

  1. James CookBUFRB28.3 PTSRB1
  2. Josh AllenBUFQB20.8 PTSQB14
  3. Khalil ShakirBUFWR19.9 PTSWR10
  4. Keon ColemanBUFWR18.0 PTSWR16

Player Stats

Quarterbacks

Quarterback statistics
PlayerFPTSFINCMP/ATTPass YDSTDINTRush ATTRush YDSRush TDRateStart/Sit
Josh AllenBUFQB20.8QB1424/34283217250102.9Start/Sit →
Geno SmithSEAQB9.1QB2921/2921201516078.5Start/Sit →
Mitchell TrubiskyBUFQB-0.3—————3-30—Start/Sit →

WRs, RBs, & TEs

Receiver, running back and tight end statistics
PlayerFPTSFINPOSRush ATTRush YDSRush TDTGTRECRec YDSRec TDStart/Sit
James CookBUFRB28.3RB1RB17111233220
Khalil ShakirBUFWR19.9WR10WR1201091070Start/Sit →
Keon ColemanBUFWR18.0WR16WR———75701Start/Sit →
Dalton KincaidBUFTE13.1TE14TE———74311Start/Sit →
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEAWR12.9WR38WR———76690Start/Sit →
Zach CharbonnetSEARB11.4RB29RB34143200Start/Sit →
Kenneth WalkerSEARB8.5RB38RB912054330
Dawson KnoxBUFTE7.0TE29TE———22500Start/Sit →
AJ BarnerSEATE5.4TE32TE———22340Start/Sit →
Noah FantSEATE5.2TE35TE———43220Start/Sit →
Ray DavisBUFRB2.9RB51RB6290————Start/Sit →
Jake BoboSEAWR2.5WR95WR———11150
Laviska ShenaultSEAWR2.0WR97WR———11100
Tyler LockettSEAWR1.9WR98WR———3190
Amari CooperBUFWR1.3WR110WR———2130
Ty JohnsonBUFRB0.0—RB———1000Start/Sit →

Fantasy Usage

Buffalo Bills

Snap Share

  1. Keon ColemanWR63 snaps83%
  2. Khalil ShakirWR44 snaps58%
  3. James CookRB42 snaps55%
  4. Dawson KnoxTE41 snaps54%
  5. Dalton KincaidTE41 snaps54%

Target Share32 targets

  1. Khalil Shakir31%, 10 targets
  2. Dalton Kincaid22%, 7 targets
  3. Keon Coleman22%, 7 targets
  4. James Cook9%, 3 targets
  5. Amari Cooper6%, 2 targets
  6. Other9%, 3 targets

Carry Share34 carries

  1. James Cook50%, 17 carries
  2. Josh Allen21%, 7 carries
  3. Ray Davis18%, 6 carries
  4. Mitchell Trubisky9%, 3 carries
  5. Khalil Shakir3%, 1 carries

Seattle Seahawks

Snap Share

  1. Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR42 snaps82%
  2. Tyler LockettWR40 snaps78%
  3. Jake BoboWR39 snaps76%
  4. Noah FantTE31 snaps61%
  5. Kenneth WalkerRB28 snaps55%

Target Share27 targets

  1. Jaxon Smith-Njigba26%, 7 targets
  2. Kenneth Walker19%, 5 targets
  3. Noah Fant15%, 4 targets
  4. Zach Charbonnet15%, 4 targets
  5. Tyler Lockett11%, 3 targets
  6. Other15%, 4 targets

Carry Share17 carries

  1. Kenneth Walker53%, 9 carries
  2. Geno Smith29%, 5 carries
  3. Zach Charbonnet18%, 3 carries
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Offensive snaps and share for the skill positions
PlayerSNAPSSNAP %TGTTGT %CAR
Keon ColemanBUFWR6383%722%0
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEAWR4282%726%0
Tyler LockettSEAWR4078%311%0
Jake BoboSEAWR3976%14%0
Noah FantSEATE3161%415%0
Khalil ShakirBUFWR4458%1031%1
James CookBUFRB4255%39%17
Kenneth WalkerSEARB2855%519%9
Dawson KnoxBUFTE4154%26%0
Dalton KincaidBUFTE4154%722%0
Amari CooperBUFWR3850%26%0
Mack HollinsBUFWR3546%00%0
Zach CharbonnetSEARB2345%415%3
AJ BarnerSEATE1937%27%0
Pharaoh BrownSEATE1529%00%0
Ray DavisBUFRB1722%00%6
Ty JohnsonBUFRB1520%13%0
Jalen VirgilBUFWR1114%00%0
Laviska ShenaultSEAWR714%14%0
Quintin MorrisBUFTE1013%00%0
Reggie GilliamBUFRB912%00%0
Dareke YoungSEAWR48%00%0
Brady RussellSEARB48%00%0

Fantasy Points vs Expected

Expected points (xFP) are what a player's pass attempts, carries and targets are worth at the league's average rates; the difference is what the player made of them.

  • Biggest overperformer+12.1James Cook III28.3 PTS vs 16.2 xFP
  • Biggest underperformer−7.1Geno Smith9.1 PTS vs 16.2 xFP
  • Highest expected volume19.7 xFPJosh Allen20.8 PTS scored
Usage and expected fantasy points
PlayerPTSxFPvs xFPSnap%UsageRte%Pass attCarCar%TgtTgt%
Josh AllenBUF · QB20.819.7+1.191%34 att—34721%00%
Khalil ShakirBUF · WR19.917.8+2.158%31% tgt—013%1031%
Geno SmithSEA · QB9.116.2−7.1100%29 att—29529%00%
James Cook IIIBUF · RB28.316.2+12.155%50% car—01750%39%
Kenneth Walker IIISEA · —8.514.4−5.955%53% car—0953%519%
Dalton KincaidBUF · TE13.112.0+1.154%22% tgt—000%722%
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEA · WR12.912.0+0.982%26% tgt—000%726%
Keon ColemanBUF · WR18.012.0+6.083%22% tgt—000%722%
Zach CharbonnetSEA · RB11.48.8+2.645%18% car—0318%415%
Noah FantSEA · TE5.26.9−1.761%15% tgt—000%415%
Tyler LockettSEA · WR1.95.1−3.278%11% tgt—000%311%
Ray DavisBUF · RB2.93.9−1.022%18% car—0618%00%
AJ BarnerSEA · TE5.43.4+2.037%7% tgt—000%27%
Amari CooperBUF · WR1.33.4−2.150%6% tgt—000%26%
Dawson KnoxBUF · TE7.03.4+3.654%6% tgt—000%26%
Mitchell TrubiskyBUF · QB-0.32.0−2.39%0 att—039%00%
Jake BoboSEA · WR2.51.7+0.876%4% tgt—000%14%
Laviska Shenault Jr.SEA · WR2.01.7+0.314%4% tgt—000%14%
Ty JohnsonBUF · RB0.01.7−1.720%3% tgt—000%13%

Team totals: Bills 32 targets and 34 carries; Seahawks 27 targets and 17 carries. Shares are from the box score. Snap counts are from the weekly player logs (Sleeper), and include plays wiped out by penalties. Route counts, air yards and red-zone touches appear when the tracking feed is connected. League-average rates from the 2024 season: 1.71 PPR points per target (68% catch rate), 0.65 per carry and 0.44 per pass attempt. They don't adjust for field position or target depth.

Fantasy Verdicts

Josh Allen

BUF · QB · 20.8 pts on 19.7 expected

24 of 34 passing for 283 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception; 7 carries for 25 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 19.7 expected.

Start/Sit: Josh Allen →

Geno Smith Unlucky

SEA · QB · 9.1 pts on 16.2 expected

21 of 29 passing for 212 yards, 1 interception; 5 carries for 16 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 16.2 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: Geno Smith →

Khalil Shakir Strong role

BUF · WR · 19.9 pts on 17.8 expected

10 targets (31% of the team's), 9 catches for 107 yards; 1 carry (3% of the team's) for 2 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 17.8 expected.

Start/Sit: Khalil Shakir →

James Cook III Ran hot

BUF · RB · 28.3 pts on 16.2 expected

3 targets (9% of the team's), 3 catches for 22 yards; 17 carries (50% of the team's) for 111 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 16.2 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Kenneth Walker III Unlucky

SEA · — · 8.5 pts on 14.4 expected

5 targets (19% of the team's), 4 catches for 33 yards; 9 carries (53% of the team's) for 12 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 14.4 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

SEA · WR · 12.9 pts on 12.0 expected

7 targets (26% of the team's), 6 catches for 69 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 12.0 expected.

Start/Sit: Jaxon Smith-Njigba →

Keon Coleman Ran hot

BUF · WR · 18.0 pts on 12.0 expected

7 targets (22% of the team's), 5 catches for 70 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 12.0 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Start/Sit: Keon Coleman →

Amari Cooper

BUF · WR · 1.3 pts on 3.4 expected

2 targets (6% of the team's), 1 catch for 3 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 3.4 expected.

Stock Up, Stock Down

Buffalo Bills

  • Stock up: Keon Coleman played 83% of the snaps, up from a 67% season average.
  • Stock down: Amari Cooper played 50% of the snaps, down from a 81% season average.

Seattle Seahawks

  • Stock up: Jake Bobo played 76% of the snaps, up from a 25% season average.

Fantasy Matchups

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, 2024 through Week 18.

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, Bills defense and Seahawks defense
Points allowed toBills DSeahawks D
QBs16.516.9
RBs24.221.8
WRs33.233.9
TEs12.011.6

Regular season, summed from each game's box score and scored with this page's rules.

How the Game Swung

Seattle opened at 50% win probability and fell below 2% in the third quarter.

Seahawks win probability

Seahawks win probability by game minuteSeahawks started at 50%, stood at 13% at halftime and finished at 0%, across 7 scoring plays.Q1Q2Q3Q4100%50%0%

Key Swings

  1. −22Allen → Coleman, 2-yd TD50% → 28%Q1 4:51
  2. +10Myers 38-yd FG26% → 36%Q2 8:14
  3. −21Allen → Kincaid, 12-yd TD34% → 13%Q2 0:18
  4. −5Bass 27-yd FG10% → 5%Q3 8:31
  5. −2Cook 2-yd TD run3% → <1%Q3 1:57

Swing in Seahawks win probability, in points

Play Calling and Possessions

Play calling, Bills vs Seahawks
Buffalo BillsMeasureSeattle Seahawks
69Plays47
51%Pass rate64%
8.0Yds / dropback6.7
4.8Yds / carry1.9
8/15Third downs1/7

Efficiency edge Buffalo ran 22 more plays and gained 1.3 more yards per dropback.

  • Top targets
  • BUF Shakir 31% · Kincaid 22% · Coleman 22%
  • SEA Smith-Njigba 26% · Walker 19% · Fant 15%

Possession Results

How each possession ended, Bills vs Seahawks
ResultBUFSEA
Touchdowns41
Field goals11
Punts34
Turnovers11
Turnovers on downs01
  • The Bills opened the scoring on their first possession, a 14-play, 90-yard drive that ended in a touchdown.
  • The Bills drained the clock with two second-half drives of four to seven minutes.
All 19 possessions, drive by drive
Drive chart
TeamStartPlaysYardsTimeResult
SEAQ1 15:00311:02Punt
BUFQ1 13:5814909:07Touchdown
SEAQ1 4:51321:30Punt
BUFQ1 3:216303:03Punt
SEAQ1 0:1813717:04Field goal
BUFQ2 8:14371:31Interception
SEAQ2 6:43401:59Downs
BUFQ2 4:4412934:26Touchdown
SEAQ2 0:181-10:18End of half
BUFQ3 15:0011696:29Field goal
SEAQ3 8:316302:32Interception
BUFQ3 5:597514:02Touchdown
SEAQ3 1:573-51:54Punt
BUFQ3 0:037733:44Touchdown
SEAQ4 11:199703:17Touchdown
BUFQ4 8:02370:39Punt
SEAQ4 7:236192:21Punt
BUFQ4 5:02392:19Punt
BUFQ4 2:43482:43End of game
About these numbers

Possessions that ended with the clock running out at the half or the end of the game aren't counted.

Personnel groupings, average depth of target and pass rate over expected appear when the tracking feed is connected.

Bills vs Seahawks Head-to-Head

The Bills and Seahawks first met in 1977 and have played 15 times since.

All-time series
8–7Seahawks lead, 15 meetings since 1977
Postseason
0No playoff meetings
Largest Bills win
38–92004
Largest Seahawks win
56–171977

Since 2021

1–0 Bills lead

1 meeting since the 2021 season, regular season and playoffs.

Oldest to newest. B = Bills win, S = Seahawks win, outlined = this game.

Recent Meetings

Season to Date (Through Week 18)

The 2024 regular season, from each game's box score.

Season to date, Bills vs Seahawks
BillsStatSeahawks
13-4Record10-7
30.9Points per game22.1
359.1Yards per game332.2
6.0Yards per play5.5
21.6Points allowed per game21.6
341.5Yards allowed per game332.7

Bills and Seahawks in Fantasy

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2024 Game Logs for Players in This Game

Bills vs Seahawks Game FAQ

Who won the 2024 Bills vs Seahawks Week 8 game?

The Buffalo Bills beat the Seattle Seahawks 31–10 in Week 8 of the 2024 season. The game was played at Lumen Field in Seattle, WA, on October 27, 2024. See the Bills' 2024 schedule.

What was the final score of Bills vs Seahawks?

The final score was Bills 31, Seahawks 10. The Bills led 14–3 at halftime, and the second half went Bills 17, Seahawks 7.

What happened in the Bills vs Seahawks game?

Buffalo led 14–3 at halftime and outscored Seattle 17–7 after the break to win 31–10. The Bills finished with a 445–233 edge in total offense and averaged 6.4 yards per play. James Cook led all players with 3 catches for 22 yards, plus 17 carries for 111 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns. The Seahawks committed 2 turnovers, the Bills 1.

Who scored the most fantasy points in Bills vs Seahawks?

James Cook led the game with 28.3 PPR fantasy points, the RB1 of Week 8, on 3 catches for 22 yards, plus 17 carries for 111 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns. Josh Allen was next with 20.8 (QB14). See James Cook's 2024 game log.

Who led Bills vs Seahawks in passing, rushing and receiving?

Josh Allen (BUF) led all passers with 24 of 34 for 283 yards, 2 touchdowns and an interception. James Cook (BUF) led in rushing with 17 carries for 111 yards and 2 touchdowns. Khalil Shakir (BUF) led in receiving with 9 catches for 107 yards.

How many fantasy points did James Cook score against the Seahawks?

James Cook scored 28.3 points in PPR leagues, 26.8 in half-PPR and 25.3 in standard scoring against the Seahawks in Week 8 of the 2024 season, on 3 catches for 22 yards, plus 17 carries for 111 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns.

Who outperformed and underperformed expected fantasy points in Bills vs Seahawks?

James Cook III outperformed his expected fantasy points the most, scoring 28.3 PPR points on 16.2 xFP (+12.1). Geno Smith fell furthest short, with 9.1 points on 16.2 xFP (−7.1). A gap either way reflects efficiency and touchdowns in one game; it is not a forecast. For matchups ahead, see fantasy points allowed by position.

Who had the highest expected fantasy points in Bills vs Seahawks?

Josh Allen had the most fantasy opportunity in the game, worth 19.7 expected PPR points (xFP) at league-average rates, and scored 20.8. Expected points measure the volume of a player's pass attempts, carries and targets, not how well he used them.

How did the Bills beat the Seahawks?

The Bills beat the Seahawks 31–10 because they averaged 6.4 yards per play to 5.0, won the turnover battle 2–1, and outgained them 445–233.

Which team won the turnover battle in Bills vs Seahawks?

The Bills won the turnover battle 2–1: the Seahawks gave the ball away 2 times and the Bills 1 time. The Bills won the game.

What is the all-time Bills vs Seahawks record?

The Seahawks lead the all-time series 8–7 across 15 meetings since 1977.

When did the Bills and Seahawks last play before this game?

Before Week 8 of 2024, they last met in the 2020 season on November 8, 2020, when the Bills beat the Seahawks 44–34.