James Cook's 3 first-half goals have Expenses spinning #.\n\nAlaina Getzenberg, ESPNSep 12, 2024, 09:44 PM ETCloseAlaina Getzenberg is actually a workers author who deals with the Buffalo Expenses and the NFL. She signed up with ESPN in 2021. Alaina was actually earlier a beat press reporter for the Charlotte Viewer and has actually additionally worked for CBS Athletics and the Dallas Early Morning News. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. You may follow her via Twitter @agetzenberg. MIAMI-- The Buffalo Bills switched defensive back Ja'Marcus Ingram's first job interception right into an early top over the Miami Dolphins on \"Thursday Evening Football.\" The first-quarter touchdown came on a 17-yard pass from quarterback Josh Allen to running back James Cook on fourth-and-3 after the Costs took a timeout before the play.The Costs utilized pre-snap motion to place wide receiver Curtis Samuel in the backfield behind Allen, while Prepare moved from the quarterback's left to his right. Prepare at that point went to the left edge, got the pass broad available as well as ran down the side project to the end zone.F\u0336o\u0336u\u0336r\u0336t\u0336h\u0336 \u0336d\u0336o\u0336w\u0336n\u0336. GOAL! #BUFvsMIA: @PrimeVideo pic.twitter.com\/Sc70eORpJG\u2014 Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) September 13, 2024 The play covered a six-play, 37-yard drive that came after Ingram took the Dolphins' 1st drive of the game to a very early side. Ingram is actually playing in the group's dollar package, with Web cam Lewis starting at nickel corner for the damaged Taron Johnson (lower arm). Along with the toss, Allen reached 226 career touchdown passes, passing Dan Marino as well as Peyton Manning (225) for the second very most in a gamer's 1st 7 seasons. The Bills racked up a goal on their position travel in only 3 video games last period (as well as went 2-1 in those video games). Prepare remained to surge in the 2nd quarter, 1st scoring on a 1-yard handoff coming from Allen to extend Buffalo's result in 17-7 with 6:25 left in the second quarter.The incredibly next opportunity the Bills received the sphere, Prepare scored once more to place Buffalo grass up 24-7 along with 3:36 left in the 1st one-half. This time, Prepare obtained the handoff, went up the middle and after that was off, running down the ideal subsidiary. Former Expenses protection Jordan Poyer tried to tackle Cook as he ran down the field, however nobody else approached. Prepare after that turned right into the end area and threw the round deep in to the stands.Cookin' up his THIRD TD of the evening #BUFvsMIA on Start VideoAlso streaming on

NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/hPFdtSTyK8u2014 NFL (@NFL) September thirteen, 2024 The 49-yard goal was the longest surge by a Bills gamer since Devin Singletary had a 51-yard score against the Denver Broncos in 2020. In the 1st half, Prepare had five brings for 60 lawns and the first-quarter touchdown catch for 17 yards.The Costs scored points on 4 of the their five drives in the initial fifty percent. Prepare racked up all three touchdowns-- 2 hurrying as well as one obtaining, after certainly not scoring in the season-opening gain against Arizona. His 2 rushing goals equal his overall from each of the 2022 and also 2023 seasons. Prepare is actually the 3rd Bills player previously three decades to rack up 3 touchdowns in a very first fifty percent, every one of whom did so against the Dolphins (Lee Evans in Full Week 13 in 2005, Isaiah McKenzie in Full Week 17 in 2020).