Bills storm back to beat Chargers 24-16 as James Cook III runs for 154 yards and 1 TD

Automated recap from game data · November 9, 2026 at 4:55 AM ET · Highmark Stadium

The Buffalo Bills stormed back to beat the Los Angeles Chargers 24-16 on Sunday at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park before a crowd of 60,361. The Bills moved to 3-0, while the Chargers fell to 0-3.

The teams went to halftime tied at 10, and the Bills won the second half 14-6. The Bills erased a 10-point deficit along the way.

The Bills out-gained the Chargers 350-348 and overcame a 5-1 turnover deficit. The Bills converted 6 of 12 third downs and held the ball for 28:38.

James Cook III of the Bills earned Game MVP. Cook III ran 24 times for 154 yards and a touchdown.

For the Chargers, Genesis Smith finished with 5 tackles and 2 interceptions.

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	10	0	3	3	16
BUF	0	10	0	14	24

How the game turned

Bills win probability

Biggest swing: Bills went from 39% to 58% on one play in the fourth quarter.

Q4 13:38(Shotgun) J.Herbert pass deep middle intended for M.Valdes-Scantling INTERCEPTED by C.Gardner-Johnson at BUF 1. C.Gardner-Johnson to BUF 42 for 41 yards (J.Alt).

Scoring plays

Time	Team	Play	LAC-BUF
Q1 10:33	LAC	Keaton Mitchell 1 Yd pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker Kick)	7-0
Q1 0:34	LAC	Cameron Dicker 31 Yd Field Goal	10-0
Q2 6:02	BUF	Tyler Bass 28 Yd Field Goal	10-3
Q2 0:16	BUF	Josh Allen 1 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)	10-10
Q3 6:12	LAC	Cameron Dicker 21 Yd Field Goal	13-10
Q4 7:35	BUF	Josh Allen 1 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)	13-17
Q4 3:13	BUF	James Cook III 3 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)	13-24
Q4 1:56	LAC	Cameron Dicker 33 Yd Field Goal	16-24

Team stats

LAC		BUF
348	Total yards	350
217	Passing yards	174
131	Rushing yards	176
20	First downs	22
6-15	Third down	6-12
0-1	Fourth down	2-2
1-4	Red zone	3-4
1	Turnovers	5
2-9	Sacks allowed	4-30
7-50	Penalties	10-88
31:22	Time of possession	28:38