Bills pull away from Vikings 23-6 as James Cook III runs for 107 yards and 1 TD

Automated recap from game data · November 9, 2026 at 11:39 PM ET · U.S. Bank Stadium

The Buffalo Bills pulled away from the Minnesota Vikings 23-6 on Monday at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis before a crowd of 66,955. The Bills moved to 7-1, while the Vikings fell to 6-2.

The Bills took a 10-6 lead into halftime and kept control with a 13-0 edge after the break. The Bills never trailed.

The Bills out-gained the Vikings 339-178 and won the turnover battle 3-1. The Bills converted 7 of 18 third downs and held the ball for 42:32.

James Cook III of the Bills earned Game MVP. Cook III ran 31 times for 107 yards and a touchdown.

For the Vikings, Byron Murphy Jr. finished with 4 tackles and 1 interception.

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
BUF	3	7	3	10	23
MIN	0	6	0	0	6

How the game turned

Bills win probability

Biggest swing: Bills went from 60% to 70% on one play in the first quarter.

Q1 5:30C.Wentz pass incomplete short right to J.Jefferson.Buffalo challenged the forward pass ruling, and the play was REVERSED.C.Wentz FUMBLES (Aborted) at MIN 43, RECOVERED by BUF-G.Rousseau at MIN 44.

Scoring plays

Time	Team	Play	BUF-MIN
Q1 1:57	BUF	Tyler Bass 39 Yd Field Goal	3-0
Q2 4:02	MIN	Will Reichard 43 Yd Field Goal	3-3
Q2 0:44	BUF	Keleki Latu 25 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass Kick)	10-3
Q2 0:05	MIN	Will Reichard 53 Yd Field Goal	10-6
Q3 6:03	BUF	Tyler Bass 25 Yd Field Goal	13-6
Q4 6:17	BUF	James Cook III 5 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)	20-6
Q4 4:40	BUF	Tyler Bass 52 Yd Field Goal	23-6

Team stats

BUF		MIN
339	Total yards	178
205	Passing yards	127
134	Rushing yards	51
22	First downs	9
7-18	Third down	0-8
1-1	Fourth down	0-2
1-3	Red zone	0-1
1	Turnovers	3
4-29	Sacks allowed	2-12
8-62	Penalties	4-20
42:32	Time of possession	17:28