James Cook rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns as the Buffalo Bills won for the first time in nearly a month as they rolled past the Carolina Panthers 40-9 on Sunday afternoon in Charlotte.

Josh Allen threw for a touchdown and ran for two more as the Bills (5-2) never trailed and improved to 9-0 when coming off an open date since 2017.

Carolina (4-4) had a three-game winning streak snapped as quarterback Andy Dalton made his first start of the season in place of injured Bryce Young. Dalton, who completed 16 of 24 passes for 175 yards, lost two fumbles and was intercepted once.

Panthers running back Rico Dowdle had 52 rushing yards on seven first-half carries but had only one second-half rushing attempt.

The Bills lost back-to-back games before an open date last weekend. Their first

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