The Buffalo Bills (5-2) relied on a tremendous performance from running back James Cook and a dominant defensive effort to get back in the win column with a 40-9 trouncing of the Carolina Panthers (4-4) Sunday afternoon in Charlotte.

The win snaps Buffalo’s two-game losing streak and helps the Bills keep pace with the New England Patriots in the AFC East.

Today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks offers up observations and analysis as the Bills avoided the first three-game slide in Josh Allen’s NFL career.

Observations and analysis from Bills’ win

Entering Sunday, the Carolina Panthers boasted the NFL’s third-best rushing defense, and they had not allowed a run longer than eight yards during their three-game winning streak. On Buffalo’s first offensive play, after forcing a three-and-out, J

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