Allen, Bills outlast Chargers 24-16 despite committing 5 turnovers

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-27 · by John Wawrow The Associated Press

Quick Summary

Josh Allen scored two touchdowns to lead the Buffalo Bills to a 24-16 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers despite committing five turnovers. The game, played in Orchard Park, NY, saw the Bills improve to 3-0 for the third consecutive year. Key plays included Allen's two rushing scores and James Cook's finalizing run, while the Chargers struggled to capitalize on Buffalo’s mistakes, falling to 0-3 with their worst start since 2017.
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Story summary

On September 24, the Buffalo Bills hosted the Los Angeles Chargers in a crucial NFL game where the Bills won 24-16 despite turning the ball over five times. The winless Chargers struggled to capitalize on their five takeaways and failed to score after halftime. Rookie coach Joe Brady expressed concern about his team's performance, noting that they should not overlook their opponent despite a 2-0 start. Buffalo's defense held strong in critical moments, securing the victory with Josh Allen scoring two rushing touchdowns. The Chargers' issues were compounded by offensive inefficiency and key penalties, leading to a disappointing season debut of 0-3.

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📰 Bills Vs Chargers Game Analysis
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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 37 📰 publisher trust 63
“Both articles describe the same NFL game between the Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles Chargers on September 25, 2026.”
Toronto Star
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 34 📰 publisher trust 63
“Both articles describe the same NFL game between Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Chargers on September 27, 2026, with the final score of 24-16 in favor of the Bills.”
Toronto Star
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 5% hedged 2 of 40 📰 publisher trust 63
“Both articles describe the same NFL game between Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Chargers on September 27, 2026, with identical scores and outcomes.”

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Who wrote this

John Wawrow The Associated Press
14 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes, including Efton Chism’s one-handed catch with 1:50 remaining, and the New England Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills 29-26 on Sunday.
🔮 Though saying he still has a lot to prove, Kulich continued validating the offseason work he put in to get back in shape after having surgery to remove the blood clot at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota in March.
🔮 The Sabres will do so with a young roster that got even younger following a summer in which top-line forward Alex Tuch was traded to Washington and defenseman Bowen Byram to Chicago.
🔮 And Buffalo was one of the NFL’s six remaining unbeaten teams through Sunday, with Philadelphia (2-0) set to play Monday night.
🔮 The PWHL Montreal Victoire coach, coming off a Walter Cup title in May, replaces Troy Ryan, who stepped down after his contract expired in May.
🔮 To hear Joe Brady express his concerns, it would be easy to think the Buffalo Bills opened the season winless instead of 2-0.
🔮 The Wild, meantime, are in talks to re-sign Quinn Hughes in a deal that could approach Makar’s.
🔮 Though the injury is not considered significant, Brady said it was too early to determine if Moore will play next week.
🔮 “If I could snap my fingers and make every field grass, that’s what I would do for sure.”
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Topics

Bills Buffalo Chargers N.Y. ORCHARD PARK

Subjects

Buffalo ORG · 6× Allen PERSON · 5× Chargers ORG · 5× Bills ORG · 3× Cook PERSON · 2× Josh Allen PERSON · 1× Los Angeles Chargers ORG · 1× N.Y. GPE · 1× ORCHARD PARK GPE · 1× the Buffalo Bills ORG · 1×

Narrative

For much of the remainder of the game, the Chargers resembled the sputtering offense that opened the season being limited to 14 points per outing and combining for more punts (seven) and turnovers (five) than touchdowns (four) in its first two games.
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2026-09-27 · Toronto Star
Allen, Bills outlast Chargers 24-16 despite committing 5 turnovers · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 0 hedged)

Josh Allen scored two touchdowns rushing and the Buffalo Bills overcame a five-turnover outing to pull out a 24-16 victory over the winless Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. asserted
Bills → score → Sunday
Allen’s second score, a 1-yard plunge with 7:35 left, gave Buffalo its first lead. asserted
score → leave → lead
The Bills then sealed the win on James Cook’s 3-yard run four minutes later, and after Buffalo’s defense forced Justin Herbert’s incompletion on fourth down at the Chargers 45. asserted
defense → seal → Chargers
Buffalo improved to 3-0 despite Allen’s two interceptions and lost fumble. asserted
Buffalo → improve → interceptions
Cook and tight end Dalton Kincaid also lost fumbles. asserted
Cook → lose → fumbles
The problem for the Chargers was their inability to take advantage — with three of Buffalo’s turnovers occurring in Bills’ territory. asserted
three → take → territory
Los Angeles opened the scoring on Herbert’s 1-yard shovel pass to Keaton Mitchell on a drive set up after Cook lost a fumble on Buffalo’s first snap from scrimmage. asserted
Cook → open → scrimmage
And the Chargers built a 10-0 first-quarter lead on Cameron Dicker’s 31-yard field goal that followed Allen’s first interception. asserted
that → build → interception
For much of the remainder of the game, the Chargers resembled the sputtering offense that opened the season being limited to 14 points per outing and combining for more punts (seven) and turnovers (five) than touchdowns (four) in its first two games. asserted
that → resemble → games
The 0-3 start is L.A.’s worst since opening the 2017 season with three consecutive losses. asserted
start → open → losses
Allen’s two touchdown runs upped his career total from scrimmage to 87 (85 rushing and two receiving) — tying Hall of Famers Thurman Thomas and Andre Reed for the team record. asserted
runs → up → record
Up next Chargers: at the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. Bills: Close three-game homestand by hosting the New England Patriots on Sunday. ___ asserted
Bills → close → Sunday
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