James Cook's three first-half touchdowns have Bills rolling #.\n\nAlaina Getzenberg, ESPNSep 12, 2024, 09:44 PM ETCloseAlaina Getzenberg is actually a workers author who deals with the Buffalo grass Expenses and also the NFL. She signed up with ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat press reporter for the Charlotte Onlooker as well as has actually additionally worked for CBS Sports and also the Dallas Early Morning News. She is a graduate of the College of California, Berkeley. You can follow her through Twitter @agetzenberg. MIAMI-- The Buffalo Bills switched protective back Ja'Marcus Ingram's 1st profession interception in to a very early top over the Miami Dolphins on \"Thursday Evening Football.\" The first-quarter touchdown began a 17-yard pass from quarterback Josh Allen to running back James Chef on fourth-and-3 after the Costs took a timeout just before the play.The Expenses used pre-snap motion to put pass receiver Curtis Samuel in the backfield responsible for Allen, while Cook moved from the quarterback's delegated his right. Cook after that ran to the left edge, captured the elapsed large open as well as diminished the side project to the end zone.F\u0336o\u0336u\u0336r\u0336t\u0336h\u0336 \u0336d\u0336o\u0336w\u0336n\u0336. GOAL! #BUFvsMIA: @PrimeVideo pic.twitter.com\/Sc70eORpJG\u2014 Buffalo grass Bills (@BuffaloBills) September thirteen, 2024 The play capped a six-play, 37-yard push that happened after Ingram delivered the Dolphins' very first drive of the game to an early end. Ingram is actually playing in the staff's penny package deal, with Camera Lewis starting at nickel corner for the injured Taron Johnson (forearm). With the toss, Allen got to 226 profession touchdown passes, passing Dan Marino and Peyton Manning (225) for the second very most in a player's initial 7 seasons. The Expenses scored a goal on their position drive in just 3 video games final period (and also went 2-1 in those video games). Cook remained to climb in the second quarter, first scoring on a 1-yard handoff coming from Allen to prolong Buffalo's cause 17-7 with 6:25 left in the 2nd quarter.The really upcoming time the Bills acquired the sphere, Cook scored once more to put Buffalo grass up 24-7 along with 3:36 left behind in the very first half. This moment, Cook got the handoff, rose the mid and then was off, diminishing the ideal sideline. Former Costs protection Jordan Poyer attempted to deal with Cook as he ran down the field, however nobody else came close. Prepare at that point flipped in to the end area as well as tossed the round deep in to the stands.Cookin' up his THIRD TD of the night #BUFvsMIA on Start VideoAlso streaming on

NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/hPFdtSTyK8u2014 NFL (@NFL) September thirteen, 2024 The 49-yard touchdown was actually the longest thrill through a Bills gamer because Devin Singletary had a 51-yard score against the Denver Broncos in 2020. In the first one-half, Chef had 5 holds for 60 backyards and the first-quarter goal catch for 17 yards.The Costs racked up points on four of the their 5 rides in the first half. Chef racked up all 3 touchdowns-- 2 hurrying as well as one receiving, after not scoring in the season-opening win against Arizona. His 2 hurrying goals equal his total amount from each of the 2022 and also 2023 times. Cook is the 3rd Bills gamer in the past thirty years to score three touchdowns in an initial half, each one of whom did so against the Dolphins (Lee Evans in Week 13 in 2005, Isaiah McKenzie in Week 17 in 2020).