The Buffalo Bills continued their 2024 schedule with a 30-20 win in Week 10 over the Indianapolis Colts.
The Bills (8-2) needed a strong team performance to earn the road win at Lucas Oil Stadium. The defense forced timely turnovers and Tyler Bass made some difficult kicks to help a slow-starting offense.
The Bills have now won five in a row entering the second half of the year. As the season progresses, we learn more and more about this year's Bills team.
Here are five things we learned from about the Colts:
A historic beginning
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The Bills' 8-2 record is their best record through 10 games since 1993. In a year that was viewed as a “rebuilding year” by some in the media and a “transition year” by Bills management, they played their best yet Starting under head coach Sean McDermott. The core of their 2024 schedule is about to begin, starting with a Week 11 clash against the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. We'll see how the Bills fare Last seven.
Sales set the tone
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A big reason for the Bills' historic start is their ability to create turnovers. Through 10 weeks, Buffalo leads the NFL in turnover differential at +13. That's four points better than second place.
The Bills rank second in total takeaways, third in fumbles recovered and fifth in interceptions. Buffalo turned the Indy offense over four times on Sunday and scored 17 points off turnovers, seven of those points coming from him a pick six by cornerback Taron Johnson.
Tyler Bass shines after winning the game
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The game-winning 61-yard field goal against the Miami Dolphins apparently boosted Bass' confidence. In Week 10, Bass was a key factor in the Bills' win. He was a perfect six-on-six kicker. Bass made three field goals and three extra points.
Bass made field goals of 28 yards, 29 yards and 47 yards. He also scored one of his extra points from 48 yards out on a penalty.
Pass rush shows life
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The Bills recorded four sacks against Indy, their most in a game since Week 3, during the blowout win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. They only had one in each of their last two games. For the Bills, this has been an area of struggle for most of the year. Her pressure rate of 32.4% ranks 22nd in the NFL this year .
In Week 10, Greg Rousseau, Taron Johnson, AJ Epenesa and Quinton Jefferson were all released.
The offense was picked up by the defense and special teams
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The bills had one in Week 10. The offense played well for the most part, but started the game slow and had a few turnovers. Luckily for quarterback Josh Allen and the offense, the defense forced four turnovers and held QB Joe Flacco and the Colts to just 36% on third downs. The special teams came through too. It wasn't just Bass who had a great day, Sam Martin also had a booming punt to put Indianapolis back. Both punts landed inside the opponent's 20.
