Having a bye week makes it seem like an even longer time, but the Buffalo Bills are back in the win column in Week 8. The Bills (5-2) took and and beat the Carolina Panthers in a rout on Sunday. It was a 40-9 final.

The Buffalo Bills and Carolina Panthers are ready to do battle in Week 8 on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium. The Bills (4-2) will visit the Panthers (4-3) in another cross-conference battle in 2025. Preparations for the game have gone on all week for both teams. Even more so for Buffalo as the team is exiting their bye week.

James Cook rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns and the Bills defense had seven sacks in a 40-3 win over the Panthers.

The Buffalo Bills' defense was dominant on Sunday, generating seven sacks and three turnovers in a 40-9 victory.

The Bills, behind 38 rushing yards from running back James Cook, chugged downfield on the first touch—reaching the Panthers' 23-yard line. But linebacker Trevin Wallace sacked quarterback Josh Allen on a third-and-10 to keep Buffalo to a 45-yard field goal. Bills lead 3-0 with 7:14 left in the first quarter.