James Cook ran for a career-high 216 yards and two touchdowns, Allen accounted for three scores and the Bills returned from their bye with a resounding 40-9 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

James Cook walked into his postgame news conference on Sunday looking like a guy who'd barely worked up a sweat, let alone run for a career-best 216 yards and two touchdowns.

Josh Allen threw for a touchdown and ran for two more as the Bills (5-2) never trailed and improved to 9-0 when coming off an open date since 2017.