‘It didn’t matter which level of the defense, or what situation in the game, the Bills just could not stop the Ravens for almost all of the night. 433 total yards for Baltimore, including 238 rushing yards. They averaged 8.6 yards per play and scored 40 points!’
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McDermott: "Great win for our team… our community, and Bills Mafia overall"
‘”Great win for our team, great win for our community and bills mafia overall. Couldn’t be prouder. I’m happy for Matt just joining us here and being able to do that.”‘
Opinion: Simon: Holy (you know what)
‘I’ll be honest with you. I didn’t turn the game off and go to bed but I thought it was over. I didn’t doubt the offense could find a way to score. After all, it was still just a two possession game with more than half the fourth quarter remaining to be played. I had no confidence in the defense coming up with enough stops to give the offense the chances though.’
Allen credits team not blinking in comeback win over Baltimore
‘“No one on the sideline blinked, down 15 points with five/six minutes left, staying with it, fans leaving the stadium…you gotta play this game for 60 minutes and that’s a really good outfit we just played…we stuck in there and I’m just really proud of our guys.”’
Last minute field goal launches Bills over Ravens in home opener
‘The Buffalo Bills regular season campaign began in exciting fashion against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday Night Football. Baltimore’s revenge tour fizzled out as the Bills mounted a last minute stand that came down to a game winning field goal.’
Bills fans flabbergasted by come-from-behind win over Ravens in season opener
‘Despite facing a 15-point deficit with less than five minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Buffalo Bills somehow pulled off one of the more improbable come-from-behind victories, beating the Baltimore Ravens, 41-40, in the 2025 season opener.’
'Craziest game ever': Josh Allen's 4th-quarter heroics lift Buffalo Bills to crazy win over Baltimore Ravens
‘It was an absolutely ridiculous game that won’t soon be forgotten.’
Today in Bills stadium history: Sept. 8
‘Jim Kelly set a Bills record that Josh Allen has yet to match throwing six touchdown passes, four of them to Don Beebe. The others went to James Lofton and Andre Reed, Thurman Thomas totaled 142 yards, and Buffalo’s no-huddle K-Gun offense at the peak of its powers compiled more than 500 yards for the second week in a row. Nate Odomes also returned an interception for a TD.’
John Murphy: Allen’s desire out-weighed talent in comeback
‘The Ravens punted just once through three quarters and seemed impossible to stop. Buffalo’s young defense was overmatched through three quarters. Derrick Henry had 175 yards (12.5 per carry) after running 46 yards down the left sideline for his second score of the game. The Bills were down by 15 points with 12-minutes left – they had no answers.’
Bills fans from Mexico travel to season opener
‘“I wanted to visit Buffalo all my life. It’s a dream to be here,” said Carlos Lopez.’
Bills complete an improbable comeback, stun the Ravens in a season-opening classic
‘The game was everything fans could’ve wanted — and then some. Down 15 points with less than five minutes to play, the Bills scored two touchdowns and a field goal to stun the Ravens, 41-40. Matt Prater kicked the game-winning 32-yard field goal as time expired.’
Carucci Take2: Overreaction warranted after Bills’ magical season-opening win
‘I’m beginning my 47th season of covering the NFL, and I’ve never witnessed anything like what happened Sunday night. It was so much more than a dramatic comeback by the Bills or an epic collapse by the Ravens. It was, without exaggeration, magical.’
Bills halftime features first-ever drone show at Highmark Stadium
‘The eight-minute performance, titled Sunday Night Lights at Highmark Stadium, featured 500 drones creating Bills-themed formations above the stadium, during halftime of their season opener against the Baltimore Ravens.’
Bills pull off a miracle comeback in last-second win over Ravens
‘Only down by two, Buffalo only needed to get into field goal range for a chance to win the game. On the fifth play of the drive, Allen found Joshua Plamer on the sideline for a 32-yard gain, setting them up in field goal range. In the following play, Allen hit Coleman for a 26-yard completion, putting them deep in Ravens territory.’
Thad Brown: Comeback win is all-time memory to begin magical season
‘I can’t believe I’m going to say this about a game from week one… but that is a night that will become a story for my grandkids.’