MINNEAPOLIS (Interstat) — Josh Allen threw for 234 yards and a touchdown, Tyler Bass made all three of his field-goal attempts, and the Buffalo Bills defeated the Minnesota Vikings 23-6 on Monday at U.S. Bank Stadium in a National Football League game. Buffalo improved to 7-1, while Minnesota dropped to 6-2. Attendance was 66,955. The 6-foot-5, 237-pound Allen led a Buffalo offense that scored on three field goals by Bass and a late touchdown pass.

Buffalo opened the scoring late in the first quarter when Bass connected on a 39-yard field goal. Minnesota answered in the second quarter with Will Reichard’s 43-yard field goal before Allen found Keleki Latu for a 25-yard touchdown pass deep to the right with 44 seconds left in the half. Reichard added a 53-yard field goal with five seconds remaining, sending Buffalo into halftime ahead 10-6. The Bills extended their lead in the third quarter on Bass’s 25-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, James Cook III scored on a 5-yard run up the middle, and Bass added the extra point for a 20-6 advantage. Bass closed the scoring with a 52-yard field goal with 4:40 remaining.

Bass finished 3 for 3 on field goals. Allen, a 6-foot-5, 237-pound quarterback, completed 21 of 31 passes for 234 yards and one touchdown and added 15 yards on six carries. Latu, a 6-foot-7, 244-pound tight end, had one reception for 25 yards and a touchdown and also made one tackle. Khalil Shakir, a 6-foot, 190-pound receiver, caught four passes for 58 yards; Dawson Knox, a 6-foot-4, 254-pound tight end, had four receptions for 37 yards; Dalton Kincaid, a 6-foot-4, 240-pound tight end, caught three passes for 28 yards; Keon Coleman, a 6-foot-4, 215-pound receiver, had three catches for 17 yards; and Ty Johnson, a 5-foot-10, 210-pound running back, added two receptions for 36 yards and one carry for 1 yard. Jackson Hawes, a 6-foot-4, 253-pound tight end, caught one pass for 8 yards, and Ray Davis, a 5-foot-8, 220-pound running back, carried twice for 2 yards. Greg Dortch, a 5-foot-7, 175-pound receiver, returned one kickoff for 58 yards and two punts for 11 yards. Tommy Doman Jr. punted five times for 228 yards and made one tackle.

Minnesota’s passing game split time between Carson Wentz and Max Brosmer. Wentz, a 6-foot-5, 237-pound quarterback, completed 8 of 25 passes for 81 yards, while Brosmer, a 6-foot-2, 217-pound quarterback, completed 6 of 7 passes for 58 yards. Justin Jefferson, a 6-foot-1, 195-pound receiver, caught three passes for 58 yards; T.J. Hockenson, a 6-foot-5, 244-pound tight end, had four receptions for 33 yards and one tackle; and Jordan Addison, a 5-foot-11, 175-pound receiver, caught two passes for 28 yards. Myles Price, a 5-foot-9, 183-pound receiver, caught one pass for 6 yards, returned four kickoffs for 124 yards and returned one punt for 12 yards. DeeJay Dallas, a 5-foot-10, 214-pound running back, had one reception for 2 yards and one tackle. Reichard made both of his field-goal attempts, from 43 and 53 yards.

Buffalo’s defense produced two interceptions and two sacks. Dorian Williams, a 6-foot-2, 225-pound linebacker, had three tackles and one interception, while Terrel Bernard, a 6-foot-1, 224-pound linebacker, recorded six tackles and one interception. Greg Rousseau, a 6-foot-6, 266-pound defensive end, and Javon Solomon each had one tackle and one sack. Cole Bishop and Dee Alford each made four tackles. Damar Hamlin, Christian Benford, Te’Cory Couch, Kaleb Elarms-Orr and Ed Oliver each had two tackles. T.J. Parker made three tackles. Michael Hoecht, Tylan Grable, DeWayne Carter, Maxwell Hairston, Bradley Chubb, T.J. Sanders, Deone Walker and Davison Igbinosun each had one tackle.

Minnesota’s defense was led by Blake Cashman with 12 tackles. Eric Wilson had nine tackles, and Joshua Metellus made eight tackles. James Pierre recorded six tackles. Dallas Turner had five tackles and one sack, while Jalen Redmond and Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins each had five tackles and half a sack. Levi Drake Rodriguez and Elijah Williams each made five tackles. The Vikings also received tackles from DeeJay Dallas, T.J. Hockenson and other defenders throughout the game.

The Bills have won seven of their first eight games. Buffalo beat Baltimore 36-10, Las Vegas 33-30, the Los Angeles Rams 37-34 in overtime, the Los Angeles Chargers 24-16, Detroit 41-31 and Houston 36-31, and lost to New England 29-26. Allen had recently passed for 289 yards and rushed for 30 yards in the 36-10 win over Baltimore. Minnesota moved to 6-2 after a 19-15 loss at Detroit and wins over Indianapolis 16-10, New Orleans 23-13, Miami 15-10, Tampa Bay 23-16, Chicago 9-3 and Green Bay 39-22. Buffalo next faces the New York Jets, then hosts Miami and Kansas City, and later has games at New England, at Green Bay, against Chicago, at Denver, at Miami, and against the New York Jets. Minnesota next plays at Green Bay, then at San Francisco, and later hosts Atlanta, Carolina, Detroit, Washington and Chicago and plays at New England and at the New York Jets.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Minnesota 32, Buffalo 24, while Interstat’s ELO system had projected Buffalo with a 50.6 percent probability to win. Buffalo had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 3.5. The total score of 29 went over the over/under line of 45.5.