Recap
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
Josh Allen threw four touchdown passes and the Buffalo Bills beat the 49ers 34-24 in the first NFL game ever held at State Farm Stadium under the Cardinals' roof as a relocated 49ers home game. Stefon Diggs caught 10 passes for 92 yards and a touchdown. Mullens threw for 286 yards with two TDs and two INTs. Mostert ran for 79. The 49ers' defense produced one sack of Allen. The 49ers fell to 5-7 with their first relocated-home-game loss.[1][2][3]
Columnist recap
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
The first NFL game ever played at State Farm Stadium with the 49ers as the home team. Mostly empty seats. The PA system playing crowd noise. The Buffalo Bills won 34-24 in the kind of cross-conference matchup that, in normal times, would have happened at Levi's Stadium with a Levi's crowd.
Josh Allen threw four touchdown passes. Stefon Diggs caught one of them. Cole Beasley had a touchdown. Gabe Davis had two. The 49ers' defense, missing Bosa and Thomas, could not slow the Bills' passing attack at all.
Nick Mullens threw for 286 and two scores but two interceptions. Mostert ran for 79. Brandon Aiyuk caught a touchdown. The 49ers' offense produced 24 points and was still 10 short. The kind of Sunday at a relocated home where the 49ers' season's competitive identity continues to slide. 5-7 with Washington at the relocated home next week and the playoff math approaching impossible.
By the numbers
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
Bills 34, 49ers 24. Margin: -10. Twelve-game record: 5-7, -3 differential.
- Josh Allen: 32-of-40 for 375, 4 TDs.
- Stefon Diggs: 10 catches for 92, 1 TD.
- Cole Beasley: 1 TD reception.
- Gabe Davis: 2 TDs.
- Mullens: 27-of-39 for 286, 2 TDs, 2 INTs.
- Mostert: 14 carries for 79.
- Brandon Aiyuk: 6 catches for 95, 1 TD.
- 49ers D: 1 sack of Allen.
- First NFL game at State Farm Stadium with 49ers as home team.
- 49ers 5-7; Bills 9-3.
Film room
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
A 34-24 loss to the Buffalo Bills at State Farm Stadium in the first relocated home game. The 49ers fall to 5-7.
How it unfolded
The Bills opened with a 75-yard touchdown drive ending in a Gabe Davis touchdown. The 49ers answered with a Mullens touchdown to Aiyuk. Allen threw another touchdown to Davis. The 49ers added a field goal. Allen connected with Cole Beasley for a third Bills touchdown to make it 21-10 at halftime. Mostert ran in a touchdown to make it 21-17. Allen answered with a fourth touchdown to Diggs. The Bills added a field goal. The 49ers' final touchdown made it 34-24.
The turning point
Josh Allen's third touchdown pass right before halftime. With the 49ers having pulled within range at 14-10, the Bills' answering touchdown drive ending in the Beasley score effectively put the game out of striking range.
By the numbers
Mullens 27-of-39 for 286 with two TDs and two INTs. Allen 32-of-40 for 375 with four TDs. Mostert 14 carries for 79. Aiyuk 6 catches for 95 with a TD. Stefon Diggs 10 catches for 92 with a TD. The 49ers' one sack of Allen.
Personnel watch
The 49ers played their first home game outside California, with empty seats and pumped crowd noise the dominant atmosphere note. The defense, without Bosa and Thomas and with the front-four rotation thinner than ever, could not get to Josh Allen. Mostert produced 79 yards in his second game back from injury.
What it means
5-7 with Washington coming up at the relocated home next week. The Sunday loss confirms that the 49ers' season trajectory, paired with the relocation logistics, has stalled. The Bills are confirmed as an AFC contender. The 49ers are likely playing out the string.
