6A — BAKER CITY HERALD
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020
BOISE STATE FOOTBALL
Unbeaten BYU
routs Boise State
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Allen, Bills shred Seattle
defense in 44-34 victory
of Buffalo’s fi rst four pos-
sessions. He later added a
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — rushing TD.
Josh Allen set aside his grief
He fi nished 31 of 38 and
over the death of his grand-
equaled his career best with
mother to enjoy one of the
415 yards passing. The AFC
most productive games of his East-leading Bills are 7-2
three-year career.
through nine games for the
Though Allen made no
fi rst time since 1993, a season
mention of his loss immedi-
that ended with the Jim
ately following a 44-34 win
Kelly-led Bills making their
over the Seattle Seahawks
fourth consecutive, and fi nal,
on Sunday, coach Sean
Super Bowl appearance.
McDermott revealed Allen’s
Allen defl ected any praise,
grandmother had died a day noting the defense forced
earlier while praising his
Wilson to turn over the ball
quarterback’s resolve.
four times, and special teams
“Josh was emotional,”
contributions.
McDermott said.
“As a whole team, we took
“It was a big, big win, and
care of business today,” Allen
a great, great thing for him to said. “Sitting here, 7-2, we’re
play like he played,” McDer-
excited with what we can do
mott said. “Just a mentally
and how we can play.”
tough man.”
Allen’s 24 completions and
Allen got the Bills’ offense 282 yards passing in the fi rst
off to such a productive start, half alone were both the most
not even Russell Wilson and by a Bills player since at least
the high-scoring Seahawks
1991.
could keep pace. Starting
The Seahawks (6-2) blew
with a three-play, 45-yard
an opportunity to match their
scoring drive, Allen threw
best record through eight
touchdown passes on three
games. They were 7-1 in 2013.
By John Wawrow
AP Sports Writer
Working with an early 17-0
advantage, the Bills’ defense
went into attack mode and
rattled Wilson, who was
sacked fi ve times, threw two
interceptions and lost two
fumbles.
“What I will tell you is I
don’t recognize that game. We
haven’t seen us look like that,
and it’s a game that I don’t
have any place in my brain
for it,” said Seahawks coach
Pete Carroll, who confi rmed
after the game that he has
signed a multiyear contract
extension. “We just don’t turn
the ball over like that, but we
did today and they capitalized
on all of it and just made us
pay.”
Wilson fi nished 28 of 41 for
390 yards with two touch-
downs, but has seven turn-
overs in the past three games.
He threw a season-worst
three interceptions in a 37-34
overtime loss to Arizona two
weeks ago.
The turnovers weren’t
the only problem. Seattle
became the NFL’s sixth team
to score 25 or more points in
each of its fi rst eight games,
but the defense surrendered
420 yards — the fi fth time
this season an opponent has
topped 400 yards.
The 44 points allowed
were the most in Carroll’s 11
seasons in Seattle and the
most for the franchise since
a 48-10 loss at Green Bay on
Dec. 27, 2009. It was just the
eighth time since Week 9 of
the 2011 season the Carroll-
led Seahawks have lost by 10
points or more.
“We just got to be cleaner,”
Wilson said. “We scored 34
points. We’re a pretty good
offense. But I think that we
can be better.”
Though Buffalo never
trailed, the game was decided
in the opening minutes of
the fourth quarter, when the
Bills scored touchdowns over
a span of 2:49 to open a 41-20
lead. Zack Moss scored on a
1-yard run, one play after Al-
len converted a third-and-16
by hitting John Brown on a
33-yard catch-and-run.
Timbers draw with L.A.
LOS ANGELES (AP) —
Jorge Villafana scored in the
90th minute, and the Portland
Timbers played to a 1-1 draw
against LAFC on Sunday as
both teams wrapped up the
regular season bound for the
playoffs.
LAFC’s Diego Rossi claimed
the league’s Golden Boot with
14 goals in the coronavirus-
shortened season. He had a
chance to up his fi nal total
against the Timbers, but he
hit the post twice.
LAFC (9-8-5) fi nished
seventh in the Western
Conference standings and will
visit Minnesota United in the
opening round of the playoffs.
The Timbers (11-6-6) fi n-
ished third and will host FC
Dallas. The Timbers headed
into Decision Day vying
for the top spot in the West
with the Seattle Sounders
and Sporting Kansas City.
Portland was atop the table
but dropped with a 1-0 loss to
Colorado on Wednesday.
Carlos Vela made his fi rst
start since Aug. 22 and scored
on a rebound goal.
BAKER GARAGE
1740 Washington
541-523-4454
BOISE — BYU hasn’t had many chances this season
to prove that it’s deserving of its lofty No. 9 ranking. On
Friday night, the Cougars took full advantage of their
fi rst game against a ranked team.
And it was nothing short of impressive.
Zach Wilson threw for 359 yards and two touchdowns
and Tyler Allgeier rushed for 123 yards and a pair of
scores as BYU routed No. 21 Boise State 51-17.
BYU (8-0), which beat Boise State on the road for the
fi rst time in six tries, is off to its best start since 2001
when the Cougars started 12-0. It’s also the fi rst time
in school history that BYU has scored 50 points or more
against a ranked opponent.
Wilson, who originally committed to Boise State
before signing with BYU, completed 21-of-27 passes and
threw TDs of 5 and 20 yards. He also found the end zone
on a 4-yard run.
The projected fi rst-round NFL draft pick said he
doesn’t begrudge anyone for questioning how good of a
team BYU is during these unprecedented times.
“People still doubted us, but I don’t blame them for
that,” Wilson said. “It’s hard to tell how good we are with
how our season has switched up, but each week is an
opportunity for us to prove ourselves. (This win) doesn’t
mean anything unless we keep winning.”
Meanwhile, Boise State (2-1) suffered its worst loss
since a 64-19 rout by rival Idaho in 1996.
Hours:
Tues - Sat.
9:30 AM
to
6:00 PM
• Christmas Items
• Disposable
Masks • Diapers
• Toys • Misc.
• Household Items
Come see our
ever changing
Inventory
ALOTT Bargains
A Little of This & That
2013 1st Street • Baker City • 503-477-3398
facebook.com/ALOTTBargains
ALOTTBargains@outlook.com
2400 Broadway, Baker City
Open 10 AM - 9 PM 7 Days A Week
541-523-3541
SNOW TIRES
are cheaper
2810 Cedar St.
Baker City
541-523-6591
than a wreck
Community
Connection
A Veterans Day
Tribute
Veterans Day is a time to honor all those who have
unselfishly served in our armed forces, risking so much to
preserve our nation’s high ideals and hopes for the future.
To those dedicated servicemen and women, we say,
“Thank You”
Shannon, Whitney, Bob and Michael
Black Distributing, Inc.
541-523-4575 • Corner 3rd and Broadway, Baker City
541-893-6090 • Richland
2390 Broadway, Baker City
541-523-5223
Associated Press
Thank you to our
Veterans for all
they
ey
yd
do
of
fo
for
or
o
r us.
Thank you
to all who
served our
country.
Watch out
for the
Wildlife
on the Roads
By Jason Chatraw
Come and
C
d see us or call
ll to schedule
h d l an appointment
i
Lew Brothers Tire Service
541-523-3679
210 Bridge St. Baker City, OR