The Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings will close out Week 9 on “Monday Night Football,” with kickoff scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Both teams are 6-1. The Bills are off to another good start with MVP quarterback Josh Allen at the helm, but will face their toughest test yet against a defense led by Minnesota’s Brian Flores. Allen leads all quarterbacks in EPA (expected points added) per play, the Vikings have allowed the lowest EPA per play this season – the ultimate unstoppable force vs. immovable object matchup. Veteran quarterback Carson Wentz will look to provide a spark for Minnesota in his second start of the season as starter Kyler Murray is out with a hamstring injury. It’s not inconceivable that Wentz could win the starting job outright with a solid performance; The Vikings are averaging just 1.71 offensive touchdowns per game this year, fourth-fewest in the league. Follow Yahoo Sports for live updates, highlights and more as the Bills and Vikings close out Week 9, broadcast on ABC and ESPN. Live Updates 32 Tuesday, November 10, 2026 03:47 am UTC Jason Owens A near interception by Carson Wentz that should have been caught by Terrel Bernard incited a chorus of boos from the Minnesota crowd. Vikings fans are fed up and rightly so. Tuesday, November 10, 2026 03:45 am UTC Jason Owens Tyler Bass kicked a 54-yard field goal through the uprights. But a false start by Lloyd Cushenberry ruined the play when Bass punted the ball and pushed the Bills back from comfortable field goal range. Instead of a two-possession lead at 16-6, the score remains at 13-6 after a Buffalo punt. straight to linebacker Terrel Bernard in zone coverage. It’s like Wentz didn’t see him in the middle of the field. An offense that started with promise behind a strong run by Jordan Mason ended abruptly and the Bills got the ball back with a 13-6 lead late in the third quarter. Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 03:30 am UTC Jason Owens Buffalo put together a second consecutive productive drive, but couldn’t capitalize in the end zone. A third-down pass from Josh Allen to Dalton Knox in coverage fell incomplete in the end zone, and the Bills settled for a 25-yard field goal for a 13-6 lead. The way Minnesota’s offense is playing, that might be enough for the Bills. Tuesday, November 10, 2026 03:25 am UTC Jason Owens Hockenson beat Dorian Williams on a post route near the end zone, but Carson Wentz barely threw the ball wrong. Tuesday, November 10, 2026 03:13 am UTC Jason Owens Carson Wentz went deep for tight end TJ Hockenson, but instead found linebacker Dorian Williams in coverage. Williams made a good grab to secure the interception, and Minnesota’s misery on offense picked up in the third quarter. The second half is almost underway. The Vikings will have the ball first. Tuesday, November 10, 2026 02:53 AM UTCJason Owens All of these offenses needed a little pressure. The Minnesota offense responded with its own rushing possession and its most successful drive of the game to set up a Will Reichard field goal attempt with 5 seconds left on the second quarter clock. The game will go into halftime with Buffalo holding a 10-6 lead. 2026 02:45 AM UTCJason Owens The Bills finally got something done in a hustle drive, and are on the board with the first touchdown of the game. Josh Allen found sophomore tight end Keleki Latu standing wide in the back of the end zone from 25 yards out for Latu’s first career touchdown and a 10-3 Buffalo lead with 44 seconds left in the first half. Allen completed all six of his pass attempts on the drive as the Bills advanced 80 yards in 3:18. Tuesday, November 10, 2026 02:33 am UTC Jason Owens The Vikings are on the board, no thanks to their offense. Again they failed to get a first down. But thanks to starting the ball at the Buffalo 34, they were within range of a 43-yard field goal by Will Reichard. The game is tied 3-3 with 4:02 left before halftime. Tuesday, November 10, 2026 02:28 am UTCJason OwensNo fumble. Josh Allen, in fact, was down on third down. Buffalo, instead, punted from the back of their own end zone and the Vikings will start with the ball at the Buffalo 34. Now, can they do something with it? Tuesday, November 10, 2026 02:27 am UTC Jason Owens This Vikings defense is as ugly as they come. Initially it appeared on the field that he had forced a turnover with a strip by Josh Allen along the Buffalo goal line, but on replay it appears that Allen was right on the ground before losing control of the ball. It will be reviewed. Either way, another sick play from Brian Flores’ hyper-aggressive unit. Tuesday, November 10, 2026 02:19 am UTC Jason Owens Minnesota got 2 first downs, one via penalty and one earned. And then a sack by Carson Wentz ended the momentum. The Vikings have punted again and the Buffalo offense must try to solve the Minnesota defense backed up along their own goal line. Tuesday, November 10, 2026 02:13 am UTC Jason Owens Minnesota has his first first down of the game. It came on a play in which a Carson Wentz sack was negated by a holding penalty on Buffalo in the secondary. So, yes. Tuesday, November 10, 2026 02:09 am UTC Jason Owens Josh Allen is under constant pressure. He was lucky to avoid a third-down sack near the goal and get rid of the ball to give Buffalo’s punter room. The Vikings have the ball back. Will they get a first try? Tuesday, November 10, 2026 02:03 am UTC Jason Owens The Vikings still don’t have a first down. Four series have produced three triples and a turnover. It’s a shame next to this elite Minneosta defense. Buffalo gets the ball back after another Minnesota punt. Tuesday, November 10, 2026 01:58 am UTC Jason Owens And Buffalo punt again after a 3-and-out. The Vikings defense is doing its job, but it needs some help from its offense. The first quarter ends with Buffallo with a 3-0 lead. Tuesday, November 10, 2026 01:56 am UTC Jason Owens Minnesota’s offense is inept in the first quarter. His third drive ends with his second 3-and-out. The other drive produced a turnover on the first play. Buffalo gets the ball back at the end of the first quarter. Tuesday, November 10, 2026 01:54 am UTC Jason Owens Here’s another look at Carson Wentz’s side. ESPN’s Russell Yurk with a key note: If he doesn’t advance, he’s a winger. You don’t have to go back. Tuesday, November 10, 2026 01:47 am UTC Jason Owens They did not enter the end zone. But after their second drive in the first quarter to start in Vikings territory, the Bills are on the board. A Tyler Bass field goal is good from 39 yards for a 3-0 Bills lead late in the first. Can Carson Wentz and the Minnesota offense get something done in response?
