The best matchup of the weekend lived up to the billing. Buffalo and Baltimore played the kind of prime time game that felt like a playoff preview, with elite skill on both sidelines and drama from start to finish. The Bills won 41 to 40, closing on a Matt Prater field goal as time expired after Josh Allen authored a furious fourth quarter. For three quarters the Ravens carried the look of a team in control. Derrick Henry was a force of nature, ripping through tackles and pulling away from the secondary. He finished with 169 yards on 18 carries at 9 point 4 yards per attempt and scored twice. His 46 yard sprint down the sideline early in the fourth quarter pushed Baltimore ahead 40 to 25 and seemed to put the game out of reach. Zay Flowers changed the geometry for Baltimore all night. He worked into space, turned routine touches into explosives, and reminded everyone how much his offense misses him when he is not available. With Henry punishing the front and Flowers breaking free outside, the Ravens kept Buffalo under pressure for most of the night. Then the margin for error disappeared. Buffalo answered Henry’s long run with a ten play, eighty yard march to cut the deficit to eight. On the next meaningful sequence, a Baltimore fumble flipped possession and energy. The Bills were suddenly in business with time to finish. Allen never blinked. The reigning Most Valuable Player spread the ball across a deep set of options and picked his moments as only he can. He finished with 394 passing yards and four total touchdowns, two through the air and two on the ground. Keon Coleman delivered as a trusted target with more than one hundred receiving yards and a score, and Buffalo kept finding answers on critical snaps. The final drive captured the night. After a late Ravens punt gave Buffalo one last chance, Allen pushed the ball into range with quick strikes, including a sideline connection to Joshua Palmer and a seam rip to Coleman. That set up Prater, who joined the roster only recently, to step into a high wire moment. His kick split the uprights as the clock hit zero for a one point win that shook Highmark Stadium. For Baltimore, the loss will sting because the blueprint worked for so long. The run game set the tone. The defense created negative plays in spots. The passing game found explosives. What proved costly were the thin margins late, especially the turnover that opened the door and the inability to secure a first down on the final possession. For Buffalo, the win is another reminder that when Allen is in command and the receiving room is humming, no game is out of reach. The Bills showed layers of offense with multiple viable targets and tight end usage that stressed mismatches, while the defense delivered the one takeaway it had to have to tilt the field. Week one does not decide anything, but this one hinted at everything we love about January. If these teams see each other again, the sequel will be must watch.