The Bills dropped almost 250 rushing yards on Carolina—with 216 and over 11 yards a carry coming from James Cook. Josh Allen only attempted 19 passes, but he was efficient and avoided mistakes. Buffalo allowed fewer than 250 yards of offense and forced three turnovers.

The Buffalo Bills served notice that they can be a physical team against anybody in their dominating 40-9 blowout of the Carolina Panthers on the road. They ran it right at them with James Cook getting 216 yards and two scores, and the defense also had seven sacks as they brutalized Andy Dalton.

With six teams on a bye last weekend and most of the favorites cruising to victories, there’s not a ton of movement in this week’s ALLCITY NFL Power Rankings.

As injuries and evolving playbooks present more opportunities, breakout stars emerge, seizing the playing time and making the most of it. That includes in fantasy, where players sometimes come from out of nowhere to become contributors,