The Buffalo Bills are headed to Las Vegas for a Sunday afternoon matchup with the Raiders, and we’re bringing the record book, and some pencils, along for the trip.
We’ve got a couple of players who have been knocking on the door of their next spot in franchise history, a few who could move up with a good afternoon, and some possibilities that would require the kind of performance that makes us reach for a calculator.
As always, we’ve divided our record book into four chapters: Sure Things, A Good
Bet, Not Impossible, and Superhuman.
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WEEK 6 — October 18, 2026
Chapter 1: Sure Things
Nothing to write in ink just yet. That doesn’t mean we won’t find something to add before the weekend is over.
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Chapter 2: A Good Bet
• Josh Allen rushing touchdowns
Five games. Eight rushing touchdowns. Five straight games with at least one trip into the end zone on the ground.
Allen has already established the NFL record for consecutive games with a rushing touchdown to start a season by a quarterback. Now he has a chance to extend it – making it harder for anyone to write their name above his in the future.
Considering Allen has scored at least once on the ground in every game this season, we’re feeling pretty good about his chances of keeping that streak alive against the Raiders.
• Greg Rousseau career sacks
Rousseau came flying out of the gate this season, piling up six sacks in Buffalo’s first three games. Since then? Nothing. He’s been sitting on 38 career sacks for two weeks, just half a sack away from moving past Darryl Talley on Buffalo’s all-time list.
This will be his third attempt to get that next sack. Surely he’s due?
• Dawson Knox receiving yards
Knox has been hanging around James Lofton on Buffalo’s all-time receiving yards list, and he couldn’t have gotten much closer Monday night without actually catching him. His six receiving yards against the Rams brought him to 2,730 for his career. Lofton finished his time in Buffalo with 2,736.
That means Knox needs six yards to tie Lofton and seven to pass him for 16th place in the franchise record book. Considering Knox caught a six-yard pass Monday, we’re hoping Allen can find him again this week – but at least a yard farther down field.
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Chapter 3: Not Impossible
• Dawson Knox receiving touchdowns
While we’re watching Knox climb the receiving yards list, there’s another opportunity worth keeping an eye on. Knox has 28 career receiving touchdowns, putting him in a tie with Gabe Davis and Stevie Johnson for seventh place in franchise history. Jerry Butler is next with 29.
One touchdown against the Raiders would move Knox into a tie with Butler for sixth place. Two would put him ahead of Butler outright. Of course, Knox hasn’t been finding the end zone very often this season, but there’s nothing stopping him from changing that Sunday – unless it’s Josh Allen trying to get all the records himself.
• Khalil Shakir receiving yards
Shakir has an opportunity to do a little rearranging of Buffalo’s all-time receiving yards list this week. With 2,568 career receiving yards, he’s sitting in 21st place, but the next three players are all within 74 yards.
Shakir needs 64 yards to pass J.D. Hill, 73 to pass Fred Jackson, and 74 to pass Haven Moses. He had 80 yards against the Rams on Monday night, so it’s defintely within reach.
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Chapter 4: Superhuman
• Josh Allen rushing touchdowns
Allen already owns the NFL record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, but his climb up the all-time list — which includes players at every position — is far from finished.
With 87 career rushing touchdowns, Allen sits in 16th place. Eric Dickerson and Curtis Martin are tied for 14th with 90 apiece.
Three rushing touchdowns against Las Vegas would put Allen in a three-way tie with Dickerson and Martin. Four would move him past both. That’s asking a lot, even from Allen. But three rushing touchdowns in one game isn’t something we’ve never seen him do, so have those erasers handy.
• James Cook rushing yards
Look who’s back. We’ve been watching Cook chase Allen on Buffalo’s all-time rushing yards list, and Monday night didn’t do him any favors.
Cook ran for 111 yards against the Rams – a great game by most standards. But Allen ran for 121. Instead of closing the gap, Cook actually lost another 10 yards to his quarterback.
For Cook to move past Allen on Sunday, he’ll need to outgain him by at least 170 rushing yards. It’s a pretty tall order – especially considering Allen doesn’t seem particularly interested in slowing down his own rushing production.
• Greg Rousseau single-season sacks
We’re still waiting for Rousseau to get that next sack, but if he decides to make up for the last two weeks all at once, there’s another possibility.
Rousseau has six sacks this season, and his personal best is eight, set in 2022. Two sacks against Las Vegas would tie that mark. Three would give him nine and establish a new single-season career high — with plenty of football still left to play.
Now, we’re not expecting three sacks every Sunday. At this point, we’d be happy to see him get the first one out of the way.
• Dalton Kincaid receptions and receiving yards
Kincaid could make some serious moves in Buffalo’s tight end record book if he puts together a big game against the Raiders.
He currently has 172 career receptions, putting him sixth among Bills tight ends. Charles Clay is fifth with 178, and Scott Chandler is fourth with 182. Seven catches Sunday would move Kincaid past Clay, while 11 would put him ahead of both Clay and Chandler for fourth place.
And if those catches add up to a whole lot of yards, there’s another possibility for the Buffalo tight end. Kincaid has 1,969 career receiving yards, leaving him 152 yards away from passing Chandler’s 2,120 for fourth place among Buffalo tight ends.
Kincaid already had a 130-yard game against Houston earlier this season, so we know he can put up big numbers. Asking for 152 yards and 11 catches in the same afternoon is another matter entirely. But that’s why this one belongs in the Superhuman chapter.
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That’s our list for Week 6. Some of these records could change with a single play. Others would require the kind of afternoon we’d be talking about for years.
Either way, we’ll have the record book open, the pencils sharpened, and the erasers on hand Sunday as the Bills take on the Raiders.
