Instead of getting starting left tackle Dion Dawkins back like they hoped before their game Sunday against the Carolina Panthers, the Buffalo Bills instead saw left guard Jon New England Patriots Hats Feliciano join Dawkins on the Reserve/COVID-19 list.This contributed to a sluggish start as the Bills' makeshift offensive line struggled throughout the first quarter.But in the end, they proved to be too much for the Panthers in a 31-14 victory that solidified their playoff chances, which had taken a hit after two straight lo ses saw them lose control of the AFC East to the New England Patriots.Now the Bills (8-6) will have a chance to pull even with the Patriots (9-5) again in their rematch next week in Foxboro, Ma s.Though they barely moved the ball in the first quarter, which saw quarterback Josh Allen take two sacks, the Bills never trailed, breaking the scorele Gino Cappelletti Jersey s tie when Devin Singletary scored on a 16-yard run in the second quarter.They doubled their lead when Allen finished off a 57-yard drive with an 11-yard touchdown pa s to Stefon Diggs Ben Mason Jersey .Scroll to ContinueThe Panthers took advantage of an interception by Jeremy Chinn to close the gap as quarterback Cam Newton scored on a 4-yard keeper to finish off a 37-yard drive.After the score, they had little choice but to go for two points because they had lost kicker Zane Gonzalez to a quad injury in pregame warmups. The conversion was succe sful when Newton hit D.J. Moore with a pa s in the back of the end zone.But that was as close as the Panthers would come.The Bills added a 26-yard field goal by Tyler Ba s just before intermi sion, sending them well on their way to their eighth win that was punctuated by a 20-yard touchdown reception by Gabriel Davis in the third Byron Cowart Jersey quarter. The throw by Allen was a perfect fastball into a tight window that would have closed on a ball thrown with any le s velocity.Their leading rusher the week before in an overtime lo s at Tampa Bay, Allen attempted just one run on his Cody Davis Jersey sprained foot in this contest. But he turned the improvised scramble into a 26-yard gain.He finished with 19 completions in 34 attempts for 210 yards and three touchdown pa ses against the one interception.