By WBFO News
Buffalo, NY – Rookie safety Jairus Byrd had two more interceptions, Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick didn't make a big mistake in his first start as the Buffalo Bills took advantage of Carolina's miscues to beat the Panthers 20-9 on Sunday.
Buffalo won despite being outgained 425-167. Carolina led in first downs 20-9 and held the ball for nearly 35 minutes. But Jake Delhomme was intercepted three times, Kenny Moore fumbled a punt, John Kasay missed two field goal attempts, and the Panthers (2-4) saw their two-game winning streak snapped.
"You take your hat off to our defense," said Lee Evans. "They really did a tremendous job getting us short fields and turning the ball over. They really put us in position and we were able to come up and make some big plays and put the ball in the end zone and give them a little help."
Byrd had two interceptions to set up touchdowns as Buffalo (3-4) won road games in consecutive weeks for the first time since 2004.
"On defense when you win the takeaway-giveaway thing four to nothing the percentages of your wins are huge," said head coach Dick Jauron. "So the turnovers were just huge and we protected it well."