Spokesman-Review
National Football League
Buffalo 23, Washington 0
When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, October 30, 2011
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Terry McAulay
Attendance: 51579

Scott Chandler caught a pair of touchdown passes from Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Buffalo Bills notched their first win in Canada with a 23-0 shutout over the visiting Washington Redskins on Sunday in Toronto.

Fred Jackson rushed for 120 yards on 26 carries and caught three passes for 74 yards as the Bills (5-2) improved to 1-3 in their annual trip north of the border and moved into a first-place tie with New England in the AFC East.

Fitzpatrick finished 21 of 27 for 262 yards and the Buffalo defense, which entered the game with four sacks, had nine Sunday.

Buffalo opened the scoring midway through the first quarter capping an eight-play, 80-yard drive with a 20-yard touchdown pass from Fitzpatrick to Chandler. The Bills made it 13-0 at the half on a pair of field goals (37, 44 yards) by Rian Lindell.

Chandler hauled in 15-yard scoring pass from Fitzpatrick late in the third quarter to extend the lead to 20-0 and give Buffalo at least 20 points in every game this season.

John Beck got the start again for Washington (3-4), which lost its third straight game and rushed 12 times for 26 yards. Beck was 20 of 33 for 208 yards with two interceptions.

Redskins linebacker London Fletcher, who was questionable with a hamstring injury, started his 170th straight game.

Washington running back Ryan Torain started in place of Tim Hightower, who was placed on injured reserve earlier in the week because of a torn knee ligament. Torain had 14 yards on eight carries.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Washington   Buffalo
Ryan Torain Player Fred Jackson
8 Attempts 26
14 Yards 120
1.8 Avg Yards 4.6
0 Touchdowns 0
6 Long 43
Receiving
Washington   Buffalo
Fred Davis Player Fred Jackson
8 Receptions 3
94 Yards 74
11.8 Avg Yards 24.7
0 Touchdowns 0
24 Long 46
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Washington 178 26 152 0 0 1 2.0 0
Buffalo 390 138 252 2 3 2 10.0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Buffalo will play their next game at home against N.Y. Jets. The Bills have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Washington will play their next game at home against San Francisco. The Redskins have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.