The Buffalo Bills beat the Los Angeles Rams 31-10 in offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey’s first regular season contest with play-calling duties.

That included a 53-yard bomb from QB Josh Allen to WR Stefon Diggs in the fourth quarter for a TD in Buffalo’s final scoring drive of the day.

The @BuffaloBills had a 21-point margin of victory against the @RamsNFL last night, the second largest in a season opener against a defending Super Bowl champion in @NFL history. @JoshAllenQB and @stefondiggs lit up the field including this 53-yard play for a TD 👇 pic.twitter.com/TQZMTp5Slu

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The second half didn’t start with such a sizable lead, however, as the teams were tied with 10 points apiece by halftime.

“I was actually happy at halftime,” Allen said to the media following the win. “Three turnovers and going in 10-10 — zero to zero — that gave us all the confidence in the world, our defense being able to back us up. We hurt ourselves a lot in that first half. There’s a lot to learn from. But that second half, that’s who we want to be, going out there and executing the way we expect to execute.”

In addition to racking up the lead on the scoreboard and holding the Rams to no points in the second half, the Bills also converted on nine of 10 third downs in the game to keep offensive drives moving.

And Allen was quick to recognize Dorsey

“I think Coach Dorsey called a heckuva game,” he added. “It’s his first live action. So I’m proud of him for handling those situations how he did. We were 90% on third down. That’s a recipe for success.”

So what was the difference in the offense between halves one and two? WR Stefon Diggs weighed in on just that, pointing to Dorsey’s coaching as the catalyst.

“He came in at halftime and he understood that we couldn’t ride the roller coaster, there was going to be ebbs and flows to the game,” Diggs said during his press session. “He did some great things when he came in the locker room and calmed us down and said stop shooting ourselves in the foot.”

Dorsey rolled out a diverse variety of personnel packages during the contest to successful results, as the Bills bested the defending Super Bowl champs in convincing fashion.

The vote of confidence from the team’s two offensive stars in their coordinator speaks volumes, as Diggs continued to affirm the coach.

“He didn’t look half bad today.”