Once can be written off as a fluke.
Twice as dumb luck.
But three times is enough to make people take notice of Mike Gillislee.
That’s how many rushing touchdowns Gillislee, an off-the-street free-agent signing last month by the Buffalo Bills, has scored in as many weeks. It’s also as many as starting running back LeSean McCoy has this year.
“Mike is certainly a guy that has just burst on the scene,” Bills coach Rex Ryan said.
Gillislee’s 50-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter Sunday against the Cowboys sealed the Bills’ win. It also marked the first time since Antowain Smith did it in 1997 that a Bills running back has had touchdown runs of 50-plus yards in back-to-back weeks.