ClutchPoints
The Buffalo Bills served notice that they are not ready to surrender any chance they have to win the AFC East division title this year. They trailed the New England Patriots 21-0 in Week 15 and their situation looked grim, but the Bills rallied with a brilliant offensive show in the second half and pulled out a 35-31 triumph.
The victory allowed the Bills (10-4) to climb within one game of the Patriots in the division and it’s still something of a longshot for them to steal the crown this season, but the victory showed that Josh Allen and his teammates are likely to be quite dangerous when the postseason gets underway.
After putting on a powerful performance when the game was on the line against the Patriots, the Bills should be able to handle this week’s assignment against the last-place Cleveland Browns (3-11). However, these have been the type of games in the past that have given the Bills trouble. Head coach Sean McDermott can’t allow his team to have any kind of letdown or the struggling Browns could cause problems in this encounter in Cleveland.
Allen has a chance to win the Most Valuable Player Award for the second straight season. Allen has put together another remarkable season. He has completed 284 of 406 passes for 3,276 yards with 25 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He is completing 70.0 percent of his passes and that’s the best mark of his career.
Of course, Allen is also a remarkable athlete who excels when he runs with the ball. Allen combines speed and power, and he can break long runs if the opposing defense does not keep a linebacker in range to prevent him from delivering an explosive paly. He has 98 carries for 535 yards with 12 rushing touchdowns. This is the 3rd consecutive year that Allen has 12 rushing TDs or more.
The quarterback explained that the Bills are going to put on a surge whenever they can to throw an opponent off of its rhythm.
“We’re going to continue to fight one play at a time,” Allen said, per The Athletic. “No matter what the score is, if it’s in the third quarter, if it’s in the fourth quarter, whatever it is, if we’ve got a chance and we’ve got the ball, we feel like we like our chances. That’s that.”
Allen has gotten a big assist this year from running back James Cook, who has become one of the most effective running backs in the league. Cook has rushed for 1,415 yards and is averaging 5.2 yards per carry. He has scored 10 touchdowns for the Bills and broken 8 runs of 20 yards or more, including a long run of 64 yards. As a result of Allen and Cook’s performance, the Bills have the No. 1 running attack in the NFL.
Allen does not have...
