Plays That Defined the 2024 Bills: Home Games bracket

We’ve settled on a single play from each game to represent or “illustrate” that part of the Buffalo Bills’ 2024 season. Now it’s time to pit those plays against each other in a ruthless contest to decide what play stands above them all to be crowned the Play That Defines the 2024 Season.

Which moment will join the hall of awesome started with Josh Allen Jumping Over Things?

Runoff Game 1

Josh Allen’s TD vs. Chiefs (One Seed)

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Fourth-down stop vs. Titans (Eight Seed)

I think from an ethics stance I should likely stay impartial when I write these. So I’m going to write this as objectively and impartially as possible.

It was nice knowing you Fourth down stop against the Titans. You had a good run.

Runoff Game 2

Josh Allen’s TD vs. 49ers (Two Seed)

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Josh Allen’s TD vs. Cardinals (Seven Seed)

It really seems like we enjoy Josh Allen touchdowns. Which one will you choose here? They can’t both move on. On one hand, we have Josh Allen’s throw (per the stat sheet) to himself a diving touchdown. That’s one of the highlights of the year. But that score came in a blowout and didn’t matter all that much if we’re being honest.

The Cardinals game on the other hand, was a very tight affair. So close in fact, that a second Hail Murray upset was a realistic outcome. This score then mattered a lot, despite being less miraculous.

Runoff Game 3

Tyler Bass’ FG vs. Dolphins (Three Seed)

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Terrel Bernard’s FF vs. Ravens in the Divisional Round (Six Seed)

A Tyler Bass field goal isn’t a Josh Allen touchdown. What gives? It might not be Josh Allen, but it was the game winner against a Division Rival. It was also 61 yards, the longest made kick of Tyler Bass’ career. I can see why this play won the right to represent the Dolphins game.

Terrel Bernard forcing a fumble is also not a Josh Allen touchdown. In a tight playoff game though, this play was a huge shift in possible outcomes for the game. Bernard poking the ball loose is also a great representative from it’s respective game. Thanks to these two plays, we’ll have at least one “Not Josh Allen Touchdown” moving on.

Runoff Game 4

Ty Johnson’s TD vs. Broncos, Super Wild Card Weekend (Four Seed)

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Taron Johnson’s TD vs. Patriots (Five Seed)

We’re still off of the Josh Allen kick, but we’re back to touchdowns. The first one was Ty Johnson’s toe levitation trick touchdown against the Broncos. Like the Allen TD against the 49ers, this score came in a blowout and counts for style points and sure, scoreboard points too, but the significance is skewed toward the style points.

Like we saw in the Allen TD vs. Allen TD, our second play was more of a deciding factor. Against a division rival,...