The Buffalo Bills opened Wild Card weekend in the NFL with the team’s first win in the postseason in 25 years. Buffalo topped the Indianapolis Colts, 27-24.
With such a rare occurrence taking place, attention nationwide was caught.
With that, here are some of the national media reactions to what went down in Orchard Park during the Bills’ win over the Colts:
Ian Rapoport, NFL Network
The #Bills, with #BillsMafia finally watching in person, survive and advance.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 9, 2021
Adam Schein, CBS Sports
Josh Allen. Heard about it. š„š„š„
— Adam Schein (@AdamSchein) January 9, 2021
Mike Giardi, NFL Network
Josh Allen joined HOF Joe Montana (Super Bowl XIX) as the only players with 300+ pass yds, 50+ rush yds & a 68+ comp pct in a playoff game in the SB era. That's all. No big deal. #Bills @nflnetwork @AroundTheNFL
— Michael Giardi (@MikeGiardi) January 9, 2021
Damon Amendolara, CBS Sports
Itās Josh Allenās confidence taking shots downfield in almost any scenario which makes him so refreshing. Heās always looking for chunk plays. Itās not always successful. But so many young QBs get anxious quickly and play it safe. #BillsMafia
— Damon Amendolara (@DAonCBS) January 9, 2021
Liz Gonzales, Barstool Sports
Congratulations to our @BarstoolFund buddy and all around good guy @JoshAllenQB on the win! Bills Mafia is about to go offfff tonight!
— Liz Gonzales (@TheLizGonzales) January 9, 2021
The Checkdown
An outrageous toe-tap from Gabriel Davis š³ @DavisGB1 @BuffaloBills
šŗ #INDvsBUF on CBS pic.twitter.com/JPb0PYq5SO
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) January 9, 2021
PFT, Barstool Sports
Classic Josh Allen pressing all the buttonās at end of a play
— ProFootballTeamCommenter(3rd best 7-9 team ever) (@PFTCommenter) January 9, 2021
Jeff Kerr, CBS Sports
Josh Allen was born on May 21, 1996.
The #Bills last playoff win before today was December 30, 1995.#BillsMafia
— Jeff Kerr (@JeffKerrCBS) January 9, 2021
Ross Tucker, CBS Sports
There are NFL teams that would NEVER trade their first round pick yet I'm pretty sure the Bills (Stefon Diggs) & Colts (DeForest Buckner) would make their trades again a zillion times out of a zillion.
— Ross Tucker (@RossTuckerNFL) January 8, 2021
Sigmund Bloom, Football guys
The Stefon Diggs trade is the win-winningest trade in sports history
— Sigmund Bloom (@SigmundBloom) January 9, 2021
The MMQB
Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs are in sync šÆ
(via @NFL) pic.twitter.com/Xnc13eduOb
— The MMQB (@theMMQB) January 9, 2021
Sam Acho, Former NFL LB
What a game. Few notes
1/ I was in Buffalo for training camp in 2019. The amount of growth Iāve seen from Josh Allen is phenomenal
2/ Brian Daboll is a great coach and great man. He and his wife welcomed me in
3/ Buffalo is a special city. I want this win for those fans #Bills— Sam Acho (@TheSamAcho) January 9, 2021
Dan Orlovsky, ESPN
Watching @JoshAllenQB play I often say curse words in my mind Iām so impressed
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) January 9, 2021
Kyle Brandt, Good Morning Football
The Toe Drag Swagā¢ļø segment may never recover after what Gabriel Davis is doing to it. @gmfb pic.twitter.com/avY8SYJIri
— Kyle Brandt (@KyleBrandt) January 9, 2021
Chris Harris, Chargers CB
people who passed up on Josh Allen looking real crazy right now lol
— Chris Harris (@ChrisHarrisJr) January 9, 2021
Matt Bowen, ESPN
QB Josh Allen made a lot of second-reaction plays yesterday.
Saw the high-level movement skills there + the ability to throw from multiple platforms ā with location. @NFLMatchup pic.twitter.com/YKs5rt9RjS
— Matt Bowen (@MattBowen41) January 10, 2021
Field Yates, ESPN
Good morning. The Buffalo Bills won their first playoff game in 25 years yesterday. pic.twitter.com/ejNyGWlDFS
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) January 10, 2021
Trey Wingo
By the way.. @JoshAllenQB was money today: 26/35 324 yards and 2 TDs pic.twitter.com/ZwQp6TSNH2
— trey wingo (@wingoz) January 9, 2021
Nick Wright, FS1
Credit to Josh Allen, a year after he blew a 16 point halftime lead with a terrible fumble, he managed to up the ante by attempting to blow a 14 point 4th quarter lead with a terrible fumble.
Excited to see what he has in store for us in the next round!
— nick wright (@getnickwright) January 9, 2021
Spotrac
The #Bills didnāt just win a playoff game, they overcame a Frank Reich comeback & a blown call by the officials all at the same time.
Itās a new day.
— Spotrac (@spotrac) January 10, 2021
Dan Graziano, ESPN
Boy oh boy, the folks who work at the Buffalo airport are in some gooooood moods for this early on a Sunday morning! Something happen yesterday?
— Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) January 10, 2021
Mike Wells, ESPN
The Colts are the first team to lose in playoff history with 450+ total yards (season-high 472 yards) and 0 turnovers. Teams were previously 11-0 hitting those benchmarks, according to @EliasSports
— Mike Wells (@MikeWellsNFL) January 9, 2021
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