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ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky breaks down Josh Allen TD vs. Chiefs (video)

ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky breaks down Josh Allen TD vs. Chiefs (video)

Once again, ESPN NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky was impressed with Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen… this time, as many were.

Allen sealed his team’s 30-21 win over the Chiefs with a 26-yard touchdown run on fourth down in the outing.

On the play, Allen improvised, and took it to the house.

As Orlovsky explains, a lot more than that went into what happened.

“The answer is, you got to go and make a play,” Orlovsky said. “And that’s the mindset you see with Josh.”

Check out his breakdown in the One Bills Live clip below:

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One more time: Josh Allen’s incredible clutch score vs. Chiefs

One more time: Josh Allen’s incredible clutch score vs. Chiefs

No Buffalo Bills this upcoming week. That’s a bummer.

But at least fans are still buzzing after this one.

The Bills (9-2) topped the Kansas City Chiefs in 30-21 fashion in their last outing and quarterback Josh Allen stole the show with this one. You know which.

Allen scampered in a 26-yard touchdown on fourth down to all but ice the victory.

Before enjoying your weekend off, check out the score below one more time:

WATCH: Field-level view of Josh Allen’s touchdown run vs. the Chiefs

WATCH: Field-level view of Josh Allen’s touchdown run vs. the Chiefs

The incredible touchdown run from 26 yards out that Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen put away against the Kansas City Chiefs is one that will be remembered.

It was memorable from the way most saw it: on television.

Those lucky enough to see it in the stadium got an even better view.

But not many got to see it from the ground level. Now you can.

Allen’s scamper and how it looks on the field, which brought the scoreboard to it’s final 30-21 look, can be found in the clips below:

 

Josh Allen, Bills locker room react to game-winning TD vs. Chiefs: ‘He’s the GOAT’

Josh Allen, Bills locker room react to game-winning TD vs. Chiefs: ‘He’s the GOAT’

Josh Allen got everyone out of their seats with his game-winning touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Teammates included.

In Week 11, the Bills (8-2) secured a massive win over the Chiefs (9-1) and Allen’s late score iced it. The QB scampered 26 yards down the field on fourth down to put the contest out of reach.

Allen was plenty happy about it himself… but the ones lining up next to him were even more so.

“He’s the G.O.A.T.,” linebacker Dorian Williams said.

“We’re fortunate to have him,” cornerback Taron Johnson added.

A roundup of reactions to Allen’s big play from insider the Bills locker room can be found below:

Bills’ Terrel Bernard breaks down matchup vs. Chiefs’ Travis Kelce

Bills’ Terrel Bernard breaks down matchup vs. Chiefs’ Travis Kelce

The Bills beat the Chiefs 30-21 at home on Sunday.

The contest that saw the teams’ final scores roughly on average for the season so far also had significant takeaways on and off the field.

But the biggest one belonged to Buffalo linebacker, Terrel Bernard.

With 1:07 left to play in the fourth quarter, the Bills’ defensive captain and play caller took away a Patrick Mahomes pass intended for Kansas City tight end and MGMT “Electric Feel” fan Travis Kelce for an end-game interception.


The entire Buffalo defense ran down to celebrate with him in the end zone after getting in front of Kelce to grab the ball out of the air.

“The main thing is just having awareness of him, “ Bernard said about covering the Chiefs TE to WIVB. “Pre, post-snap, trying to get guys around him as much as possible, playing within our scheme and our system still but understanding he’s going to be one of the first options every pass play.”

It was the second interception for KC’s Mahomes, whose first and last throws in Sunday’s game were caught by Buffalo.

Bernard, who was out during the last meeting between the clubs in January’s divisional round of the playoffs, also had eight tackles and a sack on the day to go with the big-time turnover.

“I think having that awareness, [defensive coordinator] Bobby [Babich] did a great job in the gameplan, all the coaches did, putting him in our minds all week and knowing where he was at and where he was going to be, what he likes to do in certain spots. I think that was a huge factor, and everybody playing to the details of the defense.”

Everything has changed for Kelce since his last matchups against the Bills in which he seemed unstoppable.

He may just want to shake it off, knowing all too well that Bernard and the Bills defense held him to only two catches for eight yards receiving.

But with the win the Bills now have a better shot at a No. 1 seed and a first-round bye, the Chiefs do as well although they are not out of the woods yet.

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was complimentary of the Bills when asked what his takeaways off the field were from the loss.

“Things you can learn, the main thing is that they’re a good team and, if you have a few mistakes in there, they can capitalize on them,” Reid said.

The teams could face off again in the postseason, and time will tell which club will play host to the other if they do.

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Bills’ Josh Allen plays it cool after Chiefs: ‘It’s another Week 11 win’

Bills’ Josh Allen plays it cool after Chiefs: ‘It’s another Week 11 win’

Buffalo beat Kansas City in exciting fashion on Sunday.

The club topped the Chiefs 30-21 at home in Orchard Park in front of Bills Mafia on the same field where KC ended its postseason run last year.

Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen put his superhero cape on for the Bills offense when it mattered most, breaking tackles and shaking off defenders for a 26-yard touchdown run on 4th-and-2 with 2:17 left in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.

After the game ended thanks to a win-sealing interception by Terrel Bernard on defense, Allen was asked about his scoring play by CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson.

“Yeah, appreciate Coach McDermott for trusting the offense going out there,” he said. “We had a man play, they dropped out to zone and they had something good for it. I was just trying to make a play and help our team win a football game. You know, some things we need to clean up, some throws I wish I had back, but we’re going into the bye week 9-2…we’ll take it.”

Allen was sacked zero times for the first time against Kansas City since the 2021 regular season, and the team put up their 30 points without key players on offense in receiver Keon Coleman, tight end Dalton Kincaid, and offensive tackle Spencer Brown.

He finished the day Sunday 27-for-40 with 262 yards, a touchdown, and an interception passing to go with another 55 ground yards with the TD.

The scoring rush was his latest in a career highlight reel of making little-to-no/probability plays.

In fact, per NFL Next Gen Stats, there was only a 1.2% chance of scoring a touchdown on the play once he tucked the ball to run.

The Bills hosted their AFC rivals for their fifth regular-season meeting with the QB under center.

The club is now 4-1 in those matchups, becoming the only team in the NFL to log four victories against Chiefs QB and State Farm insurance enthusiast, Patrick Mahomes.

The squad improves to 9-2 overall headed into their bye week. It’s the franchise’s first time at 9-2 since the 1992 NFL season.

The Bills have treated division games as “counting double” but had previously struggled to translate that in conference matchups that could have a bearing on No. 1 seeding and a first-round bye come playoff time.

But not this time.

The final points were roughly on average for what the two teams have put up throughout this season thus far, and it was the Chiefs’ first time giving up more than 28 points in 31 games and the first time allowing 30 points on offense since 2022.

And while Buffalo continues to have success against Kansas City during the regular season, Allen knows they need to beat them in the playoffs and spoke to that while answering whether it was just another Week 11 win for Buffalo.

“It is, it’s another Week 11 win,” he added. “Knowing how things usually play out we’ll probably see this team again at some point. We’ve got to get there first so like I said, we’ll enjoy this bye week and go into the next week after that and put together a good game plan and try to go 1-0.”

The Bills have perfected the recipe to beat the Chiefs. Now they just have to do it in January

Josh Allen’s Bills can beat Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs in the playoffs … with better luck.

Because of the incandescent Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes, there is nothing quite like the Buffalo Bills’ and Kansas City Chiefs’ rivalry in today’s NFL. Every time these two match up, we can expect an instant classic.

But more than most, it seems like the Bills have the Chiefs’ number … in the regular season. There’s no other reasonable conclusion after watching Allen cruise in for an awesome clutch touchdown run to salt away the Bills’ fourth straight regular-season win over their biggest rivals, ending their once-undefeated season.

The Bills have perfected the recipe to beat Kansas City better than anyone. It’s just that beating Patrick Mahomes when he still has more medium-stakes games to play as opposed to beating him with his team’s season on the line feels like a different animal:

Sunday’s Buffalo game-plan was no different from any of its previous wins over Kansas City.

The Bills relied on a technically sound defensive performance that forced Mahomes to play a dink-and-dunk game and play within himself rather than take meaningful chances downfield. The Chiefs averaged just five meager yards per play, while Mahomes averaged less than six yards per pass attempt. His longest pass completion of the day was a 31-yard dart to Xavier Worthy in the first quarter.

Mahomes is arguably the greatest quarterback of all time. But any time you force an electric maestro like him to play at a slower, more methodical pace with more patience, you’re asking for perfection. You’re asking him to work harder against some of the finest athletes on the planet. When it comes to the Bills, it also happens against some of the brightest defensive coaches in the sport. It’s a volatile mix. You’re asking for trouble without the consistent capability to create chunk plays. And the Bills know this.

While the Chiefs were undefeated entering Buffalo, Mahomes hasn’t done well with this kind of responsibility in 2024. Mahomes is tied for the league lead in interceptions with 11 (he threw two more on Sunday), and he has seen the highest interception percentage (2.9) of his career since his rookie season in 2017 (where he started just one game). It’s starting to seem like he can’t help himself, which the Bills know how to optimize.

Buffalo knows that if you keep the Chiefs’ receivers in front of you, Mahomes will give you a chance at a turnover because of his generally aggressive mentality:

Beyond the Bills’ timely defense usually taking over against the Chiefs in the regular season, it’s Josh Allen’s signature heroics that elevate his team over the top. Against the team almost always standing in Buffalo’s way en route to a potential Super Bowl, Allen is simply nails. This is especially the case when playing on the road in one of the NFL’s toughest environments for opposing teams.

On the road in Kansas City in 2021, Allen created nearly 370 yards of offense by himself and four touchdowns (three in the air, one on the ground) in a blowout victory. In 2022, once again in Kansas City, Allen was masterful from start to finish in a tight game. He threw the game-winning touchdown to Dawson Knox in the final minutes. In 2023, in a defensive road battle, Allen took the Bills on a game-winning field goal drive.

And now, you had Allen putting his team on his back in the fourth quarter with that mentioned magnificent fourth-and-short touchdown run to clinch another win over the other best team in the NFL:

So, if the Bills have the recipe to beat the Chiefs in the regular season — timely defense combined with a top-three quarterback doing his thing — what goes wrong in the playoffs?

Well, during the 2021 AFC title game, the Bills frankly didn’t belong on the same field as the Chiefs in a 38-24 blowout loss that wasn’t all that close. That was the end of the first year of Buffalo’s ascension. They needed that kind of lesson to learn how to compete with the NFL’s big dogs.

During the 2022 AFC divisional round, Allen played a perfect game from start to finish and even gave the Bills the lead with just 13 seconds remaining. To this day, it’s still one of the most remarkable performances I’ve ever seen from a quarterback, win or lose. Somehow, the Chiefs managed to create a game-tying kick at the end of regulation anyway before winning in overtime thanks to a fortuitous coin toss based on archaic possession rules that were later changed.

And in 2024, after Allen and the Bills put their hearts on the line for nearly 60 minutes, kicker Tyler Bass missed a 44-yard game-tying attempt in the waning moments … “wide left.” (Bills fans, I’m sorry for the double trauma.)

In other words, Allen’s Bills didn’t necessarily do anything wrong in each of the three times they’ve lost to Mahomes’ Chiefs in the playoffs.

It’s that they couldn’t be more snakebitten if they tried. Football is a cruel game, dearest readers:

Nothing is a given in the NFL. Nothing guarantees we will see Allen and the Bills square off with Mahomes and the Chiefs again this January in a game that would likely decide the AFC representative in Super Bowl 59. But there’s something cosmic about the way these two teams’ fates seem forever intertwined. Another rematch between two of the best quarterbacks we’ve ever seen feels inevitable. It feels written in the stars.

Whether that rematch takes place in Buffalo or Kansas City, the Bills should feel good about their chances. All they have to do is hope the football gods finally smile upon them and give them a break.

National reactions: Clutch gene from Bills’ Josh Allen vs. Chiefs is loved

National reactions: Clutch gene from Bills’ Josh Allen vs. Chiefs is loved

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen brought the clutch gene against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 11.

The Bills (9-2) took home a 31-20 win over the Chiefs (9-1). The win ended Kansas City’s bid for an undefeated season and Allen shined.

Buffalo’s QB shined plenty throughout the contest, no larger than when he scored a late rushing touchdown to ice the game.

That play caught a lot of attention.

Here is a national media reaction roundup to Allen and the Bills’ win over the Chiefs:

Jim Nantz got caught in the moment when he called Josh Allen’s TD run the play of the year

Jim Nantz was a little too rash about Josh Allen’s clutch TD run.

For the fourth straight year, the Buffalo Bills managed to beat their top rival, the previously undefeated Kansas City Chiefs, in the regular season. The game was officially salted away when Josh Allen converted an incredible 26-yard touchdown run on a fourth-and-short play late in the fourth quarter.

Beyond thinking about another potential classic playoff matchup between Allen and Patrick Mahomes this January, it was pretty weird hearing CBS announcer Jim Nantz call Allen’s touchdown run “the play of the year” in that moment.

While it was indeed the final turning point between two of the NFL’s very best teams, I don’t think anyone in their right mind would’ve called that run the best play of this entire NFL season. And Nantz’s explanation about the stakes doesn’t really track for me, either.

I think Nantz got a little caught up in the emotion of the moment:

Look, in a year that featured a remarkable Hail Mary win from the Washington Commanders, it’s gonna take a lot to top that individual moment. For me, a play of the year should be unbelievable and have a lot of stakes. The Commanders’ Hail Mary slayed a then-good Chicago Bears team on the most unlikely play to score in football.

Allen’s run was a big moment for the Bills and the league, but it was otherwise a pretty standard run by a great athlete if you strip away its situational context. He found open space and made a good defense pay in a mostly standard fashion to win the game. I can usually imagine Allen making this run in a clutch situation. It’s not the play of the year.

It’s as simple as that.

Bills QB Josh Allen grown man run takes down Chiefs to end win streak

Josh Allen put the Bills on this back to knock the Chiefs from the ranks of the unbeaten.

The Bills did it. They became the first team to take down the Chiefs since the Raiders did it on Christmas day of last season. And thus their win-streak finally comes to an end at 15 games.

Since that seemingly unlikely loss to the Raiders last season, the Chiefs rattled off six straight wins, including the Super Bowl.

They continued that win streak through the first nine games of this season, becoming the last remaining undefeated team. Now there are none.

It was a close game throughout as you would expect between these two NFL juggernauts. This included five lead changes in the first half with a 16-14 Bills lead at the half.

The Bills still led by just two points late in the fourth quarter. With just under eight minutes remaining, the Bills took the ball and drove 70 yards for the game-clinching touchdown. This included two third down conversions — including a completion on third and nine from Josh Allen to Khalil Shakir — and a miraculous 23-yard run by Allen on 4th and two.

The Bills improve to 9-2 on the season, while the Chiefs fall to 9-1.