Despite a 44-42 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen can dangle his hat on one factor.
Making historical past.
The 28-year-old did one thing no different NFL participant has completed – ever – changing into the primary participant with three passing touchdowns and three speeding touchdowns in a single recreation.
Allen threw for 342 yards – together with TD strikes of 41, 51 and 21 yards – and rushed for 82 yards – together with three 1-yard TD runs – because the Bills suffered their first loss in additional than two months. The final one was on October 6 to the Houston Texans.
The seven-year professional led a stunning comeback with the Bills down 38-21 coming into the fourth quarter.
Allen beat the Rams protection through the bottom and air to make it a 38-35 recreation with simply over eight minutes left.
However, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, who completed with 320 yards passing, has been on this state of affairs many occasions and engineered an nearly 7-minute drive, culminating with a 19-yard landing throw to vast receiver to Puka Nacua to increase the LA result in 44-35, following a missed additional level.
Except Allen and firm weren’t going to roll over with out a combat.
After the LA kickoff, the two-time Pro Bowler led a 54-second drive that ended with Allen’s third speeding landing of the sport, making it 44-42.
But the Rams would get better the onside kick and run out the clock to present Los Angeles its first win over Buffalo since 2012.
Both groups placed on an offensive masterclass, combining for 86 factors, 902 yards and 12 touchdowns.
After the sport, a disenchanted Allen advised reporters that it was a “whole staff loss in all three phases” however that it began with him.
“Hate shedding,” Allen stated. “You lose by two, you lose by 100 – it don’t matter. You’re nonetheless shedding. Offensively we obtained to search out approach to rating earlier than the half and rating after the half so we didn’t do our half both.”
While Allen’s historic day on the sector didn’t end in a win, his efficiency might need made fantasy soccer gamers blissful.
His 51.88 fantasy factors are probably the most by a quarterback since at the very least 1950, in accordance with NFL Fantasy Football.
With the loss, the Bills fall to 10-3, however that they had already clinched the AFC East divison following final week’s win over the San Francisco 49ers within the snow.
The Bills face a showdown with the NFC-leading Lions in Detroit subsequent week.
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