Josh Allen ran for a 26-yard goal on 4th down with 2: 17 left, sealing the Buffalo Bills’ 30-21 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday and handing the two-time safeguarding Super Bowl champs their veryfirst loss of the season.
James Cook hurried for 2 goals and Allen tossed a 12-yard TD pass to Curtis Samuel for Buffalo (9-2), which closed the space on Kansas City (9-1) in the race for the AFC’s top seed.
Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs were the NFL’s last unbeaten group and lastly ran out methods to eke out one-score triumphes and conquered second-half deficits. The Chiefs had won 15 straight, consistingof the playoffs, giventhat they fell 20-14 to the Las Vegas Raiders on Dec. 25, 2023.
The Bills have won 6 straight and moved closer to their 5th straight AFC East title.
Buffalo hasactually beat the Chiefs in 4 straight regular-season conferences, though Kansas City holds the postseason edge, having won the past 3 matches dating to2020 And it wouldn’t be a surprise if the groups satisfied yet onceagain in January.
The jam-packed arena appeared in chants of “MVP!” as the videoboard revealed replays of Allen’s goal. Bills coach Sean McDermott decided to go for it on fourth-and-2 rather of kicking a field objective for a five-point lead. Allen fabricated a pass to his left and then broke up the middle, where he bounced off 2 Chiefs protectors before crossing the objective line.
Allen played through a aching throwing hand, which was tookalookat on the sideline throughout the videogame. He completed 27-of-40 for 262 backyards with the TDs death and hurrying and an interception.
The hurrying goal was the 58th of Allen’s profession, moving him into 2nd on the Bills list, one ahead of O.J. Simpson, and 7 behind Thurman Thomas. Allen’s two-touchdown trip likewise increased his overall to 244, connecting Jim Kelly for veryfirst in group history.
Buffalo’s defense ended Kansas City’s desperate last drive when linebacker Terrel Bernard obstructed Mahomes.
Mahomes completed 23-of-33 for 196 backyards with 3 goal passes — 2 to tight end Noah Gray and another to Xavier Worthy — and 2 interceptions.
Names and numbers
The match was simply the 5th consideringthat 1970 in Week 11 or earlier inbetween groups with 8 or more wins. … Bills DE Von Miller had a sack, moving into sole belongings of 17th location on the NFL list with 127.5 — one ahead of Derrick Thomas and a half-sack behind Rickey Jackson.
Injuries
Bills: WR Amari Cooper returned after missingouton 2 videogames with an injury to his left wrist. … Starting RT Spencer Brown (ankle) did not play.
Up next
Chiefs: At Carolina next Sunday.
Bills: After a bye, host San Francisco on Dec. 1.
Reporting by The Associated Press.
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