‘Allen made things difficult for the Bills with three turnovers in Miami territory, but he came through at the end to help Buffalo earn the No. 2 seed in the conference. The Bills, who didn’t clinch a playoff berth until Tennessee beat Jacksonville earlier Sunday, will host seventh-seeded Pittsburgh in the wild-card round on Sunday.’
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Bills rule out WR Gabe Davis vs. Dolphins with knee injury
‘Davis was initially listed as questionable to return but came out of the locker room after halftime out of uniform and was later ruled out.’
Trent Sherfield toe-drag TD pulls Bills even with Dolphins
‘Two plays before the touchdown, Allen connected with wide receiver Stefon Diggs on 36-yard pass to get Buffalo into the red zone. After a 1-yard run by running back James Cook, Allen then found Sherfield, who played with Miami last year, for a 6-yard touchdown pass. The catch marked Sherfield’s first touchdown with the Bills since signing with the team in free agency.’
Buffalo Bills rally, win fourth straight AFC East title
‘This is a team, however, that has experience in close games. All six of the Bills’ losses this year were in one-score games, including the last one, an overtime defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 12. After a Week 13 bye, the Bills had a 21% chance to make the playoffs and just a 4% chance to win the division, per ESPN Analytics.’
Dolphins vs. Bills score, takeaways: Buffalo caps magical late-season run to win AFC East and No. 2 seed
‘It was a rather clunky start for both of these teams as Tua Tagovailoa and Josh Allen swapped interceptions on the opening two drives. Allen also had another pick on Buffalo’s second drive of the night and this turnover came inside the end zone to eliminate a scoring opportunity for the Bills.’
Bills take good, bad and ugly with Josh Allen en route to AFC East title
‘For Allen, this game was the same story as the rest of the year (and maybe his whole career). There have always been two versions of the quarterback. Crazy Good Josh Allen and Crazy Bad Josh Allen. But one quarter of the Crazy Good was enough to wipe away the Crazy Bad in this pivotal Week 18 matchup.’
Josh Allen Thanks Mike Vrabel, Titans for Helping Bills Secure Playoff Berth
‘“Honestly, it was a big relief,” Allen told reporters. “Coach Vrabel and the Titans, I’m a fan of those guys. They helped, obviously, with us in this situation and it helped today. So, got to thank those guys.”’
Josh Allen Tosses Touchdown So Improbable It Turned Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel Into a Meme
‘With Buffalo on second-and-goal down 7–0, Allen fired a rocket of a pass off a Dolphins defensive lineman’s helmet, which hung in the air and fell into Sherfield’s waiting arms. To make the surreal play that much better, the wideout showed off a picture-perfect toe drag to stay inbounds, a sequence that stunned viewers and left McDaniel with a hilariously blank stare on his face in disbelief.’
Josh Allen turnovers: Bills QB overcomes two INTs, loses fumble to beat Dolphins in full ‘Josh Allen Experience’
‘Josh Allen is almost always the most important player on the field in any game in which he plays. He can make the superhero plays to save the Bills. Or he can be self-destructive enough to cost them.’
Bills vs. Dolphins final score, results: Josh Allen, Buffalo come from behind to claim AFC East
‘The Bills finishing the season as AFC East champions and the No. 2 seed in the conference is a scenario that would have surprised no one at the start of the season. How Buffalo got there, however, was anything but smooth.’
Longest punt returns in NFL history: Deonte Harty sets Bills record, sparks comeback win with 96-yard score vs. Dolphins
‘Harty’s shining moment came early in the fourth quarter of the Bill-Dolphins game. He went back to return a punt with the Bills trailing 14-7 and struggling to finish drives on offense, as Josh Allen dealt with all-too-familiar turnover issues.’
Bills’ Sean McDermott calls out Josh Allen for being ‘too aggressive’ in inconsistent first half vs. Dolphins
‘This result upset Bills coach Sean McDermott, who called out his quarterback’s decision-making in an on-field interview with NBC’s Melissa Stark.’
Bills claim fourth-consecutive AFC East title in victory over Dolphins
‘The Bills defeated the Dolphins in an epic regular season finale with the AFC East on the line.’
McDermott proud of how Bills ‘came around’ in second half to beat Dolphins
‘”You could feel his vibe. You could feel the vibe of the offense out there. Just a different energy,” McDermott said. “The ball finds you, and Josh was doing a good job of, what looked like, to me, going through his progression. He was playing the position at a high high level, and he’s as good as there is when he does that.”‘
Allen: ‘Second half, all three phases, that’s who we are’
‘”We knew what was in front of us. We had a lot of internal talks, and trusted the guys in this locker room,” said Allen during his postgame comments with the media on Sunday. “At the end of the day, this is fun, this is cool. I’ll never say ‘no’ to winning the division, but the only thing that it solidifies is a home game and one more game. It doesn’t mean anything unless we go out there next week and do our job.”‘