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Then we don't really disagree on anything except for semantics. I will tip my cap to Brady not just for calling a great game (the awful 3rd and goal sequence excluded) but having a great gameplan to start. All day long we attacked the Lions injured LB corps and avoided their safeties at all costs. Committing to the run kept us in manageable 2nd/3rd downs on almost every series. If I'm going to credit one person other than Allen it would be him for sure.

Genuinely curious how many QBs you think would have won this game for us today? I'm biased and I know it but I really think Allen is the only one. There was just so little margin for error. We needed our QB to make zero big mistakes and only like 3 minor mistakes, while also making multiple otherworldly plays that went way above and beyond the play call/surrounding talent.

Yeah I hope people realize nobody thinks that Allen is literally the singular reason that we won this game. The point is that without Allen performing at an unbelievable level it would have been a sure loss. I'll go further and say any other QB in the league would have lost that game today. So yes give the RBs and the OL and all that their due, but there are plenty of RBs/OL/etc. that could have won this game. There is only one QB. Luckily he's ours.

That is a great call out. Easy to forget about OL in this thread.

I'm not being negative. We have the best QB in the league. I can't be more positive than that. My point was that we needed him to perform at an unreal level to win this game, and he did. Rarely do I only give him the game ball. I thought he deserved the distinction in this one. If you disagree that's fine, my feelings aren't hurt.

I'll give Ed Oliver and Johnson/Cook honorable game balls. I know players other than Josh made plays. Just saying this was a game that without the best QB in the league we would have lost in a blowout. That's not controversial is it?

Allen Gonna break my routine and explain myself a bit here. Nobody on defense gets a game ball because, you know. Brady doesn't get one because he butchered the easiest set of play calls in the game. Ultimately this is a game that we win exclusively because we have the best damn player in the league and I'm choosing to recognize that.

We scored 48 points and my heart just stopped thinking we had likely lost. I don't really want to hear about injuries or whatever excuse. This was two humiliating defensive performances in a row.

Benford was shut down most of the year but has taken a beating the past two weeks

Dorian Williams is the difference on this drive. They're not able to pick up 20 yards a play because he is there making the tackle at the catch point

Embarrassing performance from this DL, again. I don't care about pressures. Bring the QB down

Thank God Dorian Williams is back. Unlike Spector he can make tackles

Had a good chance of being a TD because we caught them by surprise. I'm fine with it.

Meh I didn't actually mind that. It is a risky call but you don't win football games without taking some risks. I live with the result.

Oh and that wasn't even a hold. Never seen a Mahomes TD taken off the board with a flag like that. It's happened to Allen twice this year.

Officials keep their flags tucked away until a play like that. This has been an awful year for officiating

Why is Spencer Brown role playing as the hunchback of Notre Dame

Neither side can field an NFL defense right now

Okay Knox gets his flowers for that one

The worst part about a shootout like this is there aren't a ton of high level offensive plays, just godawful defensive play. If I was a neutral observer I'd be bored out of my mind

Casual Josh Allen in a loss stat line

He has been weirdly critical of Josh on the dumbest things. I don't know what his problem is

I have no idea why Detroit handed us the momentum back. Thanks guys! All 3 RBs get a TD

Haha come on Mack!! I'm shocked Detroit did that.

Extremely weak defensive play calling on that drive. Gifted them a 2 minute TD drive. Offense needs at least 1 more TD to close this out