Josh Allen ‘put on cape’ to end Chiefs’ shot at history but cocky Patrick Mahomes walked off field with a stunning five-word tease
The game of the year belonged to Josh Allen.
While Patrick Mahomes is the face of the NFL and a reigning back-to-back Super Bowl champion, Allen is unleashing a career 🍌season in 2024.
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Playing his most efficient ball since joining the Buffalo Bills as a No. 7 overall draft pick out of Wyoming in 2𓆉018, Allen outpassed Mahomes and beat him on the ground on Sunday night.
And while Showtime Mahomes threw two interceptions, Allen accounted for 317 of the Bills' 366 offensive yards during an impressive 30-21 home victory over Kansas City that ended the Chiefs' undefeated season.
"Josh Allen puts on his cape," Tim Hasselbeck♓ said on ESPN.
"We love breaking down the plays and saying, 'Hey, this is why this works.'
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"Sometimes it's just because the player decides he's going to be better than everyone else on the field."
Allen did just that on Sunday, taking over Highmark Stadium and ensuring that the 1972 Miami Dolphins would re𒅌main as the only undefeated Super Bo♊wl winner in NFL history.
A brilliant 26-yard touchdown run by the 6ft 5in and 237lb Allen with 2 minuteܫs and 17 seconds remaining pus🦹hed Buffalo to 9-2 and knocked Kansas City to 9-1.
“When Josh ta😼🌺kes off, I find myself just watching, like, ‘Wow, he’s different,’ ” Buffalo wide receiver Khalil Shakir said.
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“When he took off today, I just started yelling. I couldn’t stop yelling. I was blanking in the 🐓head."
Proud Buffalo fans did the same, surrounding Allen with echoing noise as the Bills' veteran QB took over the MVP race.
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On a day when Lamar Jackson struggled and the Baltimore Ravens fell to Pittsburgh in a pivotal AFC North contest, Allen reminded the league that Buffalo is a true Super Bowl contender.
“Any time yo☂u give the ball back to Pat (Mahomes), that offense, down six with the game on the line, I like th💜eir odds in that situation,” Allen said.
“S🐟o wanting six or seven (points) to try to make it a two-score game.”
Mahomes' inner confidence in himself and the Chiefs was immediately evident as he told Allen, "We'll do it again, baby."
Kansas City has knocked Buffalo out of the playoffs in three of the last four seasons, often in heartbreaking fashion.
But Allen has clearly been a better QB than Mahomes in 2024, and Buffalo is now the onℱly 𝓡team to beat the Chiefs this year.
With Allen heading toward his potential first MVP honor, Mahomes vowed to see the Buffalo QB again when it rea𓆉lly mattered -- in the playoffs.
"Josh Allen beca🅺me the MVP favorite today," one fan tweeted.
"Josh Allen really knows ꦜhow to elevate his game," a second fan posted. "That touchdown was a perfect example of a player taking charge and making a statement on the field."
"Some players have the IT factor -- Josh is one of them,&quo♑t; a third fan wrote.
"Great game," a fourth fan said. "Josh Allen played great. Hꩵe clearly wanted it and he went and took it."
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Now the Chiefs have lost, the 1972ℱ Miami Dolphins are still the last team to enjoy a perfect season.
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