Bills' Allen, 0-7 in OT games entering MNF, finally gets over hump in wild win — SkimNews
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- Josh Allen snapped a career-long 0-7 overtime record by leading the Bills to a 37-34 win over the Rams on Monday Night Football; three of those prior OT losses had ended Buffalo's seasons, with Allen averaging 292 passing yards, 75 rushing yards and a couple of touchdowns in those games.
- Allen was a perfect 5-for-5 passing for 121 yards across the fourth quarter and overtime, added six carries for 91 yards and a touchdown, and converted a 2-point attempt — finishing with 121 rushing yards, the second-best single-game total of his career.
- Greg Rousseau blocked the Rams' would-be winning field goal in overtime, the single play that kept Buffalo alive and let Allen finally end his OT streak.
- Coach Joe Brady closed overtime with four straight runs — two by James Cook and two by Allen (19 and 13 yards) — rather than put the ball in the air against a Rams defense that had already stymied Buffalo's pass game minus receivers DJ Moore and Joshua Palmer.
- Tyler Bass drilled the winning 45-yard field goal, and the win masked a sloppy Bills performance: 13 penalties, 40 completions allowed, two turnovers including one in OT, and third-down struggles on both sides of the ball.
Why it matters: Allen's 0-7 overtime mark — which included three season-ending playoff losses — was the heaviest asterisk on his MVP-caliber resume. The 37-34 escape proved Buffalo can survive ugly games when Allen runs for 121 yards, but the 13 penalties, two turnovers, and missing top receivers expose how unsustainable that formula is for Brady going forward.
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