The Buffalo Bills won big on Saturday in their Wildcard game against the New England Patriots. Josh Allen was brilliant in the game, and he and his teammates sent a strong message, the AFC East runs through Buffalo.
Josh Allen had a perfect game Saturday night, five touchdowns, no interceptions, over 300 yards in the air and 60 on the ground. How worried should the rest of the AFC East be that they have to face Allen for the next 10 to 12 years?
I think this sums up the Bills and Josh Allen #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/lTaApxv6Qm
— Bills Run Deep (@BillsRunDeep2) January 17, 2022
As a New England Patriots fan, it’s upsetting. I’m sure the Bills Mafia is rolling their eyes at me, and I get it. I got to spend twenty years watching Tom Brady and the Patriots terrorise the Bills, and it looks like it’s time for a little bit of pay back.
What we saw on Saturday was just a preview of things to come. Yes there were moments that Allen struggled this season, but those are just the ebbs and flows of the NFL season. Even Brady has his off days, even if Patriots fans didn’t want to admit it. Allen seems to have hit his full stride, and he flexed his muscles Saturday night when he embarrassed Bill Belichick’s defense.
Josh Allen: 94.8 PFF Grade vs the Patriots
That’s the highest-graded Wild Card performance by QB in PFF History 🤯
📸: @BuffaloBills pic.twitter.com/5AHDXUe2u7
— PFF (@PFF) January 18, 2022
His biggest test is going to come this weekend when the Bills travel to Arrowhead Stadium and take on the Kansas City Chiefs. The Bills handled the Chiefs pretty easy in October, however, regular season football and playoff football are two different beasts. Allen took some criticism for the Bills AFC Championship loss last season, however I have faith that Allen is going to perform in the Divisional round.
.@stefondiggs stayed on the field to watch the Chiefs celebrate their AFC title last season.
The @BuffaloBills are coming hungry on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/VZOvoHbXmc
— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) January 17, 2022
Many analysts believe the AFC East is going to become the most competitive division in football very soon, but with Allen at the charge, I just have this suspicion that the East could run through Buffalo for a long time.
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