If Sunday’s game in Detroit was a Super Bowl preview, New Orleans is in for a heck of a show — and Josh Allen will be front and center. The Buffalo quarterback continued his tear on Sunday, leading the Bills past the Lions in the Motor City with another electric performance . It was the latest snapshot into just how dominant Allen’s been this season: on the home field of the NFC leaders, he led an offense that piled up 559 yards and six touchdowns.
Allen had a hand in four, throwing for two and running for two in the 48-42 victory. At this point, the MVP award is his to lose. Advertisement “The best I’ve seen him play,” Bills coach Sean McDermott gushed.
“He’s hard to stop. People have tried. They’ll keep trying.
” No one’s had all that much success this season. Detroit, remember, hadn’t lost a game since Week 2. One visit from Allen and the 11-game win streak is history .
GO DEEPER NFL playoff picture, Week 15: Eagles join Lions atop NFC; Rams take control of NFC West Sunday began with four teams — Kansas City , Buffalo, Detroit and Philadelphia — having already clinched a playoff spot. Now we can add three more. The Steelers are in.
The Texans clinched a second straight AFC South title after a win over the Dolphins and a Colts’ loss in Denver. And throw in the Vikings , who secured their spot Sunday night after Green Bay ’s win in Seattle. Kansas City’s top concern at the moment isn’t its seed in the AFC but the ankle of its star quarterba.
