Down 15 points with less than 12 minutes to play against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night, Allen rallied his Bills for an improbable 41-40 victory to kick off the season. Allen quarterbacked the Bills to three straight scoring drives to garner the win, first hitting receiver Keon Coleman for a 10-yard touchdown off a tipped pass, then rushing it …
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Like seemingly every year, Fantasy football has become a war of attrition. While “replacing” players of that caliber is difficult, their Fantasy managers have no choice but to pick up the pieces and try to make the playoffs with a higher degree of difficulty moving forward. One way to do that is to unearth less rostered players who are projected …
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The Buffalo Bills hadn’t won a game where they trailed by 15 points in the fourth quarter since 1967. When they punted down 40-25 with 9:27 left in the game, fans started to leave. It’s a night game. It was nearly 11 p.m. People have to work in the morning and traffic is going to be hard. I get it. …
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Welcome to Quick Reads! For readers who are new to my work and my stats, this is a weekly column where I will talk you about the best and worst performances of the week according to my DYAR stats. That’s Defense-adjusted Yards Above Replacement, the “total” stat compared to DVOA as a “rate” stat. If this all sounds new …
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The Ravens’ entire offensive possession that led to fourth-and-3 has also been a hot topic. Baltimore needed just one first down to ice the game but didn’t get it. Derrick Henry was held to a one-yard gain on first down. Before the next snap, Henry went to the sideline and was replaced by Justice Hill. On second down, Zay Flowers …
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Bills quarterback Josh Allen and Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson were both great on Sunday night, but Allen’s team won the game, and Allen is now the betting favorite to win the NFL Most Valuable Player award for the second consecutive season. Allen has moved ahead of Jackson and is now a +350 favorite at DraftKings. Jackson, who entered the regular …
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By Jenna West, Joe Buscaglia, Tim Graham and Jeff Zrebiec The rematch of last season’s AFC divisional-round game between the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills did not disappoint Sunday night, as quarterback Josh Allen and the Bills erased a fourth-quarter 15-point deficit to win 41-40. The game shifted in Buffalo’s favor when Ravens running back Derrick Henry fumbled on Baltimore’s …
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In the first half of Sunday night’s game in Buffalo, an “M-V-P” chant could be heard on behalf of Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. By the end of the game, few who pay any attention to football would doubt that the current MVP of the league plays for the home team in the Sunday night opener. Josh Allen established himself as …
Read More »ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen had a message to the few thousands fans — and perhaps the entire NFL, for that matter — who left the stadium early to beat the traffic on Sunday night. Maybe they should’ve stuck around. “Our team didn’t quit,” Allen said, his voice almost hoarse after rallying the Bills from a 15-point deficit …
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The Ravens got 169 yards on 18 carries with two touchdowns from Derrick Henry, got seven catches for 143 yards and a touchdown from Zay Flowers, and had Lamar Jackson finish with 210 yards passing with two TDs plus 70 yards rushing with a touchdown on the ground. The Ravens were up 40-25 with 11:42 in the game after scoring …
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