Josh Allen is happy with the Bills’ win over the Lions in a high-scoring battle
Josh Allen added to his MVP resume on Sunday as he accounted for four touchdowns in the Buffalo Bills’ 48-42 victory over the Detroit Lions on the road.
The Bills moved to 11-3 on the season, while the Lions are now 12-2.
Allen, the MVP frontrunner in Vegas, threw for 362 yards on 23-of-34 passing with two touchdowns. But Buffalo’s first two scores at home came from Allen, who had 11 carries for 68 yards.
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Buffalo Bills linebacker Josh Allen leaps for the goal line for his second touchdown of the game against the Detroit Lions in the first quarter at Ford Field. (Photos by Lon Horwedel-Imagn)
Buffalo got off to a 14-0 start at tough Ford Field as Allen orchestrated back-to-back touchdown drives of one yard out and four yards out, respectively.
Jared Goff and the Lions, however, are one of the best offenses in the league, and you knew they would respond somehow.
On the Lions’ third drive, Goff found Tim Patrick after breaking out of the pocket, and used his wings to get the ball to the goal line to make it a 14-7 game.
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But James Cook, who had two touchdowns and 105 yards rushing on 14 carries, found the end zone for the first time on the next drive to maintain the lead.
That’s what the Bills did all game: keep the lead no matter how many times the Lions hit.
Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs runs for a first down against Buffalo Bills cornerback Christian Benford in the first half at Ford Field in Detroit. (MAGN)
And they scored six times as Goff threw for 494 yards and five touchdowns on 38-of-59 passing.
Amon-Ra St. Brown, his trusted target, had 14 catches to account for 193 of those yards on a 66-yard catch and run, and Jahmyr Gibbs added one on the ground and one through the air.
Goff even threw a touchdown to offensive lineman Dan Skipper from nine yards out as offensive coordinator Ben Johnson pulled all the stops to get back into the game.
But Allen and the Bills would return the score, with Ray Davis and Khalil Shakir accounting for Allen’s passing on the day.
Ty Johnson, Cook’s backup, was also Buffalo’s leading receiver with 114 yards on five catches.
Buffalo Bills linebacker Josh Allen clears the pocket against the Detroit Lions. (Photos by Lon Horwedel-Imagn)
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For the Lions, Sam LaPorta had 111 yards on seven catches and Gibbs finished with 83 yards.
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