Josh Allen stars again as Bills defeat Lions in potential Super Bowl preview

Bills QB Josh Allen threw for 362 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores against the Lions.

As one of the NFL’s best teams all season, and a legitimate contender to emerge from the NFC and appear in what would be the franchise’s first Super Bowl, Detroit has regularly overmatched opponents with physicality and aggression on its way to a 12-1 record.

Yet early in Sunday’s fourth quarter, one decision appeared to indicate a rare admission from the Lions: They simply could not stop the opposing quarterback, and they knew it.

With Detroit trailing the Buffalo Bills with 12 minutes remaining but within 38-28 after having scored a touchdown, coach Dan Campbell called for an onside kick, one of the high-risk calls that has made him famous for his aggression and aided Detroit’s turnaround. The reasoning was obvious to anyone who has watched the NFL for the past month: Having any hope of slowing down Buffalo required keeping the ball away from quarterback Josh Allen.

Instead, Buffalo receiver Mack Hollins recovered the kick by tipping the ball to himself before returning it 38 yards to the doorstep of the end zone. One play later, Allen threw for a touchdown, his fourth total touchdown of the day. Buffalo went on to win 48-42.

A game billed as a potential Super Bowl preview ended as a statement win for the Bills and strengthened Allen’s case to win the league’s Most Valuable Player award.

https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/nfl/josh-allen-bills-lions-rcna184312

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