26 December 2024

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Josh Allen He added to his MVP resume on Sunday as he accounted for four touchdowns in the Buffalo Bills' 48-42 win over the Detroit Lions on the road.

Invoices He moved to 11-3 on the season, while the Lions are now 12-2.

Allen, Vegas' best player, threw for 362 yards on 23-of-34 passing with two touchdowns. But Buffalo's first two scores in that score came on the ground to Allen, who had 11 carries for 68 yards.

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Josh Allen jumps into the end zone

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen jumps across the goal line for his second touchdown of the game against the Detroit Lions in the first quarter at Ford Field. (Images by Color Horwedel-Imagine)

Buffalo started out on a 14-0 run at tough Ford Field with Allen orchestrating back-to-back touchdown drives in which he scored from one and four yards out, respectively.

Jared Goff However, the Lions have one of the best offenses in the league, and you knew they were going to respond somehow.

On the Lions' third drive, Goff found Tim Patrick coming out of the pocket, and used his full wings to pass the ball across the goal line to make it 14-7.

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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 ensuing drive to maintain the gap.

That's what the Bills did throughout the game: maintain the lead despite the number of times the Lions scored.

Jahmir Gibbs runs

Lions running back Jahmir Gibbs runs for a first down against Buffalo Bills cornerback Christian Benford during the first half at Ford Field in Detroit. (to imagine)

They had six catches as Goff threw for 494 yards and five touchdowns on 38-of-59 passing.

Amon-Ra St. Brown, his trusted target, had 14 catches accounting for 193 of those yards for a 66-yard score, and Jahmyr Gibbs tallied 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 out all the stops to get back into the game.

But Allen and the Bills would respond in kind, as Ray Davis and Khalil Shakir were responsible for Allen's touchdowns on the day.

Ty Johnson, Cook's backup, was also Buffalo's leading receiver with 114 yards on five catches.

Josh Allen runs

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen comes out of the pocket against the Detroit Lions. (Images by Color Horwedel-Imagine)

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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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