The Buffalo Bills romped over the Dallas Cowboys, 31-10, on Sunday evening and stayed afloat in their race to clinch a playoff spot.
Josh Allen had a touchdown pass and a rushing touchdown in the game but only threw for 94 yards.
Running back James Cook carried the bulk of the load on offense as he rushed for 179 yards and ran for a score.
Cook also had two catches for 42 yards and a receiving touchdown.
The star quarterback summed his performance up with a great analogy.
“I don’t think I threw the ball that many times, which again … just get it done,” he said, “just find a way to win.
I felt like the kid that didn’t do anything in the class project but still got an A.”
Allen and the offense had the Cowboys on their heels the entire game.
It started with a Latavius Murray 2-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and then continued with Allen’s touchdown pass to Cook and his own rushing touchdown before the half.
Dak Prescott may have seen his MVP chances slip away as he was 21 of 34 with 134 passing yards and an interception. He was sacked three times.
The Chargers struck first, beginning the scoring with a field goal, but they made it a 10-0 game after quarterback Easton Stick, who is starting in place of the injured Justin Herbert, rushed for a touchdown.
The Bills answered back with vengeance, as Allen found Gabe Davis for a 57-yard touchdown, and then Allen himself ran in for a score with 38 seconds left in the second quarter.
This gave Buffalo a 14-10 lead at the half.
The Chargers kicked a field goal to make it a one-point game midway through the third, but the Bills responded with Allen’s second rushing touchdown of the night to push their lead to 21-13.
Los Angeles settled for two more field goals to trail by two with 7:19 to go in the game.
After the Bills’ James Cook fumbled and the Chargers recovered, they were right back in field goal range.
Four plays later, kicker Cameron Dicker knocked another one, this one from 53 yards out, to give the Chargers a 22-21 lead with 5:26 to go.
The 5-plus minutes proved fruitful for Allen, who put Buffalo inside game-winning field goal range quickly, and in chip-shot range inside the two-minute warning.
As the Chargers had no more timeouts, the Bills wasted tons of clock, and Tyler Bass drilled a 29-yard field goal with 28 seconds left.
Facing against all the odds, Stick and the Chargers had one more chance.
Stick was sacked on first down, his second down pass was deflected, and laterals on a final play didn’t work out, giving Buffalo their fourth win in five games.
