For a split second in the fourth quarter of the Buffalo Bills' 27–25 playoff win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, it appeared quarterback Josh Allen was about to take an inadvisable risk. The Bills,
Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills and Patrick Mahomes
Following the game, Allen and Jackson both met at midfield and exchanged words in a classy show of sportsmanship. Allen told the CBS broadcast that he considered Jackson has one of the best players ever. And in mic’d-up footage from NFL Films, we were able to hear what Jackson told Allen.
The Buffalo Bills are in the AFC title game for the second time in the last five seasons. But if Josh Allen had been a bit more overzealous in a critical goal-to-go moment against the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round last Sunday, Buffalo would probably be sitting at home right now.
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The highly anticipated matchup between the AFC heavyweights is expected to be one of the biggest games of the NFL postseason pitting Mahomes, who's in search of the coveted three-peat, against his quarterback rival in Allen, who's still looking for his first Lombardi Trophy.
Josh Allen took a final kneel to give the Buffalo Bills a 27-25 playoff victory, pumped his fist and immediately jogged toward the sideline. The Baltimore Ravens sideline. Allen sought out Lamar Jackson. The Bills quarterback still had the football in his hands when he gave Jackson a postgame handshake and hug before celebrating with his teammates.
The Buffalo Bills are headed for the AFC Championship game as their 27-25 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday set up another high-profile date with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.