Unleashed. Unstoppable. Formidable Allen who drags his Bills to conquer the Lions’ field with disarming confidence. Buffalo in the lead from start to finish, always capable of extending when it had to, never really anxious about a team, Detroit, which has been absolutely dominant so far.
If, for some (but it is premature), this could also be the Super Bowl, the Lions will do well to study a defensive strategy that can at least limit or stem the excessive power of this QB who has never been so favored as this year for the MVP award.
And to say that the hosts’ QB, Goff, played a great game with almost five hundred yards of throwing and the beauty of 5 touchdown passes, equaling his personal record. But 42 points were not enough to get ahead of these Bills (who scored 48) in excellent form.
Allen scored two touchdowns in the first quarter and threw two touchdown passes in the second half to extend his season-high streak by throwing for multiple touchdowns and rushing for more than one touchdown for the sixth time.
An impressive show of strength from Buffalo which undermines the certainties of the Lions dealing, it must be said, with numerous injuries that have decimated their defense for weeks. Not a small problem at these levels.
In Kansas City, victory without scoring worries for the reigning champions: this time the Chiefs didn’t suffer much and overcame the Browns with authority. But an ankle from Mahomes, who went out in the last quarter after a hard tackle, keeps KC anxious. Patrick has already had ankle problems in the past but has always managed to overcome them, showing a truly unique ability to play through pain. We will see. Obviously, it is essential to have him on the pitch at his best for the play offs.
College football, super coach Bill Belichick’s latest challenge: “And I’m not here to go away”
by Giovanni Marino
In Philadelphia the Eagles beat their own record by signing their tenth consecutive victory. They pass rather easily on the Steelers to whom they also “give” two sensational fumbles, one by Hurts and the second, at nothing from the endzone on a punt return, at the start of the game. But Pittsburgh doesn’t capitalize on all this and quickly goes down also thanks to the newfound connection (after internal rumors of a breakup) between Hurts and Brown to whom Smith must be added.
Phila wins on throws this time, while on land, the house’s strong point, is not as devastating as usual, also thanks to an injury (after a tackle, the extent of which must be assessed because he then returned to the field) of the super rb Barkley who however on a bad day it exceeds 60 yards. At the end of the game Hurts revealed that he had a broken finger on the hand he doesn’t throw with, and looking at his performance, it didn’t seem to limit him at all.
We close with a match that didn’t have to say anything in terms of standings but which showed what Rodgers and Adams are still capable of: the Jets won over the Jaguars with the impressive statistic of 198 yards obtained with the QB’s throws for his receiver favorite. Numbers that should make NY managers reflect on what the two, once again on the same team, are capable of doing, before dismantling for the umpteenth time a team that has been making mistakes in timing, methods and choices for too long.
The results
HOUSTON 20 Miami 12
Washington 20 NEW ORLEANS 19
Cincinnati 37 TENNESSEE 27
Dallas 30 CAROLINA 14
Kansas City 21 CLEVELAND 7
NY Jets 32 JACKSONVILLE 25
Baltimore 35 GIANTS 14
Tampa Bay 40 LA CHARGERS 17
ARIZONA 30 New England 17
DENVER 31 Indianapolis 13
Buffalo 48 DETROIT 42
PHILADELPHIA 27 Pittsburgh 13
Green Bay 30 SEATTLE 13
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