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Buffalo Bills 30, Indianapolis Colts 20​

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Michael Baca's takeaways:
  1. Allen's electric fourth quarter extends Bills' win streak. Josh Allen has seen better days passing the ball, especially amid an MVP caliber season in 2024. The Bills' star quarterback doubled his interception total for the season on Sunday, throwing two picks to keep a faulty Colts team within range of an upset. But that all changed late in the game when Allen turned a forgetful day into a relentless display. The Bills put together consecutive 13-play scoring drives in the fourth quarter (10:46 time of possession) to emphatically put the Colts away thanks to Allen, who completed 5 of 7 passes for 67 yards and cleverly rushed for 33 yards to help move the chains in the final frame. As he has all season, Allen seems to flourish in crunch time, much like his two best plays in the first half — a frenzied 13-yard TD run late in the second quarter and a slick 44-yard dime which set up a field goal before halftime. Allen continued his MVP campaign despite not throwing a TD on Sunday, finishing 22-of-37 passing for 180 yards while adding 50 yards on the ground. He and the Bills now ride a five-game winning streak going into next week's showdown against the undefeated Chiefs.

  2. Another QB change looming for Colts? It's a valid question following Joe Flacco's latest outing. The veteran got off to a rough start, underthrowing an eventual pick-six on his very first attempt of the game and tossing another interception seven plays into the Colts' subsequent drive. It amounted to an early 10-0 deficit, but a great defensive effort from the Colts and Jonathan Taylor's big gains (114 rushing yards) earned Indianapolis a 13-10 lead entering halftime. But Flacco's game-altering mistakes persisted in the second half, losing a fumble when getting stripped on a dropback, holding the ball too long on a sack to create a turnover on downs, and misguiding another throw early in the fourth to doom the Colts. Flacco finished 26-of-35 passing for 272 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions (plus the fumble), and there were plenty of cuts to Anthony Richardson on the sideline with good reason. Two games into Richardson's mid-season benching, Flacco owns a porous 2:4 TD-INT ratio (one TD coming against a prevent defense late Sunday) in consecutive defeats and has the Colts (4-6) on the outside of the playoffs looking in.

  3. Nickel cornerbacks show their true worth. Buffalo's Taron Johnson and Indy's Kenny Moore, two of the league's highest-paid nickel CBs, showed out in what was a slippery affair at Lucas Oil Stadium (six total turnovers). Johnson nabbed Flacco's underthrow early in the first quarter and returned it for 23 frenzied yards into the end zone to kick things off, and then sacked Flacco in the second half to ruin a Colts drive. Adding two pass breakups and three tackles to his day, Johnson, who nearly got another pick in the second half, was always in the right place for a Bills defense that caused havoc through four quarters, Moore, widely regarded as the NFL's best nickel, also had a stellar game, impressively undercutting an Allen sideline throw to nab an INT and instantly negate Flacco's fumble on the previous play. Moore was also busy, totaling seven tackles and adding a pair of pass breakups to his day. The two nickels were a 10 on Sunday, and offered a demonstration of how valuable their position can be to a defense.
Next Gen Stats Insight for Bills-Colts (via NFL Pro): Joe Flacco completed 26 of 35 pass attempts for 272 yards and two touchdowns in the Colts' loss to the Bills, but also threw three interceptions and was sacked four times (one strip-sack), resulting in the lowest EPA by a Colts quarterback in a game this season (-13.0). Flacco has now generated -22.1 EPA since taking over for Anthony Richardson in Week 9, the second fewest in the NFL.

NFL Research: This is the first 8-2 (or better) start for the Buffalo Bills since 1993, the last season in which Buffalo made the Super Bowl (XXVIII).
 
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Takeaways, game balls from Buffalo Bills' win over Indianapolis Colts

The Bills are 8-2 for the first time since 1993. They have won five consecutive games, and they won in Indianapolis for the first time since 1998.
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They had untimely penalties, including three more false starts. They allowed eight plays of at least 15 yards. And they weren’t very good in the red zone, scoring two touchdowns in four attempts.

But it didn’t matter Sunday for the Buffalo Bills. They still found a way to beat the Indianapolis Colts 30-20 at Lucas Oil Stadium.

The defense produced a season-high four turnovers to aid an offense that was playing without receivers Amari Cooper and Keon Coleman.
The Bills are 8-2 for the first time since 1993. They have won five consecutive games, and they won in Indianapolis for the first time since 1998.

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Bills quarterback Josh Allen scores a rushing touchdown against the Colts during the first half of Sunday’s game. Harry Scull Jr., Buffalo News

Here is a recap of Bills-Colts:

Takeaways​

  • Leading 10-3, the Bills were overzealous late in the first quarter. Coach Sean McDermott opted to go for it on fourth-and-3 from the Colts’ 28. Quarterback Josh Allen threw incomplete. Take the points, Sean. A field goal would have stretched the lead to two possessions. Instead, Indianapolis took the gift and marched 72 yards to tie the score at 10.
  • The Bills are on the brink of deep trouble at the receiver and tight end positions … if they’re not already there. Cooper (left wrist) and Coleman (right wrist) were inactive after getting injured against Seattle and Miami, respectively. And tight end Dalton Kincaid (left knee) was injured in the second quarter. Earlier in the first half, the skill-position shortage was exhibited by offensive coordinator Joe Brady rolling out “21” personnel (2 WRs 2 RBs, 1 TE). James Cook lined up in the backfield and running back Ty Johnson in the slot.
  • Allen’s second interception was all kinds of ugly. In the first play after defensive end Greg Rousseau’s sack/forced fumble, the Bills gave it right back when Allen tried to find receiver Curtis Samuel to the right side but was picked off by cornerback Kenny Moore on a terrific play. Off a sudden change, we prefer two things: A shot play or a run play to get up a better second-down situation. The defense made up for it, though, on new defensive tackle Quinton Jefferson’s fourth-down sack of quarterback Joe Flacco in 4.48 seconds, keeping the Bills’ lead at 20-13.
  • Indianapolis had to start that drive at its 3-yard line thanks to a 61-yard punt by Sam Martin. The kick landed inside the 5-yard line and bounced backward before being downed by Cam Lewis.
  • Bills safety Taylor Rapp intercepted Flacco with 9:46 remaining on a long pass intended for receiver Alec Pierce, who appeared to jump too soon. It was an important play because the Colts had gained 25 yards on their first two plays of the drive. The Bills used up the next 6:42 to put the game away on running back James Cook’s 2-yard touchdown run.
  • In crunch time, go to who you know and trust most – and for Allen, his name is receiver Khalil Shakir, who turned a screen pass into a 30-yard gain to convert a third-and-8 and allow the Bills to bleed the clock. Afterward, Allen called it the biggest play of the game.

Did you notice?​

  • Cornerback-turned-blocker Rasul Douglas had a key block on cornerback Taron Johnson’s 23-yard interception return on Indianapolis’ first offensive snap. Johnson made the pick to Flacco’s left and ran across the field. Douglas blocked receiver Adonai Mitchell to eliminate the last threat for Johnson on his way to the end zone. It was Johnson’s second career interception touchdown and the Bills’ second of the season.
  • Allen was approaching the line of scrimmage as he threw a 44-yard pass to receiver Mack Hollins with 8 seconds left in the first half to set up kicker Tyler Bass’ 47-yard field goal (the Bills took a 20-13 lead entering halftime). Hollins showed good awareness to make the catch, get off the turf and then run laterally out of bounds to save time.
  • The NFL was busy evaluating last week’s Dolphins-Bills game and handed out four fines on Saturday. Bills safety Taylor Rapp was fined $11,255 for taunting Dolphins running back Raheem Mostert after a tackle; Rapp was not penalized on the play. Mostert was fined $18,830 for illegal use of helmet on a play against Rapp (no penalty), Cam Smith $8,874 for a horse collar tackle on Bills gunner Mack Hollins and safety Jordan Poyer $11,193 for a hit on defenseless player (Coleman, who suffered a right wrist injury and did not play against Indianapolis).

Game balls​

CB Taron Johnson. His second career interception touchdown – on Indianapolis’ first offensive play – gave the Bills a 7-0 lead.
DT Austin Johnson. Make this man a defensive back! Johnson, he of zero interceptions in his football career before two weeks ago, added his second pick in three games.
WR Mack Hollins. He caught four passes for a team-high 86 yards.
K Tyler Bass. A week after his record-setting 61-yard field goal beat Miami, he had a solid game with field goals of 29, 47 and 28 points and a 48-yard point-after attempt because of right tackle Spencer Brown’s unsportsmanlike penalty.

Gassers​

Bills offensive tackles. In the first half, left tackle Dion Dawkins had two false starts, and Brown had a false start and kind-of-iffy unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. The Bills are paying Dawkins and Brown a lot of money to play clean football, and they lead the team in penalties (Brown 10, Dawkins 9).

KR/PR Brandon Codrington. The rookie made two bad first-half decisions. He caught the opening kickoff 4 yards into his end zone and returned it to the 22, a net loss of 8 yards had he accepted the touchback. On another kickoff, he brought it out from 2 yards deep and fumbled. Alec Anderson recovered for the Bills.

Next​

This is the regular-season game everybody has been waiting for – Kansas City (9-0) at Buffalo, 4:25 p.m. Sunday. Patrick Mahomes vs. Allen. It’s so big that CBS is sending its “NFL Today” pregame show to Orchard Park. The Chiefs, who have ended the Bills’ playoff run three times in the Allen era, are undefeated after having blocked a potential game-winning field goal against Denver as time ran out Sunday.
 
Balls

2nd half D. Lock down mode

Good Allen. Gritty, gutsy performance considering the circumstances.

Hollins. Made a couple of clutch catches

Shakir. Mr. Reliable

Bass. Mojo is back

TJ. Best nickel defender in the game. Absolute baller

Groot. Force

Cook. Sneaky good game

OL. Allen upright as usual. Run game was ok.

End of the 1st half drive / clock management. Did we really steal 3 points? We did. McD with some solid management. Believe it or not.



Goats

1st half run D. Abysmal, awful. That cant keep happening. I know they got the 2 picks. But the run D is just ..... scary

Bad Allen. Both picks on him. I guess he gets a pass because he still delivered and its the 1st time he's actually at fault for the ints.

Pre snap OL penalties. Good god man. I love our line, they are ballers. But this is nonsense. You know the fucking count bro.

Codrington. Fumble. We got lucky.

Refs. Brown gets in someone's face ? flag! ..... Allen gets literally punched 3 straight times ? ... nah, let it play. It wasn't the worst reffed game. But still.

Chiefs winning another game they had no business winning. Good and lucky. Fuck them.
 
Balls:

Let James Cook - TD

Shakira - Pinball

Big Game Gabe - Making big plays

Samuel - Finally showed up

Fort Knox - Nice long ball catch

Motion Guy - Excellent job going in motion

Jefferson - Key 4th down sack

A. Johnson - Lock down DT

T. Johnson - Pick 6. Bills best defender

Wrap - Impact plays and INT

Cam Lewis - Makes the most of his opportunity

Nard Dog - Animal

Williams - Ran down Taylor

Groot - Sack machine

Con Miller - Pressure machine. Caused INT

Bass Pro - BACK BABY!

Ferguson - Excellent snaps all day



Goats:

Hollywood JA17 - 2 picks and overthrew KINGcade injuring him

Dawkins - Penalty machine

McGovern - Missed snap count

Phillips - Dogging it chasing Flaco the statue

Hamlin - Terrible angel on Taylor long run
 
Balls

Lions. What a win. Their kicker is a stud.

Ravens vs Bengals game. That was fun. Lamar was a beast, so was Burrow.

Pats. Made a mockery of Caleb Wiliams and the Bears.

Chargers. Quietly putting up a decent season.

Panthers. Back to back W’s

Saints. Why they ever made Dennis Allen their coach remains a mystery to me. They are better than their record IMO.



Goats

Texans. 5 picks and you still lose? Ouch. Remember when we managed that vs Dallas on that MNF game during the Jauron era?

Chiefs stealing another win. These assholes should have at least 2 losses. Possibly more. Unreal

Rookie DL from Washington. Every time a team lines up to try to draw someone offsides I think about how stupid that play is since no one ever jumps. Well, there is someone stupider than the play.

Jets. Lol lol lol lol. My enjoyment of those insufferable asswipes demise knows no limits.

Giants. Feel for them. They are doomed as long as Daniel Jones remains on that roster. What an awful QB.

Jax vs Min game. They should’ve just flipped a coin man. What a snoozer.

Cowboys. Another L

Rams. Can't beat Miami at home.
 
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