The first game of the NFL divisional playoffs provided plenty of excitement in the Mile High City. The top-seeded Denver Broncos needed overtime to take care of business against the Buffalo Bills and earn their first postseason win since Super Bowl 50.
A week after coming up with many big plays to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars on the road, reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen committed four turnovers in the loss to Denver. That’s a career-high in the postseason.
Allen was emotional after the loss.
‘That’s extremely difficult,’ he said after the game. ‘Feel like I let my teammates down tonight.’
‘It’s been a long season,’ he said. ‘Hate how it ended. It’s going to stick with me for a long time.’
Allen finished the night 25-of-39 passing (64.1%) for 283 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. He added 66 yards on the ground as well in the loss.
‘Can’t win with five turnovers,’ he said. ‘Fumbled twice, threw two [interceptions]. When you shoot yourself in the foot like that, you don’t deserve to win football games.
We were battle-tested all year, down two scores at halftime. Come out, sack fumble, hold them to three [points], find ourselves leading that game… if one or two plays go our way, it’s a different story.’
The Bills have made the divisional round of the playoffs six years in a row with Allen and coach Sean McDermott. They are 2-4 in those games.