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Why in the world would he tell Josh that we don't want a TD? That is beyond absurd. You take the TD when you can get it, because you have no idea what will happen if you don't take it. Say Allen his Diggs for the first down instead of throwing for the TD. What if the play after Diggs gets the first down, Cook fumbles the ball? Or a ball is tipped an KC intercepts it? Or we get a holding call that makes it 20 yards to get a first down? You always take the TD when you can get it.

A little under 40% of Allen's INT's over the past two seasons have come when targeting Gabe. Now consider THIS: Gabe has missed 4 games as a Bill. In those 4 games Gabe missed, Allen was 67% for 1020 passing yards, 11 passing TD's, 0 Interceptions and 3 rushing TD's.

Davis told reporters in the Bills’ locker room today that he expects to see what other teams are ready to offer him when free agency begins in March before he makes any decisions about where he’s playing in 2024 and beyond. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/gabe-davis-plans-to-test-free-agency-but-is-open-to-staying-in-buffalo

I'm fine with that. In fact I hope its true.

Did you want him to block for Dawkins too?

Who mentioned anything about history (except for you)? You are creating a strawman argument. What was said is that Allen played great. Period. That’s it. Allen deserved the win. Diggs ruined it for him. Sherfield ruined it for him. Dawkins (on one play anyway) ruined it for him. Says the guy who blames Allen for only 7 second half points and points to Klein (who gave up a grand total of TWO receptions to Kelce the entire game).

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This. It’s like some posters have amnesia that Gabe has had a 52% catch rate over the past two seasons. And it’s not like we needed Gabe to stretch the defense. Sherfield and Diggs were getting open deep just fine - they just dropped all 3 deep attempts.

Post of the thread right here. 100% correct. Those saying he was better in 13 seconds only remember the final 5 minutes. We punted FOUR times in that 13 seconds game. Allen played well of course, but it was two TD’s in blown coverages against the Chiefs backups that made the game legend. The Gabe TD that extended the game, no one was within 10 yards of him. Last night, Allen was methodical. Brady-esque at times. He repeatedly took the smart play, whether that be a quick hitter for 5 yards or a swing pass, or extending the drive with his legs. Had Sherfield and Diggs not coated their hands in butter, and Dawkins not manhandled, Allen would have had close to 400 yards of offense and 4 TD’s last night.

Goodness gracious no he wasn’t. If Dawkins wasn’t pushed back into Allen as he threw to a wide open Shakir, we have 30+ points last night against a top 5 Chiefs defense. We scored 20 points against that same defense with Gabe a couple months ago. We need new receivers everywhere, but once again Gabe doesn’t play and Allen doesn’t throw an INT. Not a coincidence.

You continue to have a difficult time separating an individual persons play from the offense as a whole. - ALLEN threw a 70 yard bomb into the bread basket of his receiver on that final drive, and the receiver dropped it. That’s not on Allen. - ALLEN diagnosed the defense and found a wide open Shakir for the go ahead TD and his left tackle was manhandled so badly on the play that he was pushed into him as he threw it. That’s not on Allen. - ALLEN did not call a run on 1st down into a stacked box, effectively wasting a play. If receivers had caught the balls Allen threw perfectly, we are talking about 300+ yard passing and 70+ yard rushing and 4 TD game for Allen. If his LT didn’t get manhandled on 2nd and 9, we are talking about Allen throwing a laser for the go ahead TD. Again, these are not Allen’s fault. There are 10 other players on the offense. Not just Allen. .

Because some of us understood football and know that Allen doesn’t catch the ball or kick the field goals:

I would have rather been blown out by the Ravens. Beating the Chiefs and avenging 13 seconds would have been a seasons accomplishment.

They doubled Daquan on something like 70% of his pass rush snaps. Im more disappointed in the run defense.

Wanting the QB to choose a higher percentage shot is NOT the same thing as hero ball. For example, A 5 yard pass may be a lower percentage shot than throwing a 1 yard pass to the RB, but that doesn’t mean that throwing the 5 yard pass is therefore “hero ball”. Allen never played hero ball tonight. At any point. Ever. Second - on two of the deep throws, they WERE the highest percentage shot. The receiver was open and everyone else was blanketed. Third - on the 2nd and 9 play, Diggs was a higher percentage shot, but you take the endzone when you have it. Why? Because you don’t know if you’ll ever get that wide open of a receiver in the endzone again. For example, what if Allen hits Diggs and we get the first down, then the next play the pass gets tipped by a WR and it’s INT’ed? Or Cook fumbles the ball? Or we get a holding penalty that crushes our chances of scoring a TD since it’s now 20 yards for a first down? You take the endzone shot when you have a guy wide open in the endzone.

A touchdown later isn’t guaranteed just because you get the first down by throwing to Diggs. The very next snap could be fumbled. Or the ball tipped and intercepted. Or a holding penalty that crushes the drive. You always take the points when you can get them. Throwing endzone was the right call.

It’s a TD if Allen isn’t hit IMO.

Wowza. This right here is why I don’t agree with the injury excuse some have speculated. What type of injury makes a receiver drop numerous passes over several months!?

Are you? He threw a pass to a wide open receiver in the end zone and he got hit as he threw it. That is NOT hero mode. He threw a ball 60 yards downfield with perfect accuracy to our #1 WR who was open and the receiver dropped it. That is not hero mode. There was no hero mode tonight. Just great QB play that was let down by his receivers.

You literally said Allen went into hero-mode when that never happened.

The absolute worst time to troll.

I don’t think he had a chance to make it outside. There was a defender right behind him. It was just a terrible play call and Torrence got stood straight up.