Josh Allen

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Patriots vs. Bills takeaways: Special teams miscues, Josh Allen end ... (NBC Sports Boston)

The Patriots were competitive Sunday in Orchard Park, but two kickoff return TDs by Buffalo's Nyheim Hines proved to be too much to overcome.

New England's defense actually played a decent game, as the Patriots outgained the Bills 347-327 on offense. Hines' pair of returns were demoralizing for a Patriots team that finally looked competent on offense and had held Allen and Co. New England's normally rock-solid third unit has been plagued by miscues this season, and two in Week 18 may have cost the team a playoff spot. The Patriots promptly went three-and-out on their first offensive drive -- but then the tide turned. The Miami Dolphins beat the New York Jets 11-6 in their season finale, so they'll be the No. The Patriots are officially eliminated from the playoffs with the loss.

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Bills WATCH: Josh Allen Finds John Brown for Diving TD vs. Patriots (Sports Illustrated)

Buffalo Bills receiver John Brown was called up from the practice squad on Saturday and already delivered a huge touchdown on Sunday against the New England ...

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Josh Allen on Bills Returning Opening Kickoff for TD: Can't Write It ... (Bleacher Report)

The Buffalo Bills went into Sunday's matchup against the New England Patriots with safety Damar Hamlin on their minds after he suffered cardiac arrest ...

#ForDamar (via @BuffaloBills) pic.twitter.com/sd3IvTyt0S #LoveForDamar pic.twitter.com/itjpxQ4wKv Still a long journey for him, but I mean it touched a lot of our hearts because obviously that was a scary moment for a lot of us." And Hamlin will be rooting them on. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs after the Kansas City Chiefs won on Saturday and clinched the top overall seed. @JoshAllenQB got emotional speaking about @TheNyNy7's kick return TD on the first play of the game. #ForDamar We will be thinking of him for sure." He is going to be 'locked in,' he said, to watch the guys today. "His spirit is so positive. "Bone-chilling," Allen added of the play. since the last kickoff return [for a touchdown], so it's pretty cool."

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Josh Allen describes kickoff return touchdown in first play since ... (CNN)

Josh Allen could barely hold back his emotions as he described Nyheim Hines' kick return touchdown in the Buffalo Bills' first play since teammate Damar ...

Later in the game Hines scored a second kickoff return touchdown. 2 spot in the AFC Wild Card playoff picture with their 35-23 over the Patriots. It’s just bigger than me and bigger than those 10 guys who did a great job of blocking for me.” Hamlin wears the No. 3 patches on their uniforms and on Sunday the power of three as a number looked to be very much in evidence. It was special.”

WATCH: Josh Allen gets emotional reflecting on Nyheim Hines ... (Bills Wire)

Bills quarterback Josh Allen was amongst the many of us that was blown away by Nyheim Hines. Hines returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown in Week 18 ...

It was the first of two return scores. [35-23 win](https://billswire.usatoday.com/lists/takeaways-buffalo-bills-35-23-patriots-nyheim-hines-josh-allen/), Allen thought the scenario came from a higher power. [opening kickoff](https://billswire.usatoday.com/lists/nyheim-hines-first-buffalo-bills-player-kickoff-patriots/) for a touchdown in Week 18 against the Patriots.

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Josh Allen emotionally confesses the play of the Bills vs. Patriots that ... (MARCA.com)

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills have clinched the second playoff seed when facing the New England Patriots, and the quarterback was very impressed with one ...

It was special." "It really was. "If you want the truth, it was spiritual," Allen said. 1," Allen told the press after the game. I just urge everybody to keep praying for [Hamlin]," Allen told CBS Sports' Tracy Wolfson after the game. "I'm so thankful it was me to bring that juice, but it's way bigger than me.

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Bills cry, rejoice, honor Damar Hamlin in 'spiritual' victory over Patriots (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

Nyheim Hines started with a stunning kickoff return for a touchdown and the Bills ended with a 35-23 win and FaceTime celebration with Damar Hamlin.

“We just broke it down, actually, his voice, so that was cool, too,” Allen said. “Going into the game, a lot of unknowns, just not sure how the players were gonna handle it,” he said. The Bills really needed those two touchdowns because the Patriots, who were playing for their postseason lives and needed a win to get in, gave them all they could handle. “Behind the chains there but just giving 14 a chance 1-on-1 and that’s something maybe I’ve gotten away from a little bit too much. It was such a tone-setter. That was for (Damar).” Further, as Allen pointed out, he threw three TD passes and the Buffalo defense intercepted three of Mac Jones’ passes. “Sitting there, national anthem, I know some guys had some tears rolling down and just a feeling of uncertainty of what it was gonna feel like to go back out there.” I was going around with my teammates and saying ‘God’s real.’ You can’t draw that one up any better.” “It was spiritual, it really was. “I can’t remember a play that touched me like that, I don’t think in my life, so it’s probably No. [Buffalo’s pulsating 35-23 victory](https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/football/nfl/bills/2023/01/08/buffalo-bills-defeat-new-england-patriots-damar-hamlin-nyheim-hines-miami-dolphins/69784790007/) when he was asked to describe what he and the rest of the Bills were feeling watching that unfold.

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'God is Real!' Josh Allen, Damar Hamlin & Bills vs. Patriots Emotion (Sports Illustrated)

The Buffalo Bills enter the postseason on a high note, nixing the New England Patriots' from the AFC bracket in a dominant effort.

Miami (9-8) was the beneficiary of the Patriots' loss and completed the transition process with an 11-6 victory over the New York Jets in South Beach. [member of Bills Mafia hungry for more Buffalo coverage? Allen threw an interception at the cusp of the end zone just before the half while Singletary and Taiwan Jones were charged with fumbles (the latter on a botched punt return block) ... The two annual regular season meetings between the long-standing AFC East rivals were decided by a combined five points and each team successfully defended its home stadium. He instead gifted the ball to Denny Kellington, the Bills' assistant athletic trainer who performed CPR on Hamlin in the immediate aftermath on Monday's incident. An end zone takeaway from Tre'Davious White ended a 10-play, 60-yard scoring trek just short of the red zone while Matt Milano's with just over five minutes remaining more or less sealed the Patriots' fate. While Buffalo had some issues keeping their hands on the pigskin ... Another lucrative return from Hines, this one earning 101 yards and another six points, gave Buffalo a permanent lead, one that came after New England partially cashed in on a Devin Singletary fumble deep in his own territory via a Nick Folk field goal to briefly go up 17-14. Hamlin himself expressed his appreciation by assuring fans and players he was watching the game from his hospital room in Cincinnati and was no doubt pleased by Sunday's developments. Tribute surfaced through the league's Week 18 action but it was obviously a personal cause to properly commemorate all those involved in Orchard Park on Sunday. 3 made its prescience felt at Highmark Stadium and beyond, but the uncanny coincidences surrounding Hamlin's numeral ... With Hamlin watching from his hospital bed, his teammates provided a resoundingly positive answer to that question on Sunday afternoon.

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Damar Hamlin, Josh Allen praise God after Bills win: 'God's real' (sportsspectrum.com)

Damar Hamlin, Josh Allen and other Bills players and coaches gave glory to God after a special win in their 1st game since Hamlin's collapse.

Sunday’s win gave Buffalo (13-3) the No. “You’ve got to trust your gut and then ask God for the wisdom to move this team and lead this team in the right direction.” [Allen told CBS Sports’ Tracy Wolfson](https://www.nfl.com/news/bills-running-back-nyheim-hines-returns-opening-kickoff-96-yards-for-stunning-td) after the game. The teams split their two meetings during the regular season. His answer centered around relying on God for guidance. Like I said, God is so good, and I believe — obviously an unfortunate situation — but God has shown Himself through this situation in so many ways.” I just hope he can feel the love and the emotion that everybody here in this stadium had for him. Hopefully he got to watch the game. Allen threw three touchdown passes, and the Bills defense had three interceptions. Allen encouraged everyone to keep praying for Hamlin. “And that’s what I always thought about, and that’s what I felt all day. 3 patch on his jersey in honor of teammate

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'God is real,' says Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen after game honoring ... (Catholic News Agency)

After the Bills defeated the New England Patriots on Sunday in stunning fashion, excitement over the game was expressed in decidedly religious terms.

Senate campaign, in the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, and at the Susan B. His heartbeat was restored on the field and he was brought to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in an ambulance, the Bills said. We provide news about the Church and the world, as seen through the teachings of the Catholic Church. Hamlin was sedated and listed in critical condition, the statement said. In videos of the injury, Hamlin can be seen standing up after the tackle and then collapsing straight back. Late in the first quarter of the Jan.

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Josh Allen finds John Brown, Stefon Diggs with deep balls in Bills win (Bills Wire)

Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen, WR Stefon Diggs following NFL Week 18 win against New England Patriots.

2 spot](https://billswire.usatoday.com/2023/01/08/buffalo-bills-dolphins-first-round-playoffs-nfl/) in the AFC playoffs and will host none other than the Dolphins, who might wish it was colder, in Orchard Park next weekend with a day and time yet TBD. Brown’s touchdown was his first since the 2020 season with Buffalo, in a January 3rd, 2021 game against Miami. “Teams do a really good job of taking that away, but at the end of the day they can’t do it every single play.” “The dinking and dunking is great, but sometimes you’ve got to let your dogs be dogs.” Patriots: 5 things to watch for during Week 18’s game](https://billswire.usatoday.com/lists/buffalo-bills-patriots-things-watch-week-18-damar-hamlin-josh-allen/) for BillsWire, I pointed out that Diggs was poised for another big performance against the Patriots’ secondary coverage and CB Jonathan Jones. He played well against man coverage, and his TD catch was his 11th on the year, tying former Buffalo receiver Bill Brooks’s franchise record from the 1995 NFL season.

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Why Josh Allen and the Jaguars Always Knew They'd Be a Playoff ... (Sports Illustrated)

The AFC South title resides in Duval County following a thrilling Saturday night victory over the Tennessee Titans. With the win, the Jaguars became only ...

And at the end of the day, you have to get the job done.” We expect them to be loud. You have to find a way to win, and right now we’re finding multiple ways to win. We knew those five games, that five-game stretch that we had, we had to find a way to win. “We kind of knew back - - to be real, I think back in training camp we kind of had this type of swag, this type of aura that we were going to make it far. I think we weren’t finding those ways to win at that moment.

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