Just a week after losing 44-42 at the Rams, Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills came out on top this time in another blockbuster – edging the Lions 48-42 in Detroit.
Billed as a potential Super Bowl preview, the top two scorers in the NFL put on a show worthy of the big game, with their two banged-up defences unable to shackle Allen or Lions quarterback Jared Goff.
Goff threw five touchdowns but was always playing from behind after Allen’s two quick rushing scores early on – as the Bills equalled an NFL record with eight straight games scoring 30 points or more.
They are also just the second team to score and concede 40 points in back-to-back games.
If this fixture is repeated in the Super Bowl it would be some spectacle, but both sides need to solve some defensive issues if they are to make it to New Orleans in February.
The 11-3 Bills are the only team to beat the 13-1 Chiefs and will now fancy pipping them to the AFC top seed after the champions saw Mahomes limp out late in their 21-7 victory at the Cleveland Browns.
The Chiefs have won 10 games this season by one score – six of those coming on the final play of the game – so this was their most comfortable victory of the campaign.
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