For the second week in a row, the Buffalo Bills flew to Detroit for a National Football League game. Unlike last Sunday, this Thanksgiving morning they did it as a visitor to face the Lions on one of the most traditional days in American culture.
However the result was the same: Victory.
The fourth Thursday in November brought Buffalo and Detroit together at Ford Field, with the Lions looking for their fourth win this month, something they haven’t achieved since 1969. Unfortunately for the Detroit organization, they will have to wait at least one more year. Although they fought until the last second of the game, the Lions were left with the bitter taste of defeat, while the Bills savor a delicious Thanksgiving dinner by taking the 28-25 slate
The Bills get their eighth win of the year and the second in a row.
LAST SERIES IN THE MATCH
With just 23 seconds left in the fourth period, Josh Allen grabbed the ball at the 20-yard line of his field and found Steffen Diggs on a 39-yard pass that put Buffalo on Detroit’s side of the field. The Bills drove another 13 yards to set up Tyler Bass’s game-winning field goal for Buffalo.
Josh Allen hadn’t led a game-winning series since Week 6 when he beat the Kansa City Chiefs in Arrowhead.
JOSH ALLEN FACTOR
The Bills quarterback has dropped out of the MVP award conversation, but Allen continues to find ways to win the game even if they aren’t in the dominant way he thought.
In addition to leading the match-winning series, Allen passed for 253 yards and two touchdown passes. The bad thing for Josh Allen is that he keeps piling up interceptions in the goal zone. No other quarterback has had as many interceptions as Allen (4) inside the opponent’s first 20 yards.
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SAFETY ON THE BUFFALO DEFENSIVE
Following Josh Allen’s interception in the red zone, Buffalo’s defense finally had an impact play when in shotgun formation, Jared Goff was sacked by Bills insider Ed Oliver to go up two points on the scoreboard.
Not only did the trade not yield any points for Detroit, but they had to put up with the safety.
STEFEN DIGGS ANSWERS WHEN REQUESTED
The Bills’ star wide receiver wasn’t the one who finished with the most receiving yards, But he’s the man Allen trusts to make the big plays at the big moments.
Diggs got the ball on the final drive on a pass between two Detroit defenders. The Bills star had 77 yards and a touchdown.
GROUND ATTACK
The Bills largely managed to extend their offensive series, thanks to their running plays. Allen was the best rusher to accumulate 78 yards with an annotation, while Devin Singletary he was 72.
**Pass rusher Von Miller left the game with a knee injury.
Detroit, the franchise with the most games in Thanskgiving, remains with a record of 37-44-2.