Josh Allen is often highly critical of mistakes, and he was again following the 23-20 loss to the New England Patriots, calling his Buffalo Bills teammatesā performance ābad football,ā particularly pointing to their three turnovers in a home defeat.
āWe just played sloppy, not going to win a football game turning the ball over three timesā¦ Our red zone gave them one in their red zoneā¦ Thatās just bad, bad football, and we just, did not play good tonight,ā Allen said after the game.
The quarterback directly singled out the Billsā offense, which failed to score a touchdown until the third quarter. āAgain, we shouldnāt have, shouldnāt even been in it with three turnovers, so thatās again just poor offense,ā Allen stressed.
Allenās performance not the problem
Despite the loss, Allenās individual game against the Patriots wasnāt poor. Though he threw one interception, he tallied 2 touchdowns and was effective on the ground, rushing for 53 yards on 9 attemptsāmore than running back James Cookās 49 yards. In comparison, Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye threw zero touchdowns and rushed for only 12 yards.
The game was tight, with 11 points from the Patriotsā kicking squad proving particularly painful for the Bills. Allenās head coach responded to the close defeat, saying, āThis is a pivotal learning moment right here ā we gotta learn from ourselves and have honest conversations,ā signaling their determination to avoid similar losses going forward.
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Billsā next game
Next week, the Bills will face the Falcons on the road. The teams havenāt met since January 2022, a game the Bills won at home 29-15. Prior to that, the most recent victory came in 2017. Historically, the Falcons lead the overall series with a 7-6-0 record.
