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Josh Allen Receives High Praise As He Leads the Bills’ to Yet Another Comeback Win Over the Patriots

Josh Allen led another come from behind win for the Bills

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Sunday’s game between the Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots at Foxborough, Massachusetts, was a tale of two halves. The home team, the Patriots, came out flying with quarterback Drake Maye in on the action as Josh Allen and the Bills looked flat at the start of the game.

Jumping out to a huge 24-7 lead at the half, the Patriots were running away with the game, and the Bills had no answers on either side of the ball. The turnaround in the second half was one to see as Allen and James Cook took over the game, completing a comeback to take a 35-31 win.

What looked like an easy win for the Patriots by halftime changed completely in the third quarter as the Bills scored two touchdowns and went on a 14-0 run to get within 3 points. Buffalo once again added a couple of touchdowns in the final quarter, with the man of the moment being none other than Allen himself.

Mike Vrabel Gives Josh Allen His Flowers

Following the game, a clearly dejected Mike Vrabel was asked about Allen and his ability to turn games on their head on a weekly basis. The Patriots head coach kept it simple by acknowledging that Allen’s physical size, coupled with his strengths such as running fast, strong arm, and hard to bring down, make him who he is, and that is the reason why he is being so much.

“It’s the same thing everybody else sees. 6-foot-5, 250 pounds, runs fast, hard to tackle, hard to get down on the ground,” Vrabel told the media after the game. “He’s accurate, strong arm. I’m giving you dissertation on a league MVP. … That’s why they pay him $60 million.”

The reigning league MVP has continued to display superb game management and has led the team from the front, putting them on his back multiple times this season. His ability to create plays both through the air and on the ground provides Buffalo a great advantage week in and week out.

Mike Vrabel says he doesn’t need to give us a dissertation on why Josh Allen is able to time and time again lead comeback victories:

“Same thing everybody else sees. 6’5, 250 lbs., runs fast, hard to tackle, hard to get down on the ground, accurate, strong arm. Giving you a… pic.twitter.com/kdh92jPAOi
— Tom Carroll (@yaboiTCfresh) December 14, 2025

AFC East Battle for the Top Spot

With the win, the Bills have moved up to 10-4 on the season and are now just one game behind the Patriots in the AFC East. With three games still left, the race for the playoff seedings will go down to the wire. Buffalo has two favorable matchups against the Browns and the Jets, with their third game coming against the Eagles.

Will Josh Allen win MVP this year?

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— FanDuel (@FanDuel) December 14, 2025

On the other hand, the Patriots’ last three games are against the Ravens, Jets, and Dolphins. Prior to the loss on Sunday, the Patriots were actually in a close battle for the number one seed in the AFC with the Broncos, but that has taken a big hit as Denver defeated Green Bay to increase its advantage.

Buffalo has already won the division five years in a row, and a strong finish, along with the losses by the Patriots, will hand them the division crown for the sixth year in a row. What is more at stake is the home-field advantage teams will get for finishing higher in the conference as we inch closer to the postseason.

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