NERVES OF STEEL Josh Allen dropped back to pass He looked over his options Soon he was hit by two Pittsburgh Steelers defenders and sacked On second down the Buffalo Bills quarterback threw deep for John Brown but the pass fell incomplete Still Allen didn’t surrender On third down he used his other dynamic weapon his legs He took off running for a 12-yard gain Then on fourth down he completed a big 10-yard pass to Brown for the first down As the Steelers learned in 2019 Josh Allen is always a threat to run 5 1
Allen and Tyler Kroft celebrate their huge touchdown against Pittsburgh That was Allen It wasn’t always pretty But he found a way to make a play Allen knew the stakes that night in 2019 A playoff spot was on the line For the Bills the playoffs were a rare achievement To get it done they had to win under the lights on Sunday Night Football in Pittsburgh The game was tied 10 10 in the fourth quarter Buffalo had the ball on its own 30 6
That was when Allen uncorked a deep ball He hit Brown on the left sideline for a 40-yard gain The drive took the Bills inside the Pittsburgh 20 Allen faced another key third down Spotting Tyler Kroft in the end zone Allen fired a bullet of a pass for a touchdown The Bills hung on to win 17 10 It was their 10th victory of the season They hadn’t won that many games in a season in 20 years And they clinched a playoff spot Allen was a surprise top draft pick to many He came out of a small college But he showed he belonged in the National Football League NFL Bills fans were happy to have him RARE WIN IN PITTSBURGH The Bills and Steelers have been playing each other since 1970 And usually the Steelers have come out on top The Bills win in 2019 was just their third victory in 12 games in Pittsburgh And it was their first since January 1993 7
