Bills Rally To Win
- Updated: December 17, 2025
It was a tale of two halves, once again, for the Buffalo Bills. Now 10-4 after exacting a bit of revenge against the 11-3 New England Patriots, Buffalo decided they weren’t going to hand the AFC East directly over to their division rivals. The Bills sure made a statement in the second half, ultimately winning a thrilling 35-31 game. The 21-point comeback win is now the largest deficit overcome by a visiting team to Gillette Stadium.
The Patriots could very well go on to win the AFC East still thanks to their one-game lead with three games to play. But their path to the one seed and a first-round bye was made just a bit more difficult in Week 15. Those hats and t-shirts will have to wait a bit longer, at least.
Time and again, Josh Allen has proven to be among the most dangerous second-half quarterbacks in the NFL. In his latest role, Allen rallied a team to victory after starting the game down 21-0. After the break, Buffalo went on a 28-3 scoring run against New England before they surrendered to a punt. The drive that led to that punt could have proven detrimental to a win thanks to some suspect play calls and terrible execution on third down, but the defense once again showed up in crunch time to retain the lead.
Thankfully a late scramble where Allen appeared injured (followed by a late punch / hit by a Patriots defender) didn’t cause him to miss a snap. The injury report will be top of mind for Bills Mafia this week.
It’s clear now that signing defensive end Joey Bosa was a fantastic move by general manager Brandon Beane. Though he may prove less ideal as a run defender, what he brings as an intelligent edge defender against the pass and the turnover-machine role he’s taken on has been huge for the Bills’ defense.
Down 24-7, Buffalo came out of halftime on fire, and Allen directed every bit of that explosive drive for six.
Allen thrives in adversity at almost every turn, only outmatched by the clock or lack of talent around him. There is no player more important to his team, and that should be the key factor in deciding who’s named the NFL MVP. The Bills may not have half the wins they do this season without Allen… maybe even less. Yes, James Cook III is an elite running back and second only to Allen in terms of importance. This is no slight to him, nor the offensive line and blocking skill players who help Allen and Cook succeed. But Allen? He’s built different.
After this performance, Allen should have once again shuffled the MVP list. You have to look beyond the stats, and Allen’s stats were good (19-of-28 for 193 yards and three touchdowns; 11 carries for 48 yards); it’s the when and how of Allen’s production that matter in this equation.
Conversely, Maye again failed to throw for a touchdown against the Bills in 2025, finishing 14-of-23 for 155 yards and one interception; adding four carries for 43 yards and two touchdowns. Most troubling, Maye was unable to rally his team to a win when down four points late in the fourth quarter. Until Maye consistently proves he can rally his team to comeback wins, the MVP talk should cool off a bit.
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