Bills’ Josh Allen makes unwanted NFL history in heartbreaking loss to Texans

buffalo bill Lost to the Houston Texans 23–20 in Week 5. quarterback josh allen had a tough gameOnly completed nine of his 30 pass attempts for 131 yards, but led the Bills’ comeback in the second half. His completion percentage was 30%, which is a record according to ESPN’s Alaina Getzenberg.

“According to ESPN stats and information, Josh Allen recorded the lowest completion percentage (30.0%) in a game with at least 30 pass attempts in the last 30 seasons.”

At halftime the Bills were losing 17–3 and were not good on offense. They only had five first downs in the first half and were being outscored by a team Lost Nico Collins to hamstring injuryThe second half was a different story, as they scored 17 unanswered points to tie the game at 20.

Allen’s three incompletions came on the final drive of the game. With less than a minute remaining and no timeouts the Bills were pinned in front of their own goal line. What happened next changed the game and raised many questions heading into the big game next week.

The Bills pull off a big blow late in this game, setting up a huge matchup on Monday night

The Bills called three pass plays and each attempt fell incomplete. While the Texans did not commit any turnovers or get a game-winning safety, their plan still failed. He punted the ball with 16 seconds remaining and Houston had all three timeouts. They ran a play, called timeout, and won the game on a Kaimei Fairbairn 59-yard field goal.

The end of this game was a brutal collapse for Josh Allen and the Bills. He could have used his legs on any one play, and they would have probably gone into overtime. While the second half was overall positive for both sides of the ball, the ending leaves a bad taste in the fans’ mouths.

The Bills will be back on the road next Monday to face the New York Jets. In their second division game of the year, Buffalo is trying to avenge their Week 1 loss from last season. The winner of that game will sit in first place in the AFC East after six weeks. The Jets lost to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday23-17. After five weeks they become 2-3.

This loss for the Bills certainly doesn’t end their season, as they are still in first place in the AFC East. However, this type of damage will cost them in the winter. If they can’t close out games and put in more performances like this, they won’t be able to make a long-awaited return to the Super Bowl.