The Buffalo Bills have recorded an important victory in the race for a place in the playoffs in the US professional football league NFL. On Saturday (December 23, 2023 / local time) the team around quarterback Josh Allen won 24:22 (14:10) at the Los Angeles Chargers and achieved its ninth win in the 15th game of the season.
The Bills want to reach the finals of the American Football League for the fifth consecutive season. Allen also impressed along the way.
The 27-year-old playmaker threw a 57-yard touchdown pass to Gabe Davis and ran into the end zone twice himself. In total, Allen scored 40 touchdowns this season – he became the first player in NFL history to do so in four seasons in a row.
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Kicker Tyler Bass becomes the match winner
Buffalo’s kicker Tyler Bass became the match winner, hitting a 29-yard field goal 28 seconds before the end of the game to make the final score 24:22. Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker had previously made three of his five field goals in the fourth quarter and brought Los Angeles back into the game.
The Pittsburgh Steelers also maintained their minimal playoff chances; after a 34:11 (24:0) home win over the Cincinnati Bengals, the Steelers drew level with the Bengals in the AFC North with a record of eight wins and seven defeats.
Mason Rudolph, actually only the Steelers’ third quarterback behind the injured Kenny Pickett and Mitch Trubisky, started an NFL game for the first time in more than two years and impressed with two touchdown passes and a total of 290 yards thrown.
LA Rams win at the start of the game day
The Los Angeles Rams had won the important home game against the New Orleans Saints at the start of the game day and massively increased their chances of taking part in the NFL playoffs. At 30:22, the Rams have eight wins and seven defeats, while the Saints have the opposite record and suffered their eighth defeat of the season.
The Rams moved to sixth place in the NFC, at least until Sunday. Seven teams qualify for the playoffs.
Matthew Stafford, the only quarterback in the NFC to win the Super Bowl, had another strong game and led the Rams to success with two touchdown passes. “It was a win for the whole team,” Stafford said. “It was fun today. I felt like no matter what the defense does, I’ll have an answer.”
