The Bills made quick work of the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC wild card game, 31-17 as they raced out to a 21-0 lead before halftime as quarterback Josh Allen (pictured left) threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran 52 yards for another score. The Steelers scored on a ten yard TD pass from QB Mason Rudolph (229 passing yards, two TD, one interception) to WR Dionte Johnson with 1:39 left to get to within 21-7 at the half.
But it was more of the same in the second half as Allen (203 passing yards, three TD, 74 rushing yards, one TD) completed clutch passes to keep drives moving and added his third scoring pass in the game, a 17-yard strike to wide receiver Khalil Shakir for the 31-17 lead with 6:27 remaining in the game, as each team scored ten points to account for the final score. Pittsburgh had closed the gap to 24-17 when Rudolph connected with Calvin Austin III for a seven yard scoring pass with 10:32 remaining. The Bills will host the Kansas City Chiefs next Sunday in the divisional round.
In the final NFC wild card game, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers blasted the Philadelphia Eagles, 32-9 in Tampa on Monday night. Bucs QB Baker Mayfield passed for 337 yards and three touchdowns as they rolled up 426 yards in total offense. The only Eagles touchdown came on a five-yard pass from QB Jalen Hurts to tight end Dallas Goedert late in the second quarter to trim the deficit to 16-9 at halftime. But it was all Tampa Bay in the second half and they will move on to face the Detroit Lions in the divisional round next Sunday.
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