The Bills lost yet another heartbreaker to the Chiefs and, although officials' decisions played a role, James Cook refuses to blame them.
Buffalo’s No. 1 back rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns on just 13 carries (6.5 YPC). He added another 49 yards receiving on three receptions in the loss. Despite his effectiveness, the back was somehow underutilized by the Bills in the conference championship.
The most controversial call in this game saw Bills quarterback Josh Allen get ruled short of the line to gain on fourth-and-one early in the fourth quarter, despite it appearing he crossed the first-down marker. The referees looked at the replay and upheld the call on the field, much to the chagrin of Buffalo and their fans.
While there will be plenty of fingers being pointed at other players on the Bills in their 32-29 loss to the Chiefs on Sunday, no one can deny the spectacular p
With a trip to Super Bowl 59 on the line, Josh Allen wasn’t the Buffalo Bills most valuable player. It was running back James Cook.
James Cook Over Josh Allen
Buffalo faced fourth-and-goal form the Chiefs' 1 with 2 minutes, 56 seconds left in the third quarter. Quarterback Josh Allen took a shotgun snap, ran an option and pitched the ball to Cook, who got low to the ground to try to evade safety Justin Reid.
Cook’s gutsiness and athleticism wowed fans, and former superstar NFL JJ Watt posted the perfect GIF to summarize the play, referencing the iconic Michael Jordan dunk from “Space Jam.” Cook and the Bills hope his acrobatic touchdown will lead them to victory, as Jordan’s fictional dunk did.
The Chiefs would go on to win 32-29 and book their fifth trip to the Super Bowl in the last six years as Kansas City’s dynasty continues to eclipse the greatness of Allen and the Bills, who were crowned AFC East winners for the fifth straight time with a 13-4 record in 2024.
The Buffalo Bills’ season came to a gut-wrenching end in the AFC Championship Game, and fans still aren’t over it. A controversial call on Josh Allen’s “tush push” attempt in the fourth quarter, along with other borderline calls that favored the Chiefs,
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