Monday night was a disaster for two teams and their fanbases. While the Dallas Cowboys lost by a slim 7-point margin, the Buffalo Bills shocked the NFL community with their exit. Not just the fact that they lost to the Cincinnati Bengals, but that they lost in such a mortifying fashion. What’s more, it seems the 27-10 loss has had a severe impact on Bills QB Josh Allen, who reportedly was shocked at the loss too.
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Dianna Russini, a reporter for ESPN covering the game, Tweeted from the Highmark stadium. Right after the game, it seems Allen sat in front of his locker for an unusually long time, just staring at his phone. It took him quite a while to pull himself together to even get in the shower. An understandable feeling, one that many other players and fans must be going through too.
It was a frustrating night overall for the Bills. So much so, that receiver Stefon Diggs gave Allen an earful after the latter failed to spot Diggs open in the endzone. Both Allen and head coach Sean McDermot only had praises for Diggs, however, and completely failed to address his hast exit from the locker room after the game.
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Fans react to Josh Allen failing to perform against the Bengals
NFL fans were clearly not ready to witness the thrashing the Bills received on Monday. What was supposed to be a clash between two extremely talented teams, turned out to be a disaster for one. While most fans defended the Bills QB for his valiant efforts, there are quite a few who think Allen’s history of losing in the playoffs is a tad bit too concerning.
He was getting a selfie. Great QB but does not show up in big games.
— Cesar Arias (@Fileto59) January 23, 2023
Had a helluva year. Can walk with his head held up high
— Zbitguy (@zbitman) January 23, 2023
For ALL THOSE questioning can @Tua & the @MiamiDolphins play in cold weather & snow, hell you should be asking the same damn questions about Josh Allen & the Bills.
He is a regular season MVP front runner
The Bills are Year in and year out paper champsLet’s move on
— Junior (@Junior_TreyOh5) January 22, 2023
Not a single loss has been on Allen. He walked off the field w/ 13 sec left and the lead & just like last year, the defense was the issue. Burrow has guys running free all over the place, while Allen is running for his life. If you think Allen is the problem, find a new team.
— tj (@summer_lovin_22) January 23, 2023
Sorry but the Bills are just not that good. They NEVER really overpowered anyone this year. Simply put Cincy and KC are the two best teams in the AFC. The Bills are a distant 3rd
— Michael C Swithers (@GOJIRA87) January 23, 2023
What he saw on his phone… pic.twitter.com/L8zqmq596G
— Funcle_D (@Dammi_Tall) January 23, 2023
Waiting for the NFL to bend more rules so they can keep playing.
— Joe Todesca (@joet1972) January 23, 2023
Josh Allen is overrated
— Herb Tarlek (@herbytarlek) January 22, 2023
— The Chump aka the failien (@13StanMarino) January 23, 2023
This is the 4th time the Bills have lost in the playoffs, with Josh Allen leading the charge. The reasons for the loss are still only speculative in nature, but the Buffalo outfit will want to address all avenues as soon as they can. Allen will definitely want to break his trend of losses in the next season and get the Bills to within striking distance of the Super Bowl.
For the Bengals, they face the rampant Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on January 30th. A game that will decide who represents the AFC in the Super Bowl this season. Although it might seem the Bengals have the upper hand by virtue of winning their last 3 head to heads, the Chiefs are known to spring out with surprises, thanks to their QB Patrick Mahomes.
Mahomes’ incredible skill and magical play-calling abilities will come in handy as they take on the Bengals. The Chiefs were able to dispatch the Jaguars off in their Divisional playoff round. However, the Bengals could still run circles around the Cheifs, just like they did with the Bills. Will the Chiefs declaw another big cat this off-season? Or will they be torn to shred by the Bengals?