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Josh Allen finally won a playoff game on the road, and it took his Superman traits to do it for his Buffalo Bills.
The Bills defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars, 27-24, thanks to two rushing touchdowns by Allen, including the game-winner on Sunday afternoon.
The fourth quarter was electric for both teams, as each scored two touchdowns in the next 15 minutes. But it was Allen’s second rushing score of the game that mattered most in the end.
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Josh Hines-Allen of the Jacksonville Jaguars sacks Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills during the third quarter of the AFC Wild Card Playoff game at EverBank Stadium on January 11, 2026 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Mike Carlson/Getty Images)
Allen and the Bills offense faced a 24-20 deficit after Trevor Lawrence found Travis Etienne Jr. for a 14-yard touchdown reception, where he broke a tackle and flew into the end zone. The Duval County crowd went wild, but the clock was still in Buffalo’s favor.
After all, we’ve seen Allen have some good playoff heroics in the past. But he was 0-4 in career road playoff games coming into this contest, and the pressure was certainly on as Jacksonville’s defense was making it difficult for him throughout the game.
Allen’s first defining moment of the drive came when he threw the ball 36 yards off his back foot to Brandin Cooks to flip the field into Jaguars territory. Cooks gained 58 yards on three receptions, including this key one down the stretch.
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The Bills then found themselves with a fourth-and-inch play, the play at the line from the Jacksonville 11-yard line. It wasn’t hard to tell that Buffalo was going to execute its version of the push with Allen, but no one expected what happened next.
Not only did Allen get the push he needed for the first down, but his teammates continued to push him forward for 10 yards, nearly finding the end zone.
On the next play, after the referees reversed their initial touchdown call, the Bills returned to the well as Allen was pushed into the end zone without much threat to the Jaguars. Jacksonville seemed to want them to score with just over a minute left and down three points.
Trevor Lawrence of the Jacksonville Jaguars throws a pass during the first quarter against the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Wild Card Playoff game at EverBank Stadium on January 11, 2026 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Mike Carlson/Getty Images)
Given the leg of kicker Cam Little (who reset the record for longest field goals in the NFL earlier this season), Lawrence didn’t need to go too far to allow the opportunity to send the game to overtime.
But on the first play of the series, a pass intended for Jakobi Meyers was deflected by Tre’Davious White, who had a tremendous game, and intercepted by safety Cole Bishop. Bishop smartly fell to the turf and the game ended with no timeouts for the Jaguars.
The Bills will now wait to see who their next opponent will be in the Divisional Round.
On the scoreboard, Allen was 28 of 35 for 273 yards with a touchdown pass to Dalton Kincaid in the fourth quarter. He also had 33 rushing yards on 11 carries, while James Cook struggled all day against the league’s best run defense, with just 46 yards on 15 touches in the backfield.
Khalil Shakir also stepped up for Buffalo, catching all 12 of his targets for 82 yards.
For Jacksonville, Lawrence had three touchdown passes in his 30 attempts, but also two interceptions, the other by Shaq Thompson in the first half. He threw for 207 yards with 31 rushing yards on six attempts to close out his season.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen looks to pass the ball during the first half against the Jacksonville Jaguars in an AFC Wild Card Round game at EverBank Stadium on Jan. 11, 2026. (Nathan Ray Seebeck/Image Images)
The running attack was good for the Jaguars, who saw Etienne score 67 and Bhayshul Tuten adding 51 in just four carries.
In the passing game, Parker Washington closed out his season with another solid performance, hauling in seven receptions for 107 yards to lead the game.
