While some fans raised concerns over Poyer’s decision, Allen sent a brief statement of support to his teammate. Poyer took to Instagram on June 24 to announce that he was calling off the event after controversy arose over the location, the Blue Monster at Trump National Doral Miami, a course owned by former President Donald Trump. Cook finished with 119 yards rushing on 14 carries.Josh Allen and Jordan Poyer react to a play in a Buffalo Bills game.īuffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is standing by his teammate after a controversy led him to cancel a charity event.īills safety Jordan Poyer announced earlier this week that he was canceling a charity golf event scheduled to take place in Florida next month. and former Minnesota great Randy Moss.ĭalvin Cook sparked the Vikings' comeback by scoring on an 81-yard run to cut Buffalo's lead to 27-17 with 1:34 left in the third quarter. Selected with the 2020 first-round pick the Vikings acquired in a trade that sent receiver Stefon Diggs to the Bills, Jefferson became the NFL's first player to top 100 yards receiving 20 times in his first three seasons, breaking a tie with Odell Beckham Jr. ''The big games, the big moments, when people are looking for you to make a play, that's what I like the most.'' Jefferson reached back to get one hand on the ball and rip it out of the grasp of Bills defender Cam Lewis. But the most amazing of his many highlights was a 32-yard grab on fourth-and-18 on Minnesota's final drive of regulation. He had a 22-yard touchdown catch on the Vikings' first possession. ''We just had to continue to trade those blows, body blows, haymakers, and just try to be ready for the next snap, as long as they let us continue to play today.''Ĭousins threw for 357 yards, and Jefferson had a monster game. ''I'm going to remember this one forever,'' Vikings first-year coach Kevin O'Connell said. Allen forced a pass over the middle intended for Davis. His third and final turnover came with Buffalo facing second-and-10 from Minnesota's 20 - in position for a tying field goal. On the very next play, Allen muffed the snap from center Mitch Morse, and Minnesota linebacker Erik Hendricks dived into the end zone to recover it for a touchdown. Buffalo's defense then appeared to have the game won by stopping Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins for no gain on fourth-and-goal from the half-yard line with 49 seconds remaining. Ham scoring on a 3-yard run to cut Buffalo's lead to 27-23 with 4:34 remaining. This one's going to suck, watching it.''Īllen's first interception on fourth-and-goal from Minnesota's 2 led directly to C.J. Making the right decisions, making the right throws. ''It comes down to my shoulders and my shoulders only. Allen said the injury had nothing to do with the turnovers. He was questionable to play on Sunday because of an injured throwing elbow. They now trail Miami by a half-game in the AFC East.Īnd Allen's turnover problems are suddenly the biggest question surrounding the Bills' talented QB. The Bills (6-3) have lost two straight and no longer lead the conference, or even their division. Minnesota rallied to win when trailing with 2 1/2 minutes or less remaining in regulation for the fifth time this season. With its only loss to the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota matched its best record through nine games since 2009 and extended its win streak to seven games - the Vikings' best since an eight-game run 2017. Replays revealed Davis didn't maintain control and the ball touched the ground on the sideline on what was ruled a catch at the Vikings 40 with 17 seconds remaining, Anderson said. NFL senior vice president of officiating Walt Anderson said the Bills' hurry-up offense gave replay officials no time to review Davis' 20-yard catch on Buffalo's final drive of regulation, which ended with Tyler Bass tying the game with a 29-yard field goal with 2 seconds left.
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