With just over 10 minutes left to play in the game, the Bills were trailing 23-16 and they had the ball at Houston's 23-yard line. With the team facing a fourth-and-1, Bills coach Sean McDermott decided to go for it, and the decision immediately blew up in his face when James Cook got stopped cold for a two-yard loss on the pivotal play.

Sunday wasn’t Allen’s best day, but after some crucial early mistakes, the Bills quarterback made big play after big play to erase multiple deficits in the second half.

Josh Allen is 6-0 when he scores 3 or more TDs this season, and the Buffalo Bills play the Houston Texans tonight. Colin Cowherd asks if Allen is on track to winning his 2nd MVP.

Allen lost 70 yards on the eight sacks. Will Anderson Jr. had 2 1/2 sacks to lead the Texans. His second one came when he almost took Allen down near the line of scrimmage, but he wriggled away and Anderson got up and chased him across the field to drop him for an 18-yard loss to force a punt early in the third.

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