The 12th week of the NFL regular season is in the books.
The Bills continued to control the game heading into the second quarter, with the defense forcing a fourth-down stop to set up a field goal drive.
The opening drive of the third quarter, however, saw Buffalo reach the scoreboard again: Allen and company drove 75 yards in 11 plays to go up 17-0 on a 5-yard pass to Stefon Diggs.
While New Orleans finally got on the scoreboard in the early fourth quarter, it was too little, too late.
The win was a costly one for the Bills, who lost star cornerback Tre’Davious White to a torn ACL, but it helped them keep up with the Patriots in the race for first place in the AFC East.
Hosting former Patriots quarterback Cam Newton and the Panthers, the Dolphins continued to show why they are currently among the hottest teams in the league.
Their first big play against the Panthers came on special teams: Duke Riley blocked a punt that was recovered by Justin Coleman and returned two yards for a touchdown.
Tua Tagovailoa connected with Jaylen Waddle from 9 yards out to put their team up 14-7.
The Panthers scored a 41-yard field goal as time expired and the teams headed into the locker rooms with Miami up 21-10 instead of, possibly, 24-7.
However, the Dolphins still stayed in control of the contest.
Another 10-play series later — one that covered only 19 yards — the Dolphins were up 30-10 thanks to a 46-yard field goal.
In fact, he was sacked twice and threw an interception to Nik Needham on his first possession.
After having lost five of their last six games, the Jets finally returned to the win column in Week 12.
New York opened the game on defense and with the game’s first takeaway: John Franklin-Myers intercepted a Tyrod Taylor pass to set up the Jets offense in Houston territory.
Even though New York’s offense continued to struggle, the defense kept the team in the game: the unit forced a three-and-out of its own to set up a 10-play, 70-yard drive that ended with a Austin Walter touchdown run from 2 yards out plus a successful two-point attempt.
The Jets had a chance to add to their 18-14 lead early in the fourth quarter, but Ammendola sent a 42-yard field goal wide to the left.
The Jets then proceeded to bleed more than six minutes off the clock on a drive that ended with a 37-yard field goal.