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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 beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 27-24, thanks to Allen’s two rushing scores, including the game-winning score Sunday afternoon.
The fourth quarter was electric for both teams, as each scored two touchdowns in the ensuing 15 minutes. But it was Allen’s second score on the floor that mattered most in the end.
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Josh Hines-Allen of the Jaguars sacks Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills during the AFC wild-card 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, where he broke a tackle and flew into the end zone. The Duval County crowd went crazy, but the clock was still in Buffalo’s favor.
After all, we’ve seen Allen perform well in the playoffs in the past. But he was 0-4 in road playoff games for his career before this contest, and the pressure was certainly on as Jacksonville’s defense made it difficult for him all game.
Allen’s first clutch moment came when he threw the ball 36 yards off his back foot to Brandin Cooks to flip the field into Jaguars territory. The Cooks stepped up their gains with 58 yards on three receptions, including this one down the stretch.
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Then the Bills found themselves with a fourth-down play, the play at the Jacksonville 11-yard line. It wasn’t hard to tell that Buffalo was going to perform its version of the tush push with Allen, but no one expected what would happen next.
Not only did Allen get the push he needed for the first down, but his teammates continued to push him forward 10 yards, almost finding the end zone.
On the next play, after the officials overturned their initial ruling of a touchdown, the Bills went back to the well as Allen was pushed into the end zone with little threat to the Jaguars. Jacksonville looked like they were going to score with just over a minute left and down by three points.
Trevor Lawrence of the Jaguars throws a pass against the Buffalo Bills at EverBank Stadium on January 11, 2026, in Jacksonville, Florida. (Mike Carlson/Getty Images)
Considering kicker Cam Little’s leg — he reestablished the NFL’s longest field goal record earlier this season — Lawrence didn’t need to go too far to have a chance to send the game to overtime.
But on the first play of the drive, a pass intended for Jakobi Meyers was deflected by Tre’Davious White, who had a tremendous game, and intercepted by safety Cole Bishop. Bishop fell smartly to the turf and the game was over with the Jaguars possessing no timeouts.
The Bills will now wait to see who their next opponent will be in the divisional round.
In box scoring, 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 rushing defense, with just 46 yards on 15 touches in the backfield.
Khalil Shakir also replaced Buffalo, carrying all 12 of his targets for 82 yards.
For Jacksonville, Lawrence had three touchdown passes on his 30 attempts, but also two interceptions, the other by Shaq Thompson in the first half. He threw for 207 yards including 31 yards rushing on six attempts to close out his season.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen looks to pass against the Jacksonville Jaguars in an AFC wild-card game at EverBank Stadium on January 11, 2026. (Nathan Ray Seebeck/Imagn Images)
The rushing attack was good for the Jaguars, who saw Etienne rack up 67 and Bhayshul Tuten add 51 on just four carries.
In the passing game, Parker Washington closed out his season with another strong performance, making seven catches for 107 yards to lead the game.
