The Buffalo Bills scored four touchdowns in their Monday Night Football loss to the Denver Broncos.
After scoring a field goal for a one-point lead with less than 90 seconds left in the game, a pass interference on Taron Johnson allowed the Broncos to score a game-winning field goal to tie the game with score 24-22.
Broncos kicker Wil Lutz missed the first attempt, but the Bills were flagged for having 12 players on defense and Lutz took advantage of the second chance.
The Bills drop to 5-5 on the season and slide to 10th in the AFC standings.
Josh Allen threw for 177 yards and a touchdown and scored the extra point on the ground.
The quarterback had three turnovers: a fumble and two interceptions.
James Cook, who fumbled twice but recovered one of them en route to a big gain to set up the Bills’ final touchdown, finished with 120 total yards.
The Bills offense struggled to get going in the first half, facing a 15-8 deficit at halftime after three first-half turnovers killed any momentum from positive plays.
Led by A.J.
Epenesa, who had two sacks and three quarterback hits, the Bills defense set up their counterpart for several opportunities to take a lead.
Johnson forced a fumble in the third quarter, which Rasul Douglas recovered for his first turnover as a Bill.
The Bills answered with a touchdown run from Latavius Murray, who spent part of 2022 with the Broncos.
After each team traded punts, Wilson led a touchdown drive that chewed over seven minutes off the clock.
The Bills answered with a touchdown drive of their own, but left too much time on the clock for Wilson and the Broncos offense to set up a field goal attempt.
Highmark Stadium erupted when Lutz’s initial attempt sailed wide right, but the cheers turned to stunned silence after the Bills were called for the penalty.
The Bills will host the New York Jets next Sunday at Highmark Stadium at 4: 25 p.m.
Josh Allen’s first quarter interception marked his sixth-straight game with an interception, the longest such streak in his career.
Monday was the 18th consecutive game Allen threw a touchdown pass, tying Jim Kelly’s club record in 1986-87.
With both a rushing and a passing touchdown, Allen broke a tie with Aaron Rodgers and Steve Young to own the second-most (32) such games among quarterbacks behind Cam Newton (45).
Taylor Rapp and Rasul Douglas played every single defensive snap for the first time in their Bills careers.
Monday marked the Bills’ third straight primetime game and their fifth of the season, which leads the NFL.
The Bills had 192 yards on the ground Monday night.
Their loss to the Broncos marked the first time the Bills have lost in 2023 with over 100 rushing yards.
