Josh Allen

The Bills tweeted a video showing the dedication of a wing at the Oishei Children's Hospital to Patricia Allen:

It was noted over 27,000 people made donations in Patricia Allen's name, eclipsing the $1 million mark.

Allen's grandmother died last November at the age of 80, resulting in Bills fans showing their support for the quarterback by making donations in her honor.

During the dedication, Allen thanked everyone who works at Oishei Children's Hospital and added: "I'm so grateful to have this honor and to have my grandmother memorialized like this. I'm so indebted to this great community and this city of Buffalo."

The Bills selected Allen with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft, and pundits instantly wondered whether the former Wyoming standout would be able to translate to the NFL.

It hasn't taken long for Allen to establish himself as one of the league's top signal-callers and a beloved figure in Buffalo.

Allen was named to the Pro Bowl, finished second in the NFL MVP voting and took the Bills to the AFC Championship Game last season.

Buffalo is off to a 4-2 start this season and is widely considered the favorite to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl, which is somewhere the Bills haven't been since the 1993 season.

The Tennessee Titans brought Week 6 to a conclusion with a 34-31 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football.

The Bills led 20-17 at halftime thanks to a 29-yard touchdown pass from Josh Allen to Cole Beasley with 40 seconds remaining in the second quarter. This was the 15th straight game in which they were ahead at the halfway mark.

Derrick Henry briefly gave the Titans the lead in the third quarter, only for the Bills to respond with a touchdown drive of their own to jump ahead again. Henry found the end zone for the third time to deliver the decisive score at the 3:05 mark of the fourth quarter.

Tennessee held firm on 4th-and-1 on its own 3-yard line to deny Allen on a quarterback keeper inside the final minute to seal the victory.

With the win, the Titans (4-2) maintain their two-game lead on the Indianapolis Colts for first place in the AFC South. Thanks to the New England Patriots' 35-29 overtime loss to the Dallas Cowboys, the Bills (4-2) likewise remain two games up in the AFC East.

Notable Performers

Josh Allen, QB, Bills: 35-of-47, 353 yards, three touchdowns, one interception; nine carries, 26 yards

Stefon Diggs, WR, Bills: nine receptions, 89 yards, one touchdown

Cole Beasley, WR: Bills: seven receptions, 88 yards, one touchdown

Ryan Tannehill, QB, Titans: 18-of-29, 216 yards, one interception

Derrick Henry, RB, Titans: 20 carries, 143 yards, three touchdowns

Henry Leads the Way for Tennessee

It's no secret that the NFL is a quarterback-driven league and that running backs have become increasingly interchangeable. Henry remains one of the exceptions.

The Titans' first three drives ended in two punts and an interception and totaled 29 yards. Henry chose to put the offense on his back on their fourth possession, running 76 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter.

It's almost unfair that somebody who's 6'3" and 247 pounds can run that fast.

The Bills entered Monday having allowed the fewest yards (251.8 per game) in the NFL. Winning at the point of attack became more difficult after starting left tackle Taylor Lewan was placed onto a backboard and carted off the field.

The Titans subsequently announced he was evaluated for a concussion and had a full range of movement.

Despite Lewan's absence, Henry continued to carve up the Bills defense on the ground.

Adrian Peterson in 2012 was the last running back to win MVP, and he's the only non-quarterback to earn the honor over the past 14 years. Henry's MVP resume is growing with each week.

A Night to Forget for Buffalo

The Titans placed Kristian Fulton on injured reserve, so the 2020 second-round pick was unavailable from the jump. They then watched Caleb Farley (knee) exit Monday night's contest and Chris Jackson head to the sidelines.

Allen feasted at times on Tennessee's undermanned secondary. On the first play after Jackson went down, the Bills targeted his replacement, Breon Borders, and watched Borders commit a pass interference penalty on Stefon Diggs to set Buffalo up at the 1-yard line.

Buffalo's inability to consistently capitalize on the Titans' multiple injuries was somewhat surprising, though.

Equally unexpected was the defense's inability to pressure Ryan Tannehill in the pocket. No quarterback has been sacked more times than Tannehill (20), yet the Bills allowed him to have a lot of time to find open receivers.

Nonetheless, the Bills appeared poised to win as they moved the ball at will on Tennessee on their final drive. Head coach Sean McDermott's decision to go for on fourth and turn down a game-tying field goal was understandable, even if it didn't work out in the end.

What's Next?

The Bills are heading into their bye in Week 8. The Titans, on the other hand, have a date Sunday with the two-time reigning conference champion Kansas City Chiefs.

The Kansas City Chiefs defense again fell short Sunday night, allowing Josh Allen to account for 374 total yards and four touchdowns in what safety Tyrann Mathieu called an "embarrassing" 38-20 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

"Honestly, I think we're just beating ourselves," Mathieu told reporters. "If you look back at it, the Ravens game—miscommunication, blown coverages. The Chargers game, kind of the same thing. And tonight. I think most of the explosive plays were guys running wide-open down the field. Obviously, we don't practice that. Our coaches don't teach that. Just gotta find a way to dig deep."

The Chiefs' loss to the Bills dropped them to 2-3 on the season, already surpassing their number of losses during the 2020 campaign. Patrick Mahomes has not lost more than four games in a season as a starter since taking over for Alex Smith in 2018.

The Kansas City defense has been the main issue, currently sitting 31st in yards allowed (437.4 per game) and last in points allowed (32.6 per game). Mathieu has recorded 20 tackles and two interceptions as one of the defense's few bright spots.

"They're embarrassed," Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. "We didn't play well. We all are. You surely don't want to play that way any time, let alone at home. We have to do better, from the coaches on down to the players. We have to do better."

Kansas City is headed into a three-game stretch of winnable contests, with road trips to Washington and Tennessee preceding a home clash with the New York Giants. The pair of NFC East teams will likely be overmatched against the Chiefs, while the Titans have struggled with injuries and their own defensive woes in their 3-2 start.

If the Buffalo Bills aren't the AFC's best squad, they're right in the mix to take the spot now vacated by the Kansas City Chiefs. 

The Chiefs made appearances in the last two Super Bowls. Patrick Mahomes is as good as anyone in professional football. However, the Bills dismantled Kansas City and the Chiefs' vaunted offense during Sunday Night Football at Arrowhead Stadium. The 38-20 score doesn't entirely reflect the one-sided nature of the contest. 

As the reigning AFC champions become more exposed with each passing week—due primarily to an awful defense and opponents starting to defend Mahomes and Co. a little differently in an attempt to slow the group down—the Bills are building steam and working their way to the top of the hill with only a few equals. 

From Buffalo's perspective, the Bills' recent run throughout the last four weeks has been impressive, even if the overall competition hasn't. Including Sunday's outcome, Sean McDermott's squad beat its last four opponents by a combined score of 156-41. 

Granted, the performance against the Chiefs is the first to truly show how good Buffalo can be. A team can only beat those opponents placed in front of it. At the same time, a franchise handling its business when it's expected to win shows a different level of maturity within the locker room. The Bills don't play down to their competition.

Sure, the Miami Dolphins, Washington Football Team and Houston Texans aren't good. In fact, the trio is terrible with a combined 4-11 record. Each of those squads played most of those meetings with their backup quarterback, too. So, the Bills received a healthy dose of skepticism when facing the Chiefs. 

The same consistencies seen over the last few weeks showed up against a big boss. The Bills are dynamic on offense with Josh Allen leading the way, and the defense is deep with a penchant for creating turnovers. 

As amazing as Mahomes, Kyler Murray, Lamar Jackson and Russell Wilson are, Allen is the game's most physically gifted signal-caller. At 6'5" and 237 pounds with a howitzer strapped to his right shoulder, the Bills quarterback is simultaneously a highly dangerous passer and the Bills' best rushing threat. Early in the contest, offensive coordinator Brian Daboll implemented some old-school, single-wing concepts to get the ball rolling. 

The Bills' opening touchdown came courtesy of a simple quarterback counter. 

The caliber of athlete running the play may be as different as Model T compared to a new Tesla, but the basic concept dates back to when Jim Thorpe played. 

Implementation of multiple looks stresses defenses to their breaking point. They can't possibly handle Allen, the passer, while also accounting for designed runs or the quarterback's scrambling ability.

Much like Mahomes, Allen is the great equalizer. When things break down around him—and they often do, as Buffalo shifted its offensive line around a little in recent weeks—the quarterback can still make a play and offset protection issues. Not always, but they do so better than most, if not all. 

In Allen's case, his rare blend of size, strength, athleticism and prodigious arm strength makes him different than anyone else in the game. Cam Newton in his prime was the closest we've seen to Allen. Even Superman didn't quite reach the levels the Bills quarterback has over his last 20 regular-season contests. Allen changes the equation simply because he's behind center. 

"He's a special QB," veteran wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders told reporters after the game, "and I've played with a lot of great ones."

The receiver sure has. Sanders played alongside three current or future Hall of Fame inductees in Ben Roethlisberger, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees. 

The Bills aren't exactly short on skill-position talent, either. Zach Moss got 14 touches for 92 yards against the Chiefs. Stefon Diggs, Cole Beasley, and tight end Dawson Knox are legitimate weapons. Sanders, who signed as a free agent this offseason, fits in rather well already. Buffalo leads the league with an average of 34.4 points per contest. 

But the offense was a given. Allen and his group did these things last year. Furthermore, the Bills built halftime leads in a record 14 straight contests. 

Could the defense hold up its end of the bargain? It did. Mahomes left the game questioning himself after his three-turnover performance. 

"I have to re-evaluate where I'm at, what decisions I'm making," the Chiefs quarterback said. "… I have to cut it out."

As ESPN's Matt Bowen noted, Buffalo didn't do anything exotic. Basically, the team sat back and primarily played a Cover 2 shell with a couple of other looks sprinkled into the mix to force the Chiefs into being patient. Buffalo didn't want to surrender the big explosive plays and didn't. Kansas City may have accumulated 392 total yards, but its offense never really looked in sync. 

Now at 2-3, the Chiefs have a lot of work to do. In two weeks, Kansas City's meeting with the Tennessee Titans could already be construed as a must-win situation. No, Andy Reid won't overlook Washington next week, but the Chiefs really reassert themselves into the thick of things against the AFC's best. Tennessee may only be 3-2, but the Titans currently lead the AFC South. 

Meanwhile, the Bills can stake their claim for AFC supremacy. The Los Angeles Chargers and Baltimore Ravens, who also beat the Chiefs earlier this year, are in the same conversation.

If one were to split hairs which of these three teams deserves the nod through five weeks of play—assuming the Ravens win Monday against the Indianapolis Colts—the Chargers probably have a slight advantage based on strength of schedule. Brandon Staley's group also beat the Chiefs while taking out the Las Vegas Raiders and Cleveland Browns in back-to-back weeks. Plus, Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is playing at an MVP level as well. 

Buffalo hurdled its first major obstacle. McDermott's squad could easily capture seven straight victories against Tennessee, the Miami Dolphins (after its bye), Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Jets, Colts, New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots. The reigning Super Bowl champions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will be waiting on the other side of this stretch as a litmus test to show whether the Bills are more than an AFC playoff team.

Based on what Buffalo showed already and what lies ahead, the Bills will almost certainly emerge as the AFC's best team. They must prove themselves before being anointed, though. 

"[Sunday] was a big step, but there's a lot of ball left," Sanders said.

Brent Sobleski covers the NFL for Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter, @brentsobleski.

The two-time reigning AFC champions might be in trouble.

The Kansas City Chiefs slipped to 2-3 following a 38-20 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

For the Bills, the result represents a measure of revenge after losing to Kansas City in last year's AFC title game.

Buffalo took a 24-13 lead into halftime, and the course of the game didn't change much following a lengthy weather delay prior to the third quarter. Micah Hyde added to the Bills' lead with a pick-six with 7:20 left in the quarter.

The Chiefs fought back with a one-yard touchdown reception for Travis Kelce at the 13:44 mark of the fourth quarter. The home crowd was getting more vocal as well until Josh Allen guided the Bills on a 12-play 85-yard drive that culminated in a nine-yard touchdown pass to Emmanuel Sanders.

Notable Performers

Josh Allen, QB, Bills: 15-of-26, 315 yards, three touchdowns; 11 carries, 59 yards, one touchdown

Stefon Diggs, WR, Bills: two receptions, 69 yards

Dawson Knox, TE, Bills: three receptions, 117 yards, one touchdown

Patrick Mahomes, QB, Chiefs: 33-of-54, 272 yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions; eight carries, 61 yards

Mecole Hardman, WR, Chiefs: nine receptions, 76 yards

Travis Kelce, TE, Chiefs: six receptions, 57 yards, one touchdown

Allen Adapts to Mother Nature

Through the first half, Allen was 7-of-14 for 260 yards. He had a lot of success targeting the Chiefs secondary down the field.

Steady rainfall in Kansas City made replicating that success in the second half almost impossible, so Allen and Buffalo's offense changed their plan of attack.

On the pivotal fourth-quarter drive, the 2020 Pro Bowler showed off his wheels by leaping over Chiefs cornerback L'Jarius Sneed and scrambling for a first down on 3rd-and-4.

A few plays later, the 25-year-old found some space and ran for 12 yards to get the Bills into the red zone. In general, he showed the poise and composure you'd expect from a starting quarterback on a franchise with championship aspirations.

This was also a statement performance from Buffalo's defense. The Chiefs' 392 total yards are somewhat deceiving because their 5.0 yards per play were well below their season average (6.9).

Head coach Sean McDermott devised a great game plan to slow down Patrick Mahomes.

Nothing Goes Right for Kansas City

The Chiefs defense isn't good enough to get this team back to the Super Bowl. 

That much seemed clear through four games as Kansas City allowed an average of 437.8 yards and 31.3 points, and nothing changed Sunday night. A picture is indeed worth a thousand words sometimes.

Four of the Bills' first five drives ended in a score, which put the onus on the Chiefs offense to keep pace. Allen was torching the secondary thanks to blown coverages and glaring mismatches.

Mahomes was well below his best, but it seems fair to wonder how much of that was down to a level of tacit pressure to come away from every offensive drive with points on the board.

In different circumstances, this might be one of those games head coach Andy Reid and his staff throw in the trash. The rainy conditions made life difficult for both teams, and the occasional bad day at the office happens, even for a Super Bowl contender.

A team is only as strong as its weakest link, though, and the state of Kansas City's defense is pretty rough.

What's Next?

The Chiefs hit the road to play the Washington Football Team on Oct. 17, while the Bills will prepare for a Monday Night Football clash with the Tennessee Titans.

Fantasy managers got bad news Saturday morning, as Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski reportedly will not play in Week 4 against the New England Patriots.

The late scratch might leave some owners scrambling to find a replacement, so we found four tight ends who are rostered in less than 50 percent of fantasy leagues, according to Fantasy Pros, who would be good additions.

Dawson Knox, Buffalo Bills (27.9 percent rostered)

Dawson Knox is emerging as a favorite red-zone target of Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen. The third-year player has scored in each of the last two weeks, tying for the team lead with two receiving touchdowns.

Knox has shown steady hands this season, as he's made 10 catches on 12 targets through three games. He ranks fourth on the team with 107 receiving yards.

Knox and the Bills have a soft matchup this week against the Houston Texans, who are giving up 385.7 yards per game. Knox will likely build on his strong start to the season in Week 4.

Dalton Schultz, Dallas Cowboys (24.0 percent rostered)

Dalton Schultz is on the upswing, coming off a huge performance in Week 3 with six receptions for 80 yards and two touchdowns against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Schultz, who ranks third on the Dallas Cowboys in receptions (14), targets (15) and receiving yards (143), has separated himself on the depth chart from Blake Jarwin. Schultz played 68.4 percent of the snaps Monday, while Jarwin played 56.6 percent, per Pro Football Reference.

The Cowboys face a tough test in Week 4 against the Carolina Panthers, so look for Schultz to be a safety blanket for quarterback Dak Prescott.

Jared Cook, Los Angeles Chargers (48.2 percent rostered)

Jared Cook has been a solid addition to the Los Angeles Chargers passing attack. In his first year with the team, the 13-year veteran has racked up 10 catches for 111 yards through three games.

While Cook has yet to reach the end zone, he ranks third on the team with 16 targets. He's developed a chemistry with second-year quarterback Justin Herbert, who ranks fifth in the NFL with 956 passing yards.

Herbert likes to spread the ball around, as six different players had a reception in last week's win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Cook will be playing a revenge game Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders, whom he played for in 2017 and 2018. He will likely have ample opportunities against his former team.

Tyler Conklin, Minnesota Vikings (14.9 percent rostered)

Tyler Conklin has established himself as TE1 for the Minnesota Vikings after Irv Smith Jr. underwent knee surgery.

Conklin finished with seven catches for 70 yards and a touchdown in Week 3 against the Seattle Seahawks. Through three games, he has hauled in 13 of 16 targets for 126 yards, which ranks fourth on the team.

The Vikings face a tough matchup in Week 4 against the Cleveland Browns, who rank third in the NFL in total defense (248.7 yards allowed per game). With quarterback Kirk Cousins off to a strong start, consider Conklin a streaming option going forward.