Josh Allen got the kind of postgame moment most quarterbacks never see: a kid in a rival jersey who wasn’t really in a rival jersey at all.
After Monday Night Football, the son of Minnesota Vikings long snapper Andrew DePaola lined up for a photo with the Buffalo Bills quarterback and made the reveal count. Just before the picture, he pulled off his father’s jersey and showed off a red Bills shirt underneath. Allen stayed put and posed anyway, and a video of the exchange quickly went viral.
It was a fittingly memorable twist for a game that belonged to Buffalo once the second half got rolling. The Bills and Vikings were locked in a 10-6 game at halftime before Buffalo pulled away. Allen finished with 234 passing yards, one touchdown and one interception, while adding 15 rushing yards against the Vikings defense.
He has been rolling all season, too. Allen now has 2,027 passing yards, which ranks 12th in the NFL, along with 12 touchdown passes and six interceptions. On the ground, he has piled up 285 rushing yards and nine touchdowns.
Buffalo’s defense did its part as well. The Bills held Carson Wentz, making his first start of the season, to just 81 passing yards and picked him off twice before Max Brosmer entered the game.
The win moved Buffalo to 7-1. The next stretch brings games against two division opponents, the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins, before a Thanksgiving meeting with the Kansas City Chiefs.
For Minnesota, the slide continues after a 6-0 start. The Vikings have now dropped back-to-back games against the Detroit Lions and the Bills, and they’ll try to stop the skid next against the Green Bay Packers.
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