Josh Allen has a horrendous turnover that gives Broncos a field goal before halftime
- - Josh Allen has a horrendous turnover that gives Broncos a field goal before halftime
Frank Schwab January 18, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills had a bad fumble right before halftime against the Broncos. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) (Justin Edmonds via Getty Images)
DENVER — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has been an outstanding performer in the playoffs. One reason is he has rarely turned the ball over.
He picked a really bad time, with a really bad play, for his first turnover in six playoff games.
Near the end of the first half of a divisional playoff game at the Denver Broncos, Allen took off running because he found nobody downfield. But Allen was holding the ball recklessly in his right hand and it popped out without much of a hit from Broncos defensive end Nik Bonitto. The ball went backward, Bills guard David Edwards should have recovered but he couldn’t secure it and Denver grabbed it and was tackled with two seconds remaining before halftime.
Allen is a fantastic player but that was an inexcusable mistake, especially considering the game situation with so little time left before halftime.
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After the fumble recovery the Broncos hit a 50-yard field goal as the half expired. Instead of the Bills trailing 17-10 at the half, Allen’s bad turnover gave the Broncos a 10-point lead.
The Broncos forced another big fumble against Allen to begin the second half, though it was far from his fault alone. Bonitto got a clean rush off the edge and hit Allen from behind, causing a fumble that Denver recovered. Left tackle Dion Dawkins barely got a hand on Bonitto as he lined up wide and was first chipped by receiver Khalil Shakir, which barely slowed Bonitto down.
The Broncos didn’t do much with great field position but got another easy three points off the turnoer for a 23-10 lead.
It was uncharacteristic for Allen to have that bad of a mistake in a playoff game. And it came at a terrible time for Buffalo.
Source: “AOL Sports”
