The Payments had fairly the up-and-down outing in opposition to the Houston Texans on Thursday Evening Soccer in Week 12. Whereas the offense struggled to keep up momentum for a lot of the evening, quarterback Josh Allen and firm gave the Texans fairly the scare with an unbelievable fourth-down conversion with 51 seconds left.
Though the Payments weren’t capable of cap off a late comeback, the fourth-and-27 conversion had followers buzzing on social media.
Josh Allen and the Buffalo Payments Wow With Loopy Fourth Down Conversion
The Payments’ offense performed a disjointed sport of soccer. Regardless of three scoring drives, Allen was sacked by the Texans’ protection eight instances, and Houston pressured three turnovers to place collectively a dominating efficiency. Regardless of them harassing the Payments’ offense, Buffalo nonetheless had an opportunity to win the sport on the finish of the fourth quarter.
After the Texans punted to the Payments’ 18-yard line, the Payments discovered themselves in a gap, dealing with fourth and 27 from their very own 30-yard line. Offensive coordinator Joe Brady dug into his bag of tips and had Allen throw to Joshua Palmer, who lateralled it to Khalil Shakir, turning it right into a 44-yard achieve.
WOW! On 4th-and-27, the #Payments simply referred to as this sensible play to maintain the sport alive. Holy smokes.
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— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) November 21, 2025
Whereas the Payments wouldn’t end off the comeback with Allen throwing his second interception 5 performs later, followers have been shocked by Buffalo’s capability to transform the lengthy fourth-down conversion. This fan likened the play name to Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson’s offensive creativity, posting, “Payments did a Ben Johnson!”
Payments did a Ben Johnson! https://t.co/vHLxbzXddV
— 0htani B2B (@Adanruiz456) November 21, 2025
Whereas some in contrast it to the previous Detroit Lions offensive coordinator’s play calling, others pointed to Brady’s play name as a cause why the coordinator has gotten head teaching buzz over the previous couple of seasons, with one fan saying, “Joe Brady in his bag I see.”
Joe Brady in his bag I see
— blipledorp (@PllPolip16117) November 21, 2025
What makes the play even higher is the truth that the hook and ladder just isn’t an ordinary play, popping out in a few of the most dire conditions. One of many extra memorable hook-and-ladders of current reminiscence got here from a fellow AFC East workforce, the Miami Dolphins, after they took down the New England Patriots with the Miracle in Miami. The Payments’ Week 12 left this fan speechless as he typed in all caps, “BRO THIS IS INSANE, I LOVE FOOTBALL.”
BRO THIS IS INSANE I LOVE FOOTBALL https://t.co/0yvuLG3NSr
— fommy 🏳️⚧️ (@milehighami) November 21, 2025
Whereas the Payments have been unable to finish the comeback, it was unimaginable to see Allen and the offense dive deep into the playbook to discover a play that may preserve the comeback try alive. The numerous achieve was thrilling, however the greater offensive points are regarding for the Payments’ long-term.
Thursday’s loss dropped Buffalo from being ranked second to fifth in PFSN’s Offense Affect metric, with their score dropping to 85.5. At 7-4 and chasing the Patriots, the Payments are in peril of lacking out on the AFC East title for the primary time in 5 years.
In response to PFSN’s NFL Playoff Predictor, the Payments have only a 15.50% probability to win the AFC East. Fortunately, their playoff probabilities stay exceptionally excessive at 80.20%.
