Veteran pass rusher Von Miller has stated on several occasions that a significant part of the reason he chose to sign a six-year mega-contract with the Buffalo Bills in the 2022 offseason was the presence of quarterback Josh Allen, and the alien signal caller showed the kind of playmaking ability that initially influenced Miller’s decision in the team’s Week 11 win over the Kansas City Chiefs.
Allen played generally well throughout the game, but he took over the game in the final moments and broke off an incredible 26-yard touchdown run with just over two minutes remaining, giving Buffalo a late two-score lead delivered and amplified Kansas City’s first defeat. of the 2024 campaign. The touchdown, which allowed Allen to tie Jim Kelly as the all-time leading touchdown scorer in Bills history, perhaps epitomizes the type of player the quarterback is; when the lights are brightest, he simply will not be denied.
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And the attitude he plays with has made him endlessly endearing to his teammates, so much so that Miller once again expressed his love for Allen after the 30-21 victory. He was quite cheerful when talking about his adoration for his signal caller, to the point that we can’t even directly publish the specific language he used (but you get the gist).
“It felt like a great team win,” Miller said. “It felt like everything we had done individually, as a unit and all together came to a head at the right time. I’m so proud of my boys. Man, my quarterback, hey, I fucking love that guy. I love this team, from the coaching staff, from the front office guys, to the coaching staff, to the players we have here, man. It’s great to be in the league for 14 years, man, and still be able to experience this. It never gets old. I’m so proud of everyone. Proud of my quarterback, proud of my offense, great team win.
Miller, for his part, had a big impact in Buffalo’s Week 11 win as he continues his 2024 bounce-back campaign, recording a sack in the second quarter. Part of the reason the Bills chased the NFL’s all-time active sack leader in 2022 was specifically for games against Kansas City; Feeling like they needed a closer to get past the Chiefs, Buffalo signed a player who has a proven ability to generate pressure in pockets.
And while Miller has performed well in his few games against Kansas City in a Bills uniform (with three sacks and five quarterback hits in three games, including Week 11), it’s Allen who Buffalo is now leaning on to close out games close. The quarterback did this during Sunday’s game and the team hopes he can do it again when the Bills and Chiefs meet again in the postseason.
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