The Buffalo Bills turned the ball over four times in their Monday Night Football loss to the Denver Broncos. After scoring the game-winning touchdown with less than 90 seconds remaining, a pass interference call against Taron Johnson set up the Broncos for a game-winning field goal to conclude the game 24-22.
Wil Lutz of the Broncos missed the first attempt, but the Bills were called for having 12 players on defense, and Lutz capitalized on the second opportunity.
The Bills drop to 5-5 on the season and 10th in the AFC East.
Josh Allen passed for 177 yards and a touchdown and ran for another. The quarterback committed three turnovers, including a fumble and two interceptions.
James Cook ended with 120 total yards after fumbling twice but recovering one of them on way to a huge gain that set up the Bills’ last touchdown.
The Bills offense failed to get going in the first half, trailing 15-8 at halftime after three first-half errors wiped out any positive momentum.
The Bills defense, led by A.J. Epenesa, who had two sacks and three quarterback hits, set up their opponent for multiple chances to take the lead. Rasul Douglas recovered a fumble forced by Johnson in the third quarter for his first turnover as a Bill. The Bills responded with a touchdown run from Latavius Murray, who spent time with the Broncos in 2022.
Wilson led a touchdown drive that took almost seven minutes off the clock after each side swapped punts. The Bills responded with a touchdown drive of their own, but Wilson and the Broncos offense had too much time on the clock to set up a field goal try.
When Lutz’s first effort flew wide right, Highmark Stadium exploded, but the applause changed to dead stillness when the Bills were called for the penalty.
The Bills will play the New York Jets at 4:25 p.m. next Sunday at Highmark Stadium.
Important statistics and data to be aware of:
Josh Allen’s interception in the first quarter was his sixth in a row, the longest such run in his career.
Allen tossed a touchdown pass for the 18th straight game on Monday, tying Jim Kelly’s club record set in 1986-87. Allen broke a tie with Aaron Rodgers and Steve Young for the second-most (32) rushing and throwing touchdown games among quarterbacks, trailing only Cam Newton (45).
For the first time in their Bills careers, Taylor Rapp and Rasul Douglas played every defensive action.
The Bills played their third consecutive primetime game on Monday, and their fifth of the season, which leads the NFL.
The Bills rushed for 192 yards on Monday night. The Bills’ loss against the Broncos was their first in 2023 with more than 100 running yards.
