No one could stop Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills Sunday night -- not even Mother Nature.
The big question heading into Sunday's highly anticipated showdown against the Kansas City Chiefs was whether Allen could out-duel Patrick Mahomes in this meeting of two of the league's best young quarterbacks.
A lengthy lightning-induced weather delay at halftime made us wait, but the answer felt pretty clear from the start: This is Allen's time to shine.
Allen threw, ran, and full-on hurdled his way to a statement victory, while Buffalo's defence proved more than capable of containing the previously-uncontainable Mahomes-led Chiefs offence.
Elsewhere around the league, we were treated once again to a series of tight games with the most dramatic of finishes -- none more fun than the Chargers' high-scoring showdown against the Browns... and none more puzzling than the frenzy of missed field goals between the Packers and Bengals.
Here's a recap of the action -- and reaction -- according to Twitter:
Falcons 27, Jets 20
Patriots 25, Texans 22
Vikings 19, Lions 17
(Multiple tweets required for this one... and yes, the all-caps are definitely necessary.)
The Lions are the first team in NFL history to lose on a GW FG of 50+ yards with no time left on the clock twice in a single season. pic.twitter.com/jHADPIaqiK
— NFL on CBS (@NFLonCBS) October 10, 2021
Eagles 21, Panthers 18
Saints 33, Washington 22
Titans 37, Jaguars 19
Derrick Henry's breakout as a player came in Week 14, 2018 against the Jaguars when he scored 4 TD.
Over the last 40 games, he now has 4,792 rushing yards and 40 rushing TD.
That's the most rushing yards by any player in a 40-game span in NFL history, per @EliasSports.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) October 11, 2021
Buccaneers 45, Dolphins 17
Packers 25, Bengals 22 (OT)
Steelers 27, Broncos 19
Bears 20, Raiders 9
Chargers 47, Browns 42
Cowboys 44, Giants 20
Cardinals 17, 49ers 10
Bills 38, Chiefs 20
Josh Allen can do it all. #Bills #Chiefs pic.twitter.com/gJ0Iiihwdm
— Tim and Friends (@timandfriends) October 11, 2021