Essentials Inside The Story

  • Josh Allen stresses execution as the Bills face a season-defining challenge.
  • Myles Garrett’s presence forces the Buffalo offense into heightened preparation mode.
  • Playoff implications linger, but Allen narrows focus to immediate on-field details.

On a three-game winning streak, the Buffalo Bills do not need any drama when they face the Cleveland Browns on the road on Sunday. But Josh Allen’s team is going to get it anyway with a generational pass rusher on the verge of setting history. Usually, when Allen talks about their next match, he sticks to the script: respect the opponent, lock in. However, the script changed when he realized he would be facing Myles Garrett.

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The Browns’ defensive end comes into the match just one sack shy of tying the record for the most sacks in a single NFL season. When the media informed Allen about the record, he praised Garrett. But he also stated that he would not want to be featured in another player’s highlight tape.

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“No, I haven’t thought about it,” Allen said on Wednesday. “I do like highlight tapes, but I don’t like being part of other people’s highlight tapes. He’s an absolutely tremendous football player. He’s one of the greatest of all time, and yeah, he’s a force to be reckoned with, and we’ve got to be ready for everything that they can throw at us, but you have to be aware of where 95 is at all times.”

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Josh Allen’s strong message for the offense

However, Josh Allen said he hadn’t considered it and was solely focused on the game against the Browns. When the interviewer told him one of the aforementioned scenarios, Allen covered his ears and said:

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