OPINION: Howard Picks the Bills: Week 14

Does Buffalo's victory over the Steelers instill confidence in Howard to run the table?

Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR Sports Radio 550) - The Bills maintained their playoff heading with a win in Pittsburgh last Sunday. It was a dominant performance following a second half adjustment where the Bills laid it on.

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The offense essentially ran the same play for the entire game. James Cook was able to dial up a dominant performance rushing 32 times for 144 yards and he was also the leading receiver for Buffalo, with 3 receptions for 33 yards.

Josh Allen tallied a passing touchdown and rushing touchdown as well. With the rushing touchdown, Allen surpassed Cam Newton and is now the only quarterback in NFL History to have rushed for 76 touchdowns and the number will continue to climb.

Defensively the Bills were dominant in the second half and arguably the big reason for a momentum change as right out of halftime. Joey Bosa forced a fumble from Aaron Rodgers within their own 15-yard line which Christian Benford returned for a touchdown to jumpstart the second half. The drive after, as Rodgers was out for a moment after the hit from Bosa, Mason Rudolph threw an interception to Benford as well. Benford was named the AFC Defensive player of the week following this performance.

Howard Simon joined Jeremy and Joe to recap this game and look forward to the Bengals matchup and beyond. Howard believes that the Bills will win their next matchup against Cincinnati but will ultimately fall short against the New England Patriots the week after. This would mean the AFC East is out of reach and the Bills would strictly be playing for playoff seeding as the season concludes.

From there, Howard has the Bills winning out to end the year in Cleveland, at home against Philadelphia, and in what could be the final game at Highmark Stadium against the Jets.

Be sure to follow along on X, formerly known as Twitter, for the latest picks from Howard by using the hashtag #HowardPicksTheBills. You can also track all of Howard's picks throughout the season with Brayton Wilson's picks tracker on X: @BraytonJWilson.

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