EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — — Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills were expecting to go into halftime against the New York Jets with a 10-point lead and all the momentum.
That changed with one eye-popping pass by Aaron Rodgers that sent the Jets and their fans into a frenzy and had social media buzzing.
“Kind of a gut punch,” Allen said.
But he and the Bills overcame Rodgers’ 52-yard Hail Mary touchdown throw as the first half ended to outlast the Jets 23-20 on Monday night and take early season control of the AFC East.
“Fighting through adversity, getting in at halftime, regrouping, saying let’s just control one play at a time,” Allen said. “We didn’t score as many points as I’d like in the second half, but found a way.”
Allen threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score and Tyler Bassmade up for an earlier miss by kicking a go-ahead 22-yard field goal with 3:43 …