ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Josh Allen led Buffalo to three scores in the final four minutes, the last a 32-yard field goal by Matt Prater as time expired, and the Bills rallied from 15 points down to stun the Baltimore Ravens 41-40 in a season-opening Sunday night thriller.
Buffalo scored 16 points in the last 3:56, with Prater's kick capping a nine-play, 66-yard drive over the final 1:26.
The Bills became the first team in NFL history to overcome a 15-point deficit in the final four minutes of the fourth quarter to win a season opener. And they became the fourth team since 2000 to win after trailing by 15 or more points in the last four minutes of the fourth quarter.
«Our team doesn't quit,» Allen told NBC after the game. «There's people that left the stadium. And that's OK, we'll be fine. But have some faith next time.»
Allen went 33-of-46 for 394 yards with two touchdowns and scored two more rushing in a matchup of the NFL's past two MVPs.
He spoiled a strong performance by Lamar Jackson, the 2023 MVP who went 14-of-19 for 210 yards and two scores while adding 70 yards rushing and another TD. Derrick Henry rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns for Baltimore but also contributed to the loss by fumbling with 3:06 left.
After the Bills got within 40-32 on Allen's 10-yard touchdown pass to Keon Coleman, Henry lost the ball and the Bills capitalized, with Allen scoring on a 1-yard run. The 2-point conversion attempt failed.
This prime-time matchup lived up to the preseason hype as a rematch of Buffalo's 27-25 win over Baltimore in the divisional round of last season's AFC playoffs.
The Ravens scored on seven of their first eight possessions and went ahead 40-25 on Henry's 46-yard run with 11:42 left.
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