Josh Allen's TD dash wows Bills in wild-card win vs. Steelers - ESPN

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — As Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen dashed and darted his way down the field, preparing to meet Pittsburgh Steelers defenders, it was interim offensive coordinator Joe Brady who was calling over the headset to his fellow coaches for Allen to slide to avoid the contact.

Others from the Bills on the field and the sideline were screaming for him to get down, per Allen, but instead, he just kept running. His legs continued to move on third-and-7 from the Buffalo 48-yard line midway through the second quarter and resulted in a 52-yard touchdown run as part of a playoff performance that reset the NFL and the Bills' record books.

Allen's play powered Buffalo to a 31-17 victory over the Steelers in Monday's wild-card playoff game. Cue the snow being thrown in the air around Highmark Stadium.

«They played man, we didn't have a great man call on, so I decided to try to find a lane and got 15-20 yards downfield and there's a lot of guys screaming slide,» Allen said. «And didn't slide and scored. So, it worked out that time.»

Or as McDermott described, «That's Josh doing some of what Josh is known for. And so, it's everything in moderation.» That from a coach that has emphasized the importance of Allen learning how to slide over the years to avoid hits.

Wide receiver Khalil Shakir recalled his jaw dropping on the play with rookie tight end Dalton Kincaid agreeing it remains surprising to him. Tight end Dawson Knox remarked that it's almost normal now to see him make at least one crazy play a game.

«The awe part, I feel like I've been spoiled since I've been in the league,» right tackle Spencer Brown said. «I've been with Josh every single year I've been here, but like, just his ability to make plays and do