Bills End Embarrassing Streak With Week 4 Win Over Ravens

The Buffalo Bills finally put an end to a disheartening streak of fourth-quarter futility in their Week 4 23-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens. Somehow, despite the ascension of quarterback Josh Allen into one of the league's best passers, the team had failed to win a game in which they were tied or trailed in the last quarter of play since November of 2020. No more.

Josh Allen. Dual threat.

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It was only by the narrowest of margins. The Bills and Ravens were tied 20-20 entering the fourth quarter, and Buffalo didn't take the lead until regulation expired during a successful 21-yard field goal attempt. The game-winning drive followed a dramatic goal-line interception of Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson on fourth down.

The Ravens go for it on 4th and Goal... Poyer picks it!!

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The Bills had also generally been on an ugly run in close games. The team had lost seven straight in contests decided by one score or less, including a devastating AFC Divisional Round loss to the Kansas City Chiefs last year. Over the past few seasons, the Bills won by blowout, or not at all.

The game-winning drive was the 12th of Allen's young career to only 25 total regular season and postseason losses, so it isn't like the Bills totally lack clutchness at quarterback. As a point of reference, Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers sports 30 game-winning drives to 77 total losses. Still, Allen has a ways to go before he's among the truly elite in the category: ever the outlier, former New England Patriot and current Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady holds an absurd 68 game-winning drives to only 87 total losses.