Josh Allen making MVP case with run of play that has teammates in awe: ‘He’s mythical’

DETROIT — He sold a perfect pump fake, slipped past a pair of pass rushers and charged toward the 10-yard line as Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch closed hard. “I was hoping,” Allen said later as he sat at his locker, recalling the Touchdown That Got Away in the Bills’ 48-42 victory over the Lions at Ford Field. “You never know when the ball’s gonna come your way, and everybody cheers for everybody else when they do get their opportunities.” If Allen seems unencumbered — “Free,” as one Bills coach puts it — there’s a good reason for that. “Before, with all the drama, it was like he became exhausted.” As a result, what was once Allen’s stigma — forcing the ball, being reckless and committing costly turnovers — has been all but erased. “It’s Buffalo — what else are you gonna do?” Miller, the Super Bowl 50 MVP who habitually hosted Denver Broncos teammates in the mancave he dubbed “Club 58,” said Allen’s house “reminds me of house.” Unlike Miller, however, Allen tends to restrict his flamboyance to the playing field.