MVP favourite Josh Allen creates history with six-touchdown display in loss against Los Angeles Rams
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Matthew Stafford passed for 320 yards as the Los Angeles Rams overcame Josh Allen's record six-touchdown performance to snap the Buffalo Bills' seven-game winning streak.
Stafford's touchdown pass to Puka Nacua with less than two minutes to play sealed a surprise 44-42 win for the Rams on Monday morning (AEDT).
But the performance from Allen had everyone talking after the superstar passed for 342 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 82 yards and three more TDs.
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In the process, the MVP favourite became the first player in NFL history with three passing TDs and three rushing TDs in a single game.
Josh Allen during Buffalo's loss to the Rams. Getty
He also scored the highest total in fantasy football history with 51.88 for the match.
Allen capped his third long touchdown drive of the fourth quarter by scoring on a 1-yard dive with one minute remaining, but the Bills could not retrieve the onside kick.
Los Angeles (7-6) ran out the clock for their first win over Buffalo since 2012 and its first at home since 1983, keeping their playoff hopes alive.
The two teams combined for 902 yards of offence without a turnover, while Buffalo's 42 points were the most scored in a loss in franchise history.
A team scored at least 42 points and lost for just the 22nd time in NFL history.
One week after Buffalo clinched the AFC East title by trouncing San Francisco in the snow, the Bills started dismally at SoFi Stadium, giving up 24 points in the first half.
The task doesn't get any easier next week for the 10-3 Bills in their bid to clinch top spot in the AFC, with a showdown against the red-hot Detroit Lions.
