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Josh Allen under fire for embarrassing flop — and play that cost Bills the game

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Richter, E. (2026, October 5). Josh Allen under fire for embarrassing flop — and play that cost Bills the game. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/05/sports/josh-allen-under-fire-for-embarrassing-flop-and-play-that-cost-bills-the-game/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-05 · by Erich Richter

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Josh Allen faced criticism after a Week 4 loss to an unnamed opponent when he attempted to draw a penalty by flopping and made a costly turnover late in the game. Social media mocked his flop attempt, which referees did not penalize. In the final minute of the fourth quarter, down three points, Allen threw an interception that prevented a potential game-tying field goal opportunity from their own 40-yard line. Former Patriots running back Damian Harris highlighted Allen’s turnover issues, noting they have been detrimental in past playoff games and are resurfacing now. With four turnovers in his last two weeks (three interceptions and one fumble), Allen's tendency to turn the ball over remains a significant weakness for the Bills.
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On Sunday, Drake Maye of the New England Patriots threw three touchdown passes, including a dramatic one-handed catch by Efton Chism with 1:50 left in the game, to defeat the Buffalo Bills 29-26 at their new Highmark Stadium. Despite two early turnovers, Maye rallied his team late, throwing for a season-high 269 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Josh Allen, who had been playing exceptionally well earlier in the season, threw an underthrown pass into double coverage on a critical second down play, leading to an interception by Craig Woodson that sealed the Bills' loss. The Patriots improved their record to 2-2 while the Bills fell to 3-1.

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Erich Richter
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Topics

Bills Broncos CBS Patriots Super Bowl

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Allen PERSON · 11× Bills ORG · 4× Josh Allen PERSON · 4× Broncos ORG · 2× Harris PERSON · 2× Patriots ORG · 2× Craig Woodson PERSON · 1× Damian Harris PERSON · 1× Dre’Mont Jones PERSON · 1× Joshua Palmer PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Former Patriots running back Damian Harris called Allen out for the turnover problem rearing its ugly head once again, while others pointed out that Allen attempted to flop his way to a penalty as the Bills got desperate trying to score a comeback win.
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🔮 The Bills will need to turn it around quickly as they face the Super Bowl favorite Rams next week.

Claims (20 extracted, 0 hedged)

The Josh Allen MVP campaign hit its first speed bump on Sunday. asserted
campaign → hit → Sunday
While everyone was anointing the Bills’ star quarterback as the league’s MVP after two impressive weeks in which he put up massive numbers, Allen did not put his best foot forward in Week 4’s 29-26 loss to the Patriots. asserted
Allen → anoint → Patriots
Former Patriots running back Damian Harris called Allen out for the turnover problem rearing its ugly head once again, while others pointed out that Allen attempted to flop his way to a penalty as the Bills got desperate trying to score a comeback win. asserted
Bills → call → win
Allen had one of the most egregious attempts at selling out for a call on Sunday, flopping when he was nudged ever so slightly by Dre’Mont Jones with 13:26 remaining in the fourth quarter. asserted
he → have → quarter
Allen’s arms went flailing in the air in an attempt to pick up an unnecessary roughness penalty, which the referees did not buy. asserted
referees → go → which
Social media was filled with sarcastic comments about how hard the hit on Allen was. asserted
hit → fill → Allen
The day got even more embarrassing for the star quarterback. asserted
day → get → quarterback
Later in the game, down three points with 1:14 remaining in the fourth quarter, Allen dropped back to pass, spun out of a sack, and forced the ball into double coverage looking for Joshua Palmer, but defensive back Craig Woodson intercepted it. asserted
Woodson → remain → it
Allen’s terrible throw cost them a golden opportunity to kick a field goal on a second-and-six from their own 40-yard line, right on the edge of Tyler Bass’ range. asserted
throw → cost → range
“Josh Allen wins them a ton of football games. asserted
Allen → win → games
He also loses them a couple of football games that they should won [sic],” Harris said on the CBS postgame. asserted
Harris → lose → postgame
“We saw this in the division round against the Broncos last year. asserted
We → see → Broncos
The turnovers that ultimately cost them a chance to win that game and move on in the playoffs. asserted
that → cost → playoffs
Now we’re still seeing the past two games, especially, the turnovers start to creep up for Josh Allen again. asserted
turnovers → see → Allen
Allen had zero turnovers through two weeks but now has four in his last two weeks (three interceptions and one fumble). asserted
now → have → weeks
“We know when Josh Allen starts to turn the football over, this Buffalo Bills offense doesn’t work, and this team doesn’t win because this team is built to play from ahead,” Harris said. asserted
Harris → know → football
Allen had four turnovers, including one unacceptable fumble before halftime in the Bills’ 33-30 loss to the Broncos in the AFC Divisional Round last year. asserted
Allen → have → Round
Turnovers have been the kryptonite holding Allen back from Super Bowl wins and appearances so far in his NFL career. asserted
Turnovers → hold → career
His worst turnover season was 2023 when he had 18 interceptions and four fumbles lost. asserted
he → have → interceptions
The Bills will need to turn it around quickly as they face the Super Bowl favorite Rams next week. asserted
they → need → Rams
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