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LIVE BLOG: Bills host Falcons in Week 17

The Bills control their own destiny to win the AFC East with two games remaining.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Fourth Quarter:

- The Bills win, 29-15.

- Matt Ryan appeared to score from seven yards out and picked up a taunting penalty. On further review, officials determined Ryan's knee was down just short of the goal line, and the 15-yard taunting penalty was assessed there. The Falcons turn the ball over on downs.

- The Falcons punt on their next drive and the Bills offense is back on the field at their own 35. Allen immediately hits Stefon Diggs for 15 yards. The Bills go back to the run game, with Allen setting up first and goal with a 12-yard run and capping off the drive with Singletary from four yards out. 29-15 Bills.

Third Quarter:

- The offense gets rolling again running the ball. Devin Singletary gets the Bills a quick first down with a 20-yard run. Josh Allen picks up two firsts down with a 14-yard and seven-yard run. Singletary caps off the drive with a six-yard touchdown, and Allen hits Cole Beasley for the two-point conversion. Bills retake the lead, 22-15.

- Josh Allen throws his third pick of the day, the first time he's thrown three in one game since a loss to New England in 2019, on the Bills opening drive to Foyesade Oluokun. The defense forces a three and out and the Bills get the ball at their own 25.

Second Quarter:

- The Falcons get to the Bills six-yard line with six seconds remaining and took one shot at a play, with Matt Ryan getting rid of the ball just in time for another field goal to end the half. Atlanta leads it 15-14 at the half.

- Josh Allen threw his second pick of the day to A.J. Terrell with just over a minute left in the half. Falcons ball at their own 44-yard line.

- Mike Davis scores from a yard out to cut the Bills lead to 14-12. The Falcons started the five-play, 80-yard drive with a 61-yard pass from Matt Ryan to Kyle Pitts.

- Josh Allen breaks off an incredible 16-yard run on the next drive before he's picked off by Duron Harmon in the end zone.

- The Bills defense bends but doesn't break. The Falcons drive to the Bills 10 but have to settle for a field goal on a 10-play, 65-yard drive. Bills lead it 14-5.

First Quarter:

- Josh Allen finishes another drive with his legs, this time from four yards out on third down, completing the six-play, 14-yard drive. The Bills originally didn't pick up a third down on an Allen pass to Gabriel Davis, ruled incomplete. After Sean McDermott challenged, it was a catch, and a great one. 14-2 Bills.

- On 2nd & 10 at their own 25, Gregory Rousseau strip sacks Matt Ryan. Harrison Phillips recovers at the Atlanta 18, and the Bills are right back in the red zone.

Credit: AP
Buffalo Bills defensive end Greg Rousseau (50) sacks Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Rousseau forced a fumble on the play and the ball was recovered by the Bills. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

- The first time Josh Allen finally got the ball in his hands, he spread it out to three different receivers, with a 15-yard pass to Gabriel Davis for a first down on 3rd & 10 at the Atlanta 30. The drive starts to stall after the Bills pick up a first down at the Falcons 9. Allen goes for Diggs on 4th & goal at the three, and Diggs draws pass interference. Josh Allen scores from a yard out on second down. 7-2 Bills.

- Buffalo's defense forces a three and out on the next Falcons drive, ending with Taron Johnson sacking Matt Ryan for seven yards.

- The Bills force the Falcons to punt from the Buffalo 46 on their opening drive. Marquez Stevenson fumbled the punt. Jake Kumerow recovered the fumble and was tackled in the end zone, resulting in a Falcons safety. 2-0 Atlanta.

The Bills control their own destiny to win the AFC East with two games remaining against the Atlanta Falcons and New York Jets, each at home.

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